Documentary about Vietnamese music wins at Los Angeles Film Awards
(VOVWORLD) -A documentary about Vietnamese music by French filmmaker François Bibonne has been announced as one of the winners at the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA).
 ''Once upon a Bridge in Vietnam'' won the Best Documentary Short at the Los Angeles Film Awards in January. — Photo courtesy of LAFA |
The 30-minute film, entitled
Once Upon a Bridge in Vietnam, won the Best Documentary Short in January.
The concept of the documentary is to help the French director discover his roots as his grandmother is Vietnamese.
 Director François Bibonne (left) seen during a trip to the northern mountainous region of Việt Nam to film the documentary ''Once upon a Bridge in Vietnam”. — Photo courtesy of François Bibonne |
According to the young director, the documentary is the start of a long-term project including other documentaries about traditional music in different regions of Vietnam. The next film, which he hopes to produce this year, will be about music in the Central Highlands, Hue, and HCM City.
LAFA is a monthly competition for filmmakers and screenwriters from all over the world. The awards aim to promote films and be another step up in filmmakers’ careers.