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Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh

Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh

Vietnamese-American film director

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyen (or Nguyen Vo). In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Minh.

Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh (Vietnam, 1956), known as Minh Nguyen-Vo, is a Vietnamese-American film director.

His films include Mùa len trâu (English title: The Buffalo Boy), for which he won many international awards. He spent 16 years as a physicist at the University of California in Los Angeles before completing cinematography studies at the same institution in 1998.[1]

His latest film, Nước (English title: 2030), a futuristic feature film set in 2030 Vietnam, was selected as the opening night film of the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "Buffalo Boy honoured at Chicago Film Festival". VietNamNet Bridge. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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    "Berlin Film Festival's Panorama Section Completes Lineup". Variety. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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    "Vietnamese film wins top prize at int'l festival in France". Thanh Nien News. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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    "Vietnamese film wins yet another award". Thanh Nien News. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009. [dead link]
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    "Buffalo Boy proves to be a real eye-opener" (fee required). New Straits Times. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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    "Vietnamese film takes top honour". Thai News Service. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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    "Film "Mua Len Trau" wins another prize". Voice of Vietnam. 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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    ""Buffalo boy" wins Best Foreign Language Film". Voice of Vietnam. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  9. [9]
    ""Hanoi, Hanoi" film wins Golden Lotus Award at 15th Vietnam Film Festival". Voice of Vietnam. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2009.


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