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– Hanoi photograph studio owner Huong Ky founds a production company. Amongst its first releases are Khai Dinh’s Funeral and The Throne Ceremony of Emperor Bao Dai, which are both screened in Vietnam in this year. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1927 | ||||
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– The country has 30 cinemas, mostly in major cities: Hanoi, Cholon and Saigon each have four, while Hue and Haiphong each have two. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Two sound films are made this year – although they are both shot in Hong Kong by a Cantonese director. Neither Canh dong ma (in which writer Nguyen Tuan has a small role) or Tran phong ba are successful. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Asia Film Group studio in Hanoi produces Tron voi tinh. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Asia Film Group releases Toét sợ ma (Toet’s Scared of Ghosts) with the participation of artist Tám Danh, and Khúc khải hoàn (The Song of Triumph). [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Movie-Photography Section is founded by the Ministry of Information and Propaganda of the revolutionary provisional government. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1947 | ||||
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– Cinema Zone 8 in the Nam Bo military zone is formed, closely followed by Cinema Zone 9 and Cinema Zone 7. Films are shot of the battles and revolutionary bases during the resistance war against French colonialist aggression. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Chiến thắng Tây Bắc' (North West Victory) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1953 | ||||
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President Ho Chi Minh marks the official birth of the Vietnamese cinema when he signs the 147/SL Decree to establish the Vietnam Movie and Photography Enterprise. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Vietnam 1953: Other Films of Note |
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Việt Nam trên đuờng thắng lợi (Việt Nam on the Road to Victory) [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The communist North Vietnamese government establishes the state-run Vietnamese Feature Film Studio to make documentaries promoting its activities. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Vietnam Film Studio is established in Hanoi. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– Publication of the Dien Anh (Cinema) newspaper begins. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Chung Mot Dong Song (Together on the Same River), considered to be Vietnam’s first feature film, is released. [MUCH] [ADD] |
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– The Hanoi Film School, which will later become the Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema, is opened. [MUCH] [ADD] |
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Vietnam 1959: Other Films of Note |
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Nuớc về Bắc Hung Hải (Water Returns to Bắc Hung Hải) [MUCH] [ADD] |
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– Dang Doi Thang Cao (A Just Punishment for the Fox), the country’s first animated film, is released [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Vietnam Film Studio is split into three organisations – The Vietnam Feature Film Studio, the National Documentary and Scientific Film Production Studio, and the Vietnam Animated Film Company. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Vietnam 1960: Other Films of Note |
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Co Gai Cong Truong (The Girl At The Building Site) [MORE] [ADD] |