Vietnam picks “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” for Oscars contention September 17, 2016 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vietnam has selected “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” as its contender for the Academy Awards foreign-language race, according to Variety. The coming of age story set in the 1980s and seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy, is an adaptation of a best-selling novel by Nguyen Nhat Anh. The film was directed by Victor Vu, a Vietnamese-American with a string of hits in Vietnam. It enjoyed a strong commercial release in Vietnam from October last year. It grossed some $3.5 million. Production was by Galaxy Entertainment. International sales were handled by Fortissimo Films. The Oscars selection, made by the Ministry of Culture, is only the sixth time that Vietnam has submitted a film in the category.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
