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 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia  Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning.U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |
