Autumn Meeting 2018 celebrates film talents

Autumn Meeting is an international event where young filmmakers can present their projects and ask for investments.

In the category of art film, Fruit Gathering by director Aung Phyoe of Myanmar won the top prize.

The film Handsome Guy for Rent by Đỗ Như Thư won in the category of commercial film.

The event facilitates cinematic exchange between the participating countries' film industries and offers courses in basic acting, advanced acting, producing, directing, costumes and designing.

Over the past five years, Autumn Meeting has given chances to many young directors. Many of the films it has featured have gone on to international film festivals. The Third Wife by Nguyễn Phương Anh was selected for the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) at the 2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival and received a cash prize of US$20,000. Culi Never Cries by Phan Ngọc Lân received the Hubert Bals Fund for Script Development at International Film Festival Rotterdam. Culi Never Cries and Taste by Lê Bảo were chosen for the L’Atelier Cinefondation at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Finally, The Lottery Boy by Trần Dũng Thanh Huy and Cha Cha Cha by Đỗ Quốc Trung were selected for the Asian Project Market (APM) at the Busan International Film Festival 2015.