Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) is organized by the Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) in coordination with Da Nang City People’s Committee as well as other relevant agencies.
1. Film Festival Goals
- Selects and honors excellent cinematographic works, rich in human values, with new discoveries and unique artistic expression.
- Encourages emerging talents in Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Widely introduces to the public new & high-value Asian and Vietnamese cinematographic works
2. Organizers
- Chairing and directing: Da Nang City People’s Committee
- Organizing: Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA), Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang City
- Companions: departments, branches, agencies of Da Nang City & relevant organizations.
- Coordinators: Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema/NETPAC, Vietnamese and international agencies and organizations
3. Date & Location
- The Danang Asian Film Festival will be held for the first time in 2023 as an Annual event.
- Location: Da Nang City
- Opening and Closing Ceremony – Awarding Ceremony: Live broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV), relayed on Da Nang Television Station and other TV stations.
4. In-competition films
a. Asian Film Award Category: includes feature-length films (over 70 minutes) from cinemas in the Asia-Pacific regions, films co-produced between countries/regions in which have a country/territory in the Asia-Pacific regions. The film must be produced in one previous year.
b. Vietnamese Film Award category: includes Vietnamese feature films produced in one previous year. The film must have been licensed for screening in Vietnam.
c. A Film Selection Committee is established by the Organizing Committee for the categories of Asian Films, in-competition Vietnamese films and non-competition films.
5. Non-competition films
a. The program “Vietnamese Cinema Today”: Vietnamese films licensed for screening, selected by the Selection Committee.
b. Screening program: Focus on Cinema of a Country: a selection of excellent films of feature length.
c. The screenings of films from famous partners and guests of world cinema (Decided by the Organizing Committee).
d. Outdoor film screenings.
6. Awards within the framework of the Da Nang Asian Film Festival
a. The Asian Film Award category is decided by the Asian Film Jury, including:
- Best Film – $5,000
- Special Jury Prize – $3,000
- Best Director Award – $2,000
- Best Actor Award – $2,000
- Best Actress Award – $2,000
- Best Screenplay Award – $2,000
b. The category of Vietnamese Film Award is decided by the Vietnamese Film Jury, including:
- Best Film – 70 million VND
- Special Jury Prize – 40 million VND
- Best Director Award – 20 million VND
- Best Actor Award – 20 million VND
- Best Actress Award – 20 million VND
- Best Screenplay Award – 20 million VND
c. The NETPAC Award for excellent Vietnamese film is decided by the NETPAC Jury, selected in the Vietnamese Film competition, without any prize money.
d. The Audience’s Choice Award for Favorite Vietnamese Film voted by the audience participating in the screenings of “Vietnamese Cinema Today” pogram, without prize money.
7. The “Talent Incubator” workshop:
Basic and advanced acting classes for students selected via casting rounds in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh, guided by foreign experts.