The 2013 YxineFF international online short film festival will open in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21.
The annual film fest, organised by Yxine.com – a forum for cinema
lovers, aims to inspire the cinematic passion of young filmmakers all
over the world.
This year’s festival theme will be ‘Choice,’
and as such online film fans will have the chance to enjoy short films
in many genres; including cartoons, psychological thrillers, action
movies and documentaries, according to head of the YxineFF film
selection board Marcus Vu Manh Cuong.
Nguyen Trong Khoi’s
Khong Co Gi Quy (Even Just for One Day) is scheduled to be screened at
HCM City ’s Megastar Paragon to open the festival on September
21.
ZAG Village , a non-profit educational
organisation, will work alongside the YxineFF, offering its own short
film screenings and exchanges with film-making teams.
Earlier, the group held its first public screening, themed “Best Films
of 2013” at HCM City-based Orient Cafe on August 31.
All
exhibited films are available to view on the website www.yxineff.com. Audiences can vote for their favourite films, leave comments, and
communicate with the filmmakers.
YxineFF was founded in 2010
with the slogan “Sharing-Love-Cinema”. This year there will be four
competitive categories: international competition, local competition,
panorama and in-focus.
The festival’s winners will be honoured at a ceremony in December this year.-VNA