23rd Vietnam Film Festival

The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival was held from November 21 to November 25, 2023, in Da Lat City, Lâm Đồng province, Vietnam, with the slogan "Building a Vietnamese film industry rich in national identity, modern and humane" (Vietnamese: "Xây dựng nền công nghiệp điện ảnh Việt Nam giàu bản sắc dân tộc, hiện đại và nhân văn").

Feature film

 * Đào Bá Sơn, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director – Jury President
 * Trần Quốc Dũng, People's Artist, Vietnamese cinematographer
 * Phạm Nhuệ Giang, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director
 * Phạm Thị Phong Điệp, Vietnamese writer and journalist
 * Trần Mạnh Hùng, Vietnamese musician
 * Trịnh Đình Lê Minh, Vietnamese film director
 * Trần Quang Minh, PhD, Vietnamese artist
 * Nguyễn Như Quỳnh, People's Artist, Vietnamese actress
 * Nguyễn Chánh Trực (Charlie Nguyễn), Vietnamese–American screenwriter and producer

Documentary/Science film

 * Nguyễn Lương Đức, People's Artist, Vietnamese film director – Jury President
 * Trần Tuấn Hiệp, Vietnamese film director
 * Đặng Thái Huyền, Colonel, Vietnamese film director
 * Ngô Ngọc Ngũ Long, Vietnamese journalist and art critic
 * Phạm Huy Quang, PhD, Vietnamese cinematographer
 * Đinh Trọng Tuấn, Vietnamese journalist
 * Tạ Quỳnh Tư, Vietnamese film director

Animated film

 * Đỗ Lệnh Hùng Tú, Associate professor, PhD, Vietnamese artist – Jury President
 * Lý Thu Hà, Merited Artist, Vietnamese artist and film director
 * Phạm Sông Đông, Vietnamese screenwriter
 * Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn, Master, Vietnamese artist
 * Phạm Quang Vinh, Vietnamese artist

Feature film
The following awards were presented for feature films:


 * Lotus Prize:
 * Golden Lotus: Glorious Ashes by Bùi Thạc Chuyên
 * Silver Lotus: Angels by Lưu Huỳnh, You and Trinh by Phan Gia Nhật Linh and Peach, Pho and Piano by Phi Tiến Sơn
 * Jury's Merit: Nhot Finding Her Husband by Vũ Ngọc Đãng
 * "Cao nguyên hùng vĩ" Prize: You and Trinh by Phan Gia Nhật Linh
 * Best Popular Film: Hustler vs Scammer by Võ Thanh Hoà
 * Best Actor: Thái Hoà for Nhot Finding Her Husband
 * Best Actress: Mai Cát Vi and Đinh Y Nhung for Angels
 * Best Supporting Actor: Lê Công Hoàng for Glorious Ashes
 * Best Supporting Actress: Bùi Lan Hương for You and Trinh
 * Best Director: Bùi Thạc Chuyên for Glorious Ashes
 * Best Screenplay: Lưu Huỳnh for Angels
 * Best Visual Effects: Visual Effects Crew for Girl from the Past
 * Best First Film Director: Andy Nguyễn for Fanti
 * Best Cinematography: Nguyễn K'linh for Glorious Ashes and Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan for Girl from the Past
 * Best Art Design: Ghia Ci Fam for The Last Wife
 * Best Original Score: Tôn Thất An for Glorious Ashes
 * Best Sound Design: Vick Võ Hoàng for You and Trinh

Documentary
The following awards were presented for documentaries:


 * Lotus Prize:
 * Golden Lotus: Children of the Mist by Hà Lệ Diễm
 * Silver Lotus: Hanoi Sky Remains Evergreen – Episode 2: The Sky of Peace by Bùi Thanh Hải and Two Hands by Đặng Thị Linh
 * Jury's Merit: The Road to Peace by Đoàn Hồng Lê and Dear, Don't Weep at the End of the Road by Nguyễn Đức Đệ
 * Best Director: Hà Lệ Diễm for Children of the Mist
 * Best Screenplay: Đặng Thị Linh for Two Hands
 * Best Cinematography: Nguyễn Thiên Định for Hungry Seas
 * Best Sound Design: Chu Đức Thắng, Đào Thị Hằng for Steel in the Deep Sea

Science film
The following awards were presented for science films:


 * Lotus Prize:
 * Golden Lotus: Research on Technology Applications in Firefighting by Hà Xuân Trường
 * Silver Lotus: Submerged Waste by Vũ Hoài Nam
 * Jury's Merit: Polluted Land by Nguyễn Thu and Deciphering the Traces of the Fire Incident by Nam Chung, Hà Hương, Lê Nhung
 * Best Director: Nguyễn Thu for Polluted Land
 * Best Screenplay: Trịnh Quang Bách for Black Hole
 * Best Cinematography: Vũ Trọng Quảng, Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn, Nguyễn Bảo Khánh for Survival
 * Best Sound Design: Dương Ngọc Hoà for Lithophone – Ancient Treasure

Animated film
The following awards were presented for animated films:


 * Lotus Prize:
 * Golden Lotus: A Child's Dream by Phạm Hồng Sơn
 * Silver Lotus: Smile by Nguyễn Quang Trung and Bà của Đỗ Đỏ by Nguyễn Thị Hồng Linh
 * Jury's Merit: The Paradise Guava Tree by Phạm Ngọc Tuấn and Me Linh Female General by Phùng Văn Hà
 * Best Director: Nguyễn Quang Trung for Smile
 * Best Screenplay: Nguyễn Quang Thiều for The Paradise Guava Tree
 * Best Acting Animator: Acting Animator Crew for Emperor Le Dai Hanh
 * Best Shaping Animator: Bùi Mạnh Quang for The Legend of Da Trach Marsh
 * Best Original Score: Lương Ngọc Châu for Fog
 * Best Sound Design: Nguyễn Duy Long for Emperor Le Dai Hanh