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Vietnamese short film wins Cannes award

Vietnamese short film wins Cannes award

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Stay Awake, Be Ready has won the Director’s Fortnight section award at the Cannes Film Festival 2019. Pham Thien An (left) and a film crew member with the Cannes trophy. Photo taken from Pham Thien An's Facebook page The movie surpassed nine other films from around the world to win the award at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 held May 14-25 this year. The section, established in 1968, honors feature, short films and documentaries that do not compete in the main categories. Completed in 2018, Stay Awake, Be Ready (Hay Thuc Tinh va San Sang in Vietnamese) deals with a traffic accident in front of a sidewalk food stall that spontaneously connects the life of three young people. The film's director Pham Thien An told French magazine Polyester he came up with the idea one night he ...