Attending the Golden Kite Award ceremony were Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan to Vietnam and nearly 1,000 artists from across the country.
According to Mr. Do Lenh Hung Tu - Chairman of the Jury Board of the 2024 Kite Awards, - With 163 works, this year's season recorded an increasing number of participating works. Of which, there are 18 movies, 18 TV series, 41 documentaries, 50 short films...
The results of the 2024 Kite Awards of the Vietnam Cinema Association were announced at the awards ceremony, naming many highly appreciated works before.
The Golden Kite in the TV series category belongs to the film "Gap em ngay nang" by director Nguyen Duc Hieu.
The Silver Kite belongs to the film "Life is still beautiful", directed by Meritorious Artist Nguyen Danh Dung, the film "Our family is suddenly happy", directed by Nguyen Duc Hieu - Le Do Ngoc Linh) and the film "Going towards fire", directed by Tran Thanh Huy.
The jury also awarded the award for excellent screenwriter of a television series to the two authors Lai Phuong Thao - Chu Hong Van for the film "Gap em ngay nang"; excellent director to Nguyen Duc Hieu for the film "Gap em ngay nang"; excellent cinematography to Meritorious Artist Nghiem Ba Hoai for the film "Chung ta cua 8 nam sau".
Best Actor goes to Duy Hung - as Tri, movie "Nguoi mot nha", best actress goes to Thanh Huong - as Luyen, movie "Cuoc doi van dep sao"...
This year's Golden Kite Award went to the film "Mai" by director Tran Thanh; the Silver Kite was awarded to the film "Mong Claw" by director Le Thanh Son and the film "Dao, Pho and Piano" by director Meritorious Artist Phi Tien Son.
The award for best screenwriter for a feature film was also given to Tran Thanh - Binh Bong Bot for the film "Mai". The film "Claws" by director Le Thanh Son received 2 awards for best director and best cinematography.
Best Actor in a Feature Film goes to Quyen Linh, for the role of Hai Muoi in the film "Hai Muoi" and Best Actress goes to Phuong Anh Dao, for the role of Mai in the film "Mai" ...
Outstanding Art Design for a Feature Film was awarded to author Nguyen Minh Duong for the film “Mai”. With 4 top awards for feature films, the film “Mai” won all the prizes at the 2024 Kite Awards. However, this year, Tran Thanh did not appear on the red carpet or the awards ceremony.
In the category of theoretical research and film criticism, the Golden Kite was awarded to the theoretical research work “Cinema as a technique” by Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Ngoc, and the monograph “Sparkling gold dust” by Dr. Le Ngoc Minh. This category did not have a silver kite.
In the short film category, the Golden Kite was awarded to the film “Wooden Fish” directed by Nguyen Pham Thanh Dat. The Silver Kite was awarded to the film “Teo” directed by Dong Cong Hieu; and the film “Karma” directed by Pham Huu Tri.
The Golden Kite for Documentary Film was awarded to the film “Linh Anh”, directed by Nguyen Quang Quyet; the Silver Kite went to the film “Finding Childhood Through Folk Games”, directed by Meritorious Artist Hoang Dung, and the film “Con le chu tinh”, directed by Truong Vu Quynh.
In the science film category, the Golden Kite was awarded to the film “Why Son Doong”, directed by Meritorious Artist Nguyen Tai Van. The Silver Kite was awarded to two films, “Eliminating Danger” (directed by Vu Thi Thu Hien) and “Research on the Application of Technology in Fire Fighting” (directed by Ha Xuan Truong).
In the animated film category, there was no Golden Kite, but 3 Silver Kites were awarded to the films "Hero of Tan Mountain" (directed by Meritorious Artist Phung Van Ha), "Dinh Tien Hoang De" (directed by Meritorious Artist Le Binh), and "Tieng gong nui Nua" (directed by Vu Duy Khanh).
This is also the first year that the Kite Awards have awarded the most favorite male/female actors in movies and television series voted by audiences on the TikTok platform.
