Vientianale International Film Festival
Also known as: Vientianale, Vientiane International Film Festival, VIFF
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Vientianale pairs international cinema with a short-film competition for filmmaking talent living in Laos. Based in Vientiane, the festival dates back to 2009 and is coordinated by Lao and international volunteers. Its selection spans experimental shorts, fiction features, animation and documentaries, with free public screenings. The Vientianale On The Road outreach programme extends Lao film screenings and filmmaking workshops to schools and villages beyond the capital.
The 2018 edition dates are 15–18 March 2018. Its programme includes children’s shorts from KUKI, international animation and films from across Southeast Asia. The Lao short-film competition has separate main and new talent categories.
Country
Laos
Focus
Animation, Documentary, Experimental
Categories
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short
Awards and prizes
For the 2018 short-film competition, the Best Film Prize is 16,000,000 Lao kip and the New Talent Prize is 8,000,000 Lao kip.
The European Prize for the Best Film winner includes a three-day trip to Singapore to attend the European film festival opening and visit a film school.
Festival rules
The 2018 short-film competition has two categories: main competition and new talent competition. No theme is prescribed for the 2018 competition.
The competition highlights filmmaking talent living in Laos. An independent jury of Lao filmmakers and arts and media professionals judges the films.
Contacts
- vientianale.festival@gmail.com — Festival organising team — legacy official contact; last confirmed edition: 2018