MINI VIENTIANALE, the first short film festival in Lao PDR, was great fun and a big success
Congratulations to our Short Film Competition winners of 2014:
1st prize and audience prize: YOU+ME=ONE by Lee Vilayphong Phongsavanh and team
2nd prize: LOST IN THE SHADOW by Khampa Phimmachack and Nirankoon Singpraseuth and team
3rd prize: THE CANDLE by Yupalad Phedthanee and team
Lee Phongsavanh and Nirankoon Singpraseuth were winners for the second time. Their films “TEDDY JAY” and “THE BAD DREAM” won first and third prize at Vientianale Short Film Competition 2013.
Thank you to all filmmakers who submitted their films to Mini-Vientianale Short Film Competition. Great 
work!
A big thank you to our jury: Ms. Simmany Keokene/Cinema Department, Mr. Anousone Sirisackda/Director of Lao Art Media, Ms. Mattie Do/filmmaker of “Chantaly”, Mr. Phanumad Disattha/filmmaker of “Hak Aum Lum”/Lao New Wave Cinema.
Athidxay (Ding) Boundaoheaung, Hélène Ouvrard, Margarete Magiera (Vientianale Team)
Programme overview (or downloadable Mini-Vientianale programme)
Short Films on 8th March 2014
My Son
Director: Mattiphob Douangmyxay
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2013
The life of a deaf young man in Vientiane
Stop and Start
Director: Palinya Xayamoungkhoun
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2013
A highschool girl gets bullied by other girls. How will she deal with it?
Collecting Bottles
Directors: Houmphanh Phahongchanh, Yaxeng Ly, Kongsy Vilayphone
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2013
A mother’s daily struggle to make ends meet
Collecting Bottles was made during “Our Lives on Film” workshop, organised by the Luang Prabang Film Festival, instructed by the Humanitarian Media Agency, and supported by the Asia Foundation.
Versus
Director: Thi-Vone Muong-Hane
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2011
A dance encounter betwen two men from different backgrounds.
A Little Change
Director: Anysay Keola
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2011
A young woman returns to the village she grew up in and meets her old childhood sweetheart.
Strong Heart
Director: Sommai Phommachan
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
One strong woman leads the women’s UXO clearance team in Xieng Khouang province.
This film was made thanks to a grant for “Women in Leadership Roles”, sponsored by The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC.
Busong/Palawan Fate, Part 3
Director: Auraeus Solito
Country: Philippines
Year: 2011
A young woman is born with wounds on her body. Her brother and others help her in the search for a healer.
The Garden
Director: Doãn Hoàng Kiên
Country: Vietnam
Year: 2009
A boy’s longing for the love of his mother.
This short film was made thanks to a filmmaking workshop held by DocLab/Goethe Institute Hanoi in 2009
My Name is Francois
Director: Ismail Jamaludin
Country: Malaysia
Year: 2012
Inspired by his favorite film hero – a Film Noir detective, Francois develops an elaborate plan to win the heart of Madeleine
Touch
Director: Gareth Crory
Country: England
Year: 2013
A young man has an unusual experience using his computer and finds himself trapped in another reality.
Shortlisted for the competition section of the Kids for Kids UK Film Festival 2013 in the Animation, 13-19 years Category
Dad’s Stick
Director: John Smith
Country: England
Year: 2012
A man speaks about his father’s painting and the connection he had with the tools he used.
The Paperman
Director: John Kahrs
Country: USA
Year: 2012
A man meets a woman at a train station. A piece of paper becomes an element of connection.
Little block of cement with disheveled hair containing the sea
Director: Jorge Lopéz Navarrete
Country: Spain
Year: 2012
A dog and a mare embark upon a voyage together. With every step they take, the differences between them become clearer, yet luminous moments occur.
A Simpler Life
Director: Gunhild Enger
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013
A couple surround themselves with devices to simplify their lives, which just makes things even more complicated.
Short Film Competition 2014: YOU+ME
Congratulations to the winners of 2014:
1st prize and audience prize: Lee Vilayphong Phongsavanh’s YOU +ME=ONE
2nd prize: Khampa Phimmachack and Nirankoon Singpraseuth’s LOST IN THE SHADOW
3rd prize: Yupalad Phedthanee’s “THE CANDLE”
Thanks to all filmmakers who sumitted a short film to this year’s Mini-Vientianale short film competition.
Here is an overview of all competition entries:
Our Clan Rules
Director: Ka Siong
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Familiy divisions threaten the love of a lifetime
Without You
Director:Phouthasack Vanbouddee
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Love in the age of the internet
You+Me=One
Director: Lee Vilayphong Phongsavanh
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Love and fate and one woman’s generosity
Forget Me Not
Director: Thipphaphone Ekanha/Alina Aphayvan/Phengnidta Phanthasomchit
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
It is never too late to mend one’s ways
The Reason
Director: Sonexay Phongsavath
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Losing something sometimes leads to finding something
Write
Director: Sam Keodouangdy
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Art as a way of expressing love
Lost in the Shadow
Director: Khampha Phimmachack/Nirankoon Singpraseuth
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
A couple stranded in a dark place. Will they find the light?
What if?
Director: Phouthasone Keomoungkhoune
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
What if we make different decisions?
The Candle
Director: Yupalad Phedthanee
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Having faith helps over the ups and downs of love
Hold One’s Hand
Director: Midpasa Sitthihuckpanya
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
A young man lost without his mother’s love
Say What
Director: Anoulek Douangdala
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
What do we hear and what do we see?
I’m Poor, You’re poor
Director: Outh Phommasone
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Finding love in the big city
Note
Director: Kingsouda Nandavong
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Sometimes waiting for the right one pays off
Miracle of Love
Director: Game Chanthaseng
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
When faced with a crisis, a young woman’s life changes forever
Time
Director: Thavisab Khamphounee/Soravit Homsombath/Keothavisouk Khamphichit
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
Do we have the right priorities in life?
Letter to my Child
Director: Olivier Guevel
Country: Lao PDR
Year: 2014
The joys and burden of being a parent