In order to encourage and seek for talented and potential young filmmakers, the Short filmmaking Fund of the Center for Development and Assistance of Movie Talents (TPD Center) will provide financial support (VND 60,000,000 at most) for the making of 4 short films.

The making of those short films will give young filmmakers the opportunities to freely reveal their creativeness. If your short films are of good quality, they will possibly be sent to national and international film festivals.

Applicants include all Vietnamese citizens under the age of 40. Application portfolio consists of:

1 - Script (runtime: do not exceed 15 minutes)

2 - Synopsis

3 - Statement of the director for your future film (Why do you want to make this film, what does the message that your film convey?)

Application form submitted from 5^th August 2008.

Deadline: 31^th December 2008

Applicants can submit their portfolio online by sending email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or mailing your portfolio (5 copies of your portfolio are required) to this address: Center for Development and Assistance of Movie Talents (TPD Center) – Vietnam Cinema Association, 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. Tel: 04 9 366 559.

We, TPD Center, highly hope that we can share with you the love and passion for cinema, so as to look forward to a more professional and creative cinema of Vietnam.

For more information, please contact: Ms. Bùi Kim Quy – Project Officer.

Tel: 04 9 366 559 / 0943 156 994. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it