The Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) is an eight-day event uniquely showcasing films made by Vietnamese and Vietnamese diasporic filmmakers. Presented biennially since 2003 by the two non-profit organizations Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) and Vietnamese Language & Culture (VNLC), ViFF has featured films from all over the world, including but not limited to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Poland, United States, and Vietnam.
ViFF is held mainly at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), with some screenings at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Westminster, Southern California. Each edition, ViFF attracts around 4,000 people coming from all over the world.
The festival opens with Van Pham’s BEYOND THE MAT about a rivalry and friendship between two wrestlers, one of them Vietnamese American (John Wynn).
Check out interviews:
Producer Kurt David Anderson & Actor John Wynn (BEYOND THE MAT)
Director Andy DeJohn (MOTHER’S MILK)
Director Steven Nguyen (HIBAKUSHA)
Director Nadine Truong (EGG BABY)
Director/Cinematographer “>MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON
Director Frank Lin and cast/crew Jeff Lam, Richie Greefield, John Kreng, Melissa Tracy & Alison Dahlstrom, and Megan Nguyen (BATTLE B-BOY)
Director Vincent Tran and cast Michael Simmons, Riyaana Hartley, Kristina Kruz & Duncan Tran (BBOY)
Director/Actress Mye Hoang (VIETTE)
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