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Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
	Nguyen Hoang Diep in 2015
Born	June 27, 1982 (age 42); Hanoi, Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnam
Occupations	Filmmaker; businessperson;
Notable work	Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere

Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp (born 27 June 1982) is a Vietnamese filmmaker and businesswoman. She is widely known as the director of the film Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere (2014) – a work that competed at many international film festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, AFI Film Festival, and the Three Continents Festival, and helped her win the Best Director award at the Bratislava International Film Festival. In addition to being a director, Nguyen Hoang Diep also participates in supporting independent film projects of young Vietnamese filmmakers like Bi! Don't Be Afraid (2010) and Ròm (2019).

Nguyen Hoang Diep was awarded the Order of Literature and Arts by the French government. She is also the founder of Ơ kìa Hà Nội, a creative space with the purpose of connecting art and life, artists and the public.^[1] From 2021, Nguyen Hoang Diep will take on the role of a member of the Central Council for appraisal and classification of feature films of the Vietnam Cinema Department, term 2021–2023.^[2]

Early life

Nguyen Hoang Diep was born on 27 June 1982 in Hanoi.^[2]^[3] She studied literature at Hanoi – Amsterdam High School.^[3] After graduating high school, she entered the Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema and was the valedictorian of the Directing Department.^[4]

Career

2005–2009: First short film and teen drama

Nguyen Hoang Diep started her career with her first short film titled Mùa thứ 5 (2005), which was her graduation work at Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema. The script of Mùa thứ 5 won a prize in a short film script writing contest organized by TPD Movie studio, and then Nguyen Hoang Diep – the author of the script, was a senior student at the time – was funded to make the short film. The work was later selected for the competition round of the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival in 2005.^[5] In 2006, the film won Third Prize at the 2005 National Short Film Competition.^[6]

In 2008, Nguyen Hoang Diep was invited to take on the role of co-director for the teen drama series Chit and Pi, with Nguyen Quang Hai as general director. The television series has 26 episodes and has been broadcast on VTC1 channel since May 2008.^[4] Remembering the experiences from Chit and Pi, she continued to take on the role of director in another short television project for teenagers, Bộ tứ 10A8, broadcast from June 2009 on VTV3 channel. The TV series received many mixed opinions from the audience.^[7]

2010–present: Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere and independent film projects

In 2009, Nguyen Hoang Diep participated in the project Bi! Don't Be Afraid as a film producer, working directly with director Phan Dang Di. The work has been submitted to nearly 40 international film festivals and won major awards at these film festivals. The film had a limited release in Vietnam from March 18, 2011. After three days of release in Vietnam, the film attracted more than 3,000 audiences to watch.^[8]

After the Bi! Don't Be Afraid project, as a producer, Nguyen Hoang Diep began to focus on her first film project titled Flapping Wings.^[9]

Personal life

Nguyen Hoang Diep has two children. She is also the founder of Ơ kìa Hà Nội, a creative space with the purpose of connecting art and life, artists and the public.^[1] From 2021, Nguyen Hoang Diep took on the role of a member of the Central Council for appraising and classifying feature films of the Vietnam Cinema Department, for the term 2021–2023.^[2] Nguyen Hoang Diep was also awarded the Order of Literature and Arts by the French government.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Roles			Note
Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenplay	Note
2005	Mùa thứ 5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film
2010	Bi! Don't Be Afraid	No	Yes	No
2012	Hai, tư, sáu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film
2014	Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directional debut
2019	Ròm	No	Yes	No

Series

Năm	Title
2008	Chít và Pi
2009–2010	Bộ tứ 10A8

References

^ ^a ^b "Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bảo Anh (14 July 2021). "Điện ảnh Việt cần tìm lối đi mới" [Vietnamese cinema needs to find a new path]. Phụ nữ Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Nhi Ong (3 March 2015). "Đạo diễn Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp: Đập cánh giữa hoang mang" [Director Nguyen Hoang Diep: Flapping in the middle of confusion]. Harper's Bazaar Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ngọc Trâm (20 April 2008). "'Chít và Pi' - bộ phim về tuổi học trò trong sáng" ['Chit and Pi' - a series about innocent school years]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Mùa thứ 5 của Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp: Một tín hiệu trẻ đáng mừng" [Mùa thứ 5 of Nguyen Hoang Diep: A good sign for young people]. Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 20 November 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Trâm Anh (9 January 2006). "Cuộc thi phim ngắn toàn quốc 2005: Nhiều cái nhìn góc cạnh và quyết" [National short film competition 2005: Many angular and decisive perspectives]. Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Ngọc Đinh (6 July 2009). "Đạo diễn 'Bộ tứ 10A8': Đến trường không chỉ để học" [Director of Bộ tứ 10A8: Going to school is not just to learn]. Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Nguyên Minh (23 March 2011). "'Bi, đừng sợ' thu hút hơn 3000 lượt khách sau 3 ngày" [Bi! Don't Be Afraid attracted more than 3,000 visitors after 3 days]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Hoàng Vy (19 March 2011). "Hoàng Điệp sốc và sex trong phim mới" [Hoang Diep is shocked and sex in the new film]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 June 2024.