Filmmakers from Vietnam at USC
From Associated Press
Vietnam’s top filmmakers left Tuesday for a monthlong trip to Los Angeles as part of the local film industry’s efforts to make more commercially viable movies after years of churning out mostly propaganda films.
The group of 15, which includes nine directors and four cameramen, will be taking an intensive course at USC.
The trip, funded by a grant from the New York-based Ford Foundation, will give the Vietnamese hands-on experience with some of the most advanced techniques used in filmmaking today, said Michael DiGregorio, a Ford program officer.