Published:  00:00 Wednesday - December 23, 2009

The film Choi voi, (Adrift) directed by Bui Thac Chuyen and produced by Feature Film Studio 1, won the Best Sound Effects award at the 2009 Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Kaohsiung City Taiwan.

The film has previously won the 16^th Vietnamese Film Festival’s Best Director award last week and the Fipresci’s International Critics Federation’s Prize at the 66^th Venice Film Festival in September. It has been screened around the world at other international film festivals in Toronto, Busan, London, Fukuoka and Bangkok.

The 53^rd Asia Pacific Film Festival was held from December 17-20, showcasing 58 films including 40 features films, 14 short films, three documentaries and one cartoon from 14 countries and territories.