Budding director makes his mark in Russia

VietNamNet Bridge – Young documentary director Dinh Xuan Truong recently featured on a renowned Russian news show to discuss his passion for filmmaking in the country. He talks to Luong Thu Huong about work, the future and the challenges facing the Vietnamese film industry. A major TV channel in Russia has just broadcast a report about 23-year-old Dinh Xuan Truong, an overseas Vietnamese student who has produced documentaries about Russian life. Film director Vladimir Samolichenko has commented of Truong: “All of his keenness and talent have been showcased in his ability to capture precisely the key points in his films.” Truong is now studying journalism at the National Research Irkutsk State Technical University. To date he has produced six documentaries about Irkutsk City, where he is living and working. How did you feel to appear on a top Russian TV channel? I was startled when I received the phone call from the news desk of Rusia’s Channel 1. I kept pondering what I had done to interest them. I was still nervous even when they explained the interview to me and especially when I was in front of the camera. I had only filmed other people before so I felt pretty bewildered when being filmed by others. How did your passion for filmmaking start? I received a full scholarship to study in Russia in 2009. Among the branches of study, I chose journalism because it fits my interest in travelling and meeting new people. Moreover, television study provides me with…