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VietNamNet Bridge – German Director Michael Haneke, who won the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, refused to go to Vietnam to attend the Hanoi International Film Festival because he could not travel by air.
Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, chief organizer of the Hanoi International Film Festival, told correspondents on October 11 that the organizing committee had contact with many famous Asian film makers such as Johnnie To, Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming-liang but all of them would be unable to attend the festival, scheduled in November, because their working schedule is full.
Dr. Lan also said that German director Michael Haneke, whon won the Palme d'Or Award for “Amour” (2012) and “The White Ribbon” (2010), also refused the invitation because he cannot travel by air. However, his works will be screened in the Paranoma category.
Before the premiere of "We Need to Talk About Kevin," the best British film in 2011 and a nominee for the Palme d'Or, Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan disclosed that the main actress of the movie, Tilda Swinton, who won the Oscar Award 2008 for the Best Supporting Actress (film Michael Clayton) may be attending the festival.
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