Phạm Thiên Ân (born November 1989) is a Vietnamese film director. He is best known for his feature film '' Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'' (2023), which earned the

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week). The prize was created in 1978 Ca ...

award at the

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Early life

Thiên Ân was born in

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in November 1989 and was raised in a Catholic family. He studied information technology at

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, but left before obtaining a degree. Before his filmmaking career, he worked as a wedding videographer.

Career

Thiên Ân's directorial debut came in 2018, with the release of his short film "The Mute". He directed a second short film, "Stay Awake, Be Ready", which was released a year later in 2019, and was selected for the

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section at the

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. In 2023, he was awarded the

award for best debut feature at the

for his film ''Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell''. The North American rights for the film were acquired by film distributor

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. Thiên Ân has stated that his influences include

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, and

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Filmography

*"The Mute" () (short, 2018) *"Stay Awake, Be Ready" () (short, 2019) *'' Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'' () (2023)

Awards

2023

*Caméra d'Or, 2023 Cannes Film Festival (''Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'') *

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(''Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'') *Grand Prize,

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, (''Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pham, Thien An 1989 births Living people Vietnamese film directors People from Lâm Đồng province