Biography

Tran Van Thi is an independent Vietnamese producer and co-founder of JK Films, a production company in Vietnam.

He began his filmmaking career in 2018 by collaborating with Pham Thien An on the short film "The Mute," which had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International ShortFest in the USA. In 2019, Tran Van Thi continued his successful collaboration with Pham Thien An on the short film "Stay Awake, Be Ready." This film won the Illy Prize at Directors' Fortnight 2019 and was screened at numerous festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Locarno Open Doors, and Busan, winning several other awards.

After completing the short film "Stay Awake, Be Ready" in 2019, he began seeking funding in Vietnam and produced the first feature film "Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell" by Pham Thien An. This film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and won the Caméra d'Or, awarded for the best first feature film. The film also won the Grand Prize at Tokyo FILMeX, the Roberto Rossellini Best Film Award at the Pingyao International Film Festival, the Young Cinema Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival.
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