Minh Tâm

A FILM BY VINCENT MAURY

2016

At thirty-three, Minh Tâm has given up on love. Devoted to raising her autistic son and weighed down by an overbearing mother, she uses men only as a way to briefly escape her daily life. Until the day she meets Olivier, who upends everything she thought she knew.

Prizes

Grand Jury Prize | Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (USA, 2016)

Midi Libre Prize | Festival SunSète (France, 2016)

Best Actress for Leanna Chea | Kolkata International Short Film Festival (India, 2016)

Best Short Film, Audience Award | Ransater Film Festival (Sweden, 2016)

Best Actress for Leanna Chea | New renaissance Film festival (UK, 2016)

Festival Special Mention | Dehli Short International Film Festival (India, 2016)

Best International Short Film, Best Director | Sulmona Film festival (Italy, 2016)

Special Festival Mention | Rome Independant Film festival, RIFF (Italy, 2016)

Best Actress Award | Festival Cinébanlieue (France, 2016)

Grand Écran pour Tous Award, Best Actress Award | Festival Écran Libre (France, 2016)

Special Mention | Mumbaï Short International Film Festival (India, 2016)

Best Drama Film Award | Dam Short Film Festival (USA, 2017)

Bernadette Laffont Award for Best Actress for Leanna Chea | Festival Cinéma d’Alès – Itinérances (France, 2017)

Best Short Film Award | USA Films Festival (USA, 2017)

Special Jury Mention | Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (France, 2017)

Youth Award | Festival Entr’2 Marches (France, 2017)

Best Foreign Short Film | Shorts Mexico – Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México (Mexico, 2017)

Selection

Rhode Island International Film Festival, RIIFF (United States, 2016)
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (France, 2016)
Short Film Night – Rencontres du Court Festival (France, 2016)
Bali International Film Festival (Indonesia, 2016)
flEXiff (Australia, 2016)
Dublin Short Film and Music Festival (Ireland, 2016)
Director Circle Festival of Short (United States, 2016)
Hong Kong World International Film Festival (United States, 2016)
Goa Shots International Short Film Festival (United States, 2016)
Sound and Image Challenge (Macau, 2016)
Passage d’Auteur (Italy, 2016)
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival (India, 2016)
Un Poing C’est Court (France, 2017)
London Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2017)
Lille European Film Festival (France, 2017)
Phoenix Film Festival (United States, 2017)
Sarasota Film Festival (United States, 2017)
New Orleans Film Festival (United States, 2017)
Newport Beach Film Festival (United States, 2017)
7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (India, 2017)
Pune Short Film Festival (India, 2017)
Marfa Film Festival (United States, 2017)
São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil, 2017)
14th Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival (Hungary, 2017)
Challengers Short Film Fest (South Korea, 2017)
The Extraordinary Film Festival (Belgium, 2017)
Fairhope Film Festival (United States, 2017)
Italy International Film Festival (Italy, 2017)

Detailed credits

Executive Producer: Laurence Lascary Screenwriters: Vincent Maury, Steve Achiepo Music by: Caroline Duris Assistant Directors: Célie Valdenaire, Thuy Vy Pham Editor: Aurélien Manya Sound Engineers: Gautier Isern, Samuel Causel Costume Designer: Paul-Élie Bouthier Camera Assistant: Laurence Heintz Sound Editor: Margot Testemale Script Supervisor: Amandine Bonnin Production Designer: Cécilia Heideman Director of Photography: Denis Gaubert Makeup Artist: Flore Chandès Re-recording Mixer: Paul Jousselin Unit Production Manager: Nathalie Berger