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American film director
Linh Nga
Linh Nga at the CWFF 2019
Born (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982 (age 42)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Occupations
  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actress
Years active1987–present
Children2
Websitehttp://www.linhnga.net/
http://www.9669films.com/

Linh Nga (/lɪn nɑː/ LIN NAH; born 3 January 1982), is an American-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress, and screenwriter. Linh Nga's 2019 documentary "Inside this peace" won "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards, won "Best Feature Documentary" at the California Women's Film Festival, and nominated for "Best Feature Documentary" at the Action On Film International Film Festival. Her 2003 film Up and Down the Dust Way (Xuoi nguoc duong tran) won "TV Best Series" at the Vietnamese International Film Festival. She is the founder of 9669 films.

Biography and career

Linh Nga was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on January 3, 1982, to Quang Duy Nguyen, a composer, and Thuy Bich Thi Le, an opera singer.

Nga began her career on stage at an early age. She often sang and performed at friends' and family's functions and was part of a local song and dance troupe. In 1990, she earned her first award for "Nam Dinh City's Best Young Voice". Two years later, she joined the Club of Love (Cau lac bo tinh thuong), a registered charity group formed by Tuong Vi. She began her professional dancing career at the age of ten. In 1992, she began attending the Vietnam Academy of Dance (Truong Cao Dang mua Viet Nam), where she achieved artistic and academic honors upon graduation.

In 2000, Nga began studying film directing at the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema. She wrote, directed, and starred in the television series, Xuoi nguoc duong tran, in 2002. This earned a National Television Award at the Vietnamese International Film Festival for Best Television Series of the year. In 2006, Linh Nga graduated. During this time, she also worked for a Vietnam Television as an actress. Upon graduation, Nga went abroad and successfully applied to Chapman University in California, pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in film production and sound design.

In May 2014, Nga graduated from Chapman University. That same year, she founded 9669 Films. In November 2017, 9669 Films released the action comedy short What's the good of being good? (2017 film).

Documentary about Agent Orange

In January 2019, Linh Nga and 9669 films won "Best Feature Documentary" at the California Women's Film Festival 2019 and earned "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards for the film "Inside this peace", a documentary about an Agent Orange victim struggling with life in Vietnam. "Inside this peace" is also nominated for "Best feature documentary" at the Action On Film International Film Festival

Business ventures in Vietnam

In 2003, Nga helped found the Linh Nga Communication and Trading Company Lmt with her brother Linh Duy. The film company closed in 2010. Linh Nga also founded restaurants in Hanoi.

Personal life

Nga reportedly had a romantic relationship with Thuyet Tran, known as Thuyet Buon Vua in Năm Cam case. The pair married in 2002. A week after, Thuyet was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison related to Năm Cam. In 2007 she married Johnny K.P.; they were divorced in 2011. She has two daughters.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1997 Khoang cach Actor Lead Vietnam Television
1998 Ong bau ca nhac Actor 3 Episodes Vietnam Television
1999 Day neo hanh phuc Actor
Nu cuoi vang ma Actor
2000 Dom lua bien thuy Actor
2001 Xuoi nguoc duong tran Screenwriter, Actor, Director VIFF 2003 3 episodes (72 mins/episode)
2004 Tieng chuong dong Actor
Manh hon cong ly Actor 13 episodes Vietnam Television
2006 Quynh Screenwriter, Director Drama
2005 Vung cua song Actor 3 episodes Vietnam Television
Dam cuoi o thien duong Actor 5 episodes Vietnam Television
Gio thien duong Screenwriter, Director Drama
2012 Dumb Luck Actor Thúy Nga Productions
Vstar Reunion MC VFTV
2013 The Industry of Marrying Europeans Actor Thúy Nga Productions
2017 What's the good of being good? (2017 film) Screenwriter, Director, Producer Action/Comedy/Adventure
2018 Inside This Peace Screenwriter, Director, Producer Feature Documentary (60 mins)
2019 Horror Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Actor Action/Horror/Feature (120 mins)

Honours & Awards

2003
2019
  • Best Feature Documentary at California Women's Film Festival 2019 for Inside this Peace
2019
  • "Award Of Merit" for Feature Documentary at the Impact DOCs Awards for "Inside this peace"
2019

References

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  19. "Agent Orange film to be screened in America". English.vov. 17 July 2017.
  20. "Linh Nga tu hao ve cac con xinh dep". ngoisao.net.
  21. "Thuyet Buon Vua giai oan cho nguoi dep Linh Nga". VTCnews. 30 March 2010.
  22. "Linh Nga nho lai nhung song gio kinh khung trong vu an Thuyet Buon Vua". Vietbao.vn.
  23. ^ "Linh Nga proud of her 2 daughters". ngoisao.net.
  24. "Linh Nga and her 1st short film in the United States". ngoisao.net.
  25. "Lina Linh Nga and Xuoi Nguoc Duong Tran". voyagela.com. July 24, 2017.
  26. "Lina Linh Nga talk about Xuoi Nguoc Duong Tran". startalk.vn. startalk.vnm. July 29, 2017.
  27. "California Women's Film Festival Winners". calwomensfest.com.
  28. "Inside this Peace named best feature documentary at CWFF 2019". vietnamnews.vn.
  29. "Inside this Peace won best feature documentary 2019 2019". cand.com.
  30. "Impact Docs Awards - 2019 Awards". Impact DOCs Awards IMDB.
  31. "Award of merit for inside this peace". OC Weekly. 5 March 2019.
  32. "Nominating list 2019" (PDF). Aof 2019.

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