Ringo Le
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Ringo Le is an Asian American filmmaker who is of Vietnamese descent. He directed the film Saigon Love Story
which was nominated for the Winds of Asia-Best New Asian Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival
2006. The film was an official selection at the Shanghai International Film Festival
2006. In addition, Saigon Love Story had a highly acclaimed, sold-out screening at VC FilmFest 2006. Ringo is a graduate of California State University
, Los Angeles. After college, he was selected as a fellow to participate in the Film Independent Project:Involve film mentorship program. He has also participated in the CBS Director's Program at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
Saigon Love Story
Saigon Love Story is Vietnam's first movie musical filmed entirely on location in Vietnam including Saigon and Phan Thiet. One of the first films independently produced outside of the Communist controlled film industry, overseas Vietnamese director Ringo Le decided to return to his birthplace to...
which was nominated for the Winds of Asia-Best New Asian Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
2006. The film was an official selection at the Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
The Shanghai International Film Festival , abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.Along with Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993, and was held biennially until...
2006. In addition, Saigon Love Story had a highly acclaimed, sold-out screening at VC FilmFest 2006. Ringo is a graduate of California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
, Los Angeles. After college, he was selected as a fellow to participate in the Film Independent Project:Involve film mentorship program. He has also participated in the CBS Director's Program at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.