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'The Pizza' screened in competition at St Kilda Film Festival
Congratulations to the team that created 'The Pizza' a NSWFTO funded short film directed by Johnny Tran and Produced by Lien Aguilar. Dejay Vi Nguyen was the Associate Producer on the project and is currently in Melbourne attending the esteemed St Kilda Film festival where Austalia's top 100 short films are showcased.
'The Pizza' a drama about the complex nature of friendship and family relationships in a close-knit Lebanese family in western suburban Sydney, starring Firass Dirani most notable for playing one of the leads in Australia's drama series Underbelly: The Golden Mile, screened last night to a great audience and was well received. Johnny the Director along with cast member Shant Sarkissian & Art Director Annie Aguilar attended the screening also. A film well done guys!

"My Brother, My Sanctuary" wins Best of the Rest at Tropfest 2008
Congratulations to Johnny Tran for winning The Bright Sparks Award at Tropfest 2008 for "My Brother, My Sanctuary" a black & white short film written & directed by Johnny Tran and produced by Dejay Vi Nguyen. Audiences of over 150,000 saw the 16 finalist films beamed live via satellite to venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Hobart, Adelaide and Brisbane, plus 8 regional locations. Presenters included Bryan Brown, Nash Edgerton and Noah Taylor.
My Brother, My Sanctuary is a drama that crosses cultural identity and tries to tackle personal pain and anguish through the eyes of two sets of siblings. Although one set is of European heritage and the other of Middle Eastern, they both share similar family issues. This is their story.