Home Again – an Award-Winning Animated Film About a Vietnamese Soldier at the 24th Vietnam Film Festival

Home Again, the animated short film by DeeDee Animation Studio, has proudly received the Silver Lotus Award, Best Director, and Best Animator at the 24th Vietnam Film Festival.

Home Again tells the story of a young soldier going to war, carrying with him a heartfelt promise to the one he loves. Aspiring to retell the experiences of earlier generations through the eyes of today’s youth, the DeeDee team crafted the film with a dramatic yet deeply emotional approach. The Silver Lotus Award, together with the 2 individual awards for Director Kiet Doan and Animator Trung Do, serves as an important recognition for our young artists - those who continue to push Vietnamese animation forward with passion, creativity, and dedication.

Home Again honored with the Silver Lotus Award at the 24th Vietnam Film Festival

Director Đoàn Anh Kiệt also awarded Best Director

Animator Đỗ Thành Trung receives the Best Animation Artist Award

To authentically portray Vietnam in the late 20th century, DeeDee Animation Studio chose to animate the film entirely by hand-drawn. Although this technique requires immense time and effort, it brings expressive, tactile movement and emotional depth to every frame. Each drawing was crafted with care to convey the characters’ inner journeys and key dramatic moments.

DeeDee Animation Studio spent one year producing Home Again using traditional hand-drawn animation

Alongside the hand-drawn animation, the background art was created using a visual style inspired by gouache illustrations. This approach offers a warm, nostalgic sense of depth, evoking the unique textures and atmosphere of Vietnam in earlier decades.

The background artists for Home Again drew inspiration from gouache-style paintings

Before participating in the 24th Vietnam Film Festival, Home Again has released its teaser in September 2025 and quickly gained attention for its refined art style and interesting storyline. The project also marks DeeDee Animation Studio’s return to the festival circuit following the Jury Award for Broken Being: The Prequel at the 21st Vietnam Film Festival.

The achievements of Home Again is a meaningful recognition of DeeDee Animation Studio’s commitment to high quality Vietnamese animation.

In 2025, DeeDee Animation Studio introduced several notable projects that earned strong impressions across competitions and festivals. Alongside Home Again’s Silver Lotus award, DeeDee’s original IP Jelly’s Bean won the Series & Short Film category at the Vietnam Animation IP Contest, and Hoàng Thị Thế: Fate & Destiny also received significant public attention.

Watch Home Again teaser here

Watch Hoàng Thị Thế: Fate & Destiny teaser here

Watch Jelly's Bean teaser here