The 2013 YxineFF International Short Film Festival, themed “Choice," will open in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21. The online forum Yxine.com launched the festival to encourage the cinematic passion of young filmmakers all over the world. YxineFF Film Selection Committee Chief Marcus Vu Manh Cuong promises the festival will introduce audiences to the short films of cinema’s emerging talents spanning animation, psychological thrillers, action, and documentary. Nguyen Trong Khoi’s Khong Co Gi Quy (Even Just For One Day) will be shown at HCM City’s Megastar Paragon to launch the festival on September 16. The non-profit educational organisation ZAG Village will continue its own short film screenings and film making exchanges alongside this year’s YxineFF. ZAG Village exhibited the first of its “Best Films of 2013” at HCM City’s Orient Cafe on August 31. All exhibited films are available to view on the website www.yxineff.com. Audiences can vote for their favourites films, leave comments, and communicate with the filmmakers involved. YxineFF was founded in 2010 with the slogan of “Sharing, Love, Cinema”. Its 2013 iteration includes an international competition, a local competition, a panorama category, and an in-focus category. The organising board will announce the winning films at a ceremony scheduled for December 2013. VOV