Diana Cam Van Nguyen

Diana Cam Van Nguyen is a Czech-Vietnamese director based in Prague and a graduate of FAMU. Her short films have been selected for festivals such as Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam, Annecy, and IDFA. Apart (2018) was a finalist for the BAFTA Student Film Award 2019. Her latest short, Love, Dad (2021), was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards 2022 and has received over 65 awards, including the BFI Short Film Award, Clermont-Ferrand, AFI Grand Jury Award, and TIFF Honorable Mention. Love, Dad was also featured in The New Yorker Magazine and on MUBI. In her short films, she explores deeply personal themes through the medium of animated documentary. She is currently developing her debut feature, Inbetween Worlds, at the Résidence of the Festival de Cannes 2023 and Berlinale Talent Script Station 2025. The film combines live-action and animation. Diana is a member of the Czech and European Film Academy.