Nguyen Phuong Mai is a Vietnamese director who studied animation at Gobelins and La Poudrière in France. She co-directed Brazen (2019), adapted from a graphic novel, and has collaborated on storyboarding and visual development for a number of animated films and series. Her short film My Home (2014) was shortlisted for the César Award and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In Waves is her feature directorial debut, and it opened Cannes Critics’ Week.
Von Busan International Film Festival 2026, Nr. 31
