Biography
PhanCa (Duong Nguyen) is an artist based in Hanoi, working across a wide range of mediums – from animation, comics, and documentary film to communication design, ceramics, and visual art. While constantly experimenting with form, the core of PhanCa’s artistic practice remains her passion for storytelling and her desire to understand the communities her stories seek to reach.
Graduating in journalism in 2010 and animation in 2015, PhanCa brings both critical thinking and visual imagination into her creative journey. Her works often open up dialogues about community, and about the layered relationships between memory, locality, and social transformation. PhanCa hopes her stories can contribute to improving the lives of local people, or those who are often forgotten in dominant narratives.
Animation is the central medium in PhanCa’s artistic path, not only for its craftsmanship but also for its unique charm in storytelling – offering subtlety, diversity, and a modern sensibility in both expression and dialogue.
Having moved beyond the early years of experimentation and uncertainty, PhanCa is now entering a new phase of artistic work, starting to deeply invested in both production and thought. Alongside her formal academic training, PhanCa sees self-directed learning and real-world observation as essential parts of her creative process. She currently lives and works in Hanoi.
Works
2014 – Rain
Short Stop-motion Animation | as Animation Director
Collaborated with author Tuan Nguyen
2015 – The Factory
Short Animation | as Author/Director
2019–2020 – Memento Mori
Feature Film | as Animation Director
Collaborated with Director Marcus Manh Cuong Vu
(project cancelled)
2020 – I Go to the Festival
Picture Book | as Illustrator
Collaborated with Author Kieu Maily
2020–2021 – Erasing People
Documentary | as Animation Director
Collaborated with Director Phong Vy
2021 – Approaching History From Another Perspective
Short Stop-motion Animation | as Animation Director
Collaborated with Hanoi Queer
2021 – The Flood
Short Animation | as Director
Commissioned by CSRD
2023 – The Source of Life
Short Animation | as Director
Commissioned by CSRD
2023 – Trỏ
Ceramic and Metal Sculpture | as Artist
2023–2025 – Aurora Animated Story
YouTube Animation Series | as Producer
In-house at NIA-Animation Studio
Community Projects
2018 – Memento Mori
Mixed-media Art Projects | Roles: Video Production, Event Organization
Director Marcus Manh Cuong Vu's project
2017 – Sing for Joy
Choir Concert, Music Classes | Roles: Video Production, Visual Design
MCO (Miracle Choir & Orchestra) project
Awards & Events
2023 – Trỏ
Exhibited at Khả thể group exhibition (ceramic and mixed media)
Puppets Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 – The Factory
Encouragement Prize (Giải Khuyến khích), Ong Vàng Film Festival
Hosted by the University of Theatre and Cinema, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 – The Factory
Official Selection, Viet Film Fest
California, United States
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