Thai An (b. 1999) is a young Vietnamese director. He graduated from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema majoring in Film and Television Directing in 2022. His student short “Vertical City” (2022) won Vietnam Cinema Association’s 2022 Golden Kite Award for Best Short Film. After graduation, An co-founded Akupara Collective with 8 fellow young directors and co-directed a feature film titled “9” (2024). His latest short film “A Lover’s Dream” was funded by CJ Cultural Foundation.