“Grandma’s Cookie Box” helps Digital Media Design students win an International Award at TISDC 2025

The 3D animated short “Grandma’s Cookie Box” by Van Lang University Digital Art and Design students won Bronze in the Digital Animation category at the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) 2025 - one of the world’s largest student design contests.

Created by Huynh Thanh Phong, Duong Binh Phuong Nhi, and Pham Ngoc Tan (Class 27), under the supervision of Mr. Phan Van Hung, the project was honoured at the awards ceremony on 09/12/2025 in Taipei.

Drawing on warm Vietnamese family memories through the story of Little Dua and his grandmother’s cookie box, the film uses contemporary 3D animation to deliver a tender, familiar emotion. From a course assignment to an international stage, the project reflects the quality of training and creative mindset of VLU’s Digital Art and Design students.

Yen Vi - Faculty of Art & Design