Our Story

It all started on a cool, Vietnam night just before Tet holiday in 2014. A small group of passionate, ambitious, and overworked marketing professionals decided to quit their day jobs and join forces to make a difference.

Telling stories is what has driven A Bowl of Rice. As a young team with a big dream, we wanted to work to make a positive impact on our community so we gravitated toward telling stories about the challenges our communities face, the work being done to solve them, and hearing authentic stories from the people dealing with the issues.

The clients we choose to partner with are motivated by our passion to create positive change. We want to work with change makers, innovators, trailblazers, market disruptors, and people making a difference. This has given A Bowl of Rice the opportunity to grow from a small video production company to become a creative agency working with a distinguished collection of partners and to tell stories across Vietnam.

We donate to Sustainability in our community

A Bowl of Rice is committed to donating
our expertise to help fund
community based projects making a difference.

We understand that communication and marketing budgets are tight for the majority of organizations working to generate change in our community. Every year, A Bowl of Rice donates hundreds of working hours and works at greatly reduced rates on non-profit and development agency projects to help make a positive impact in Vietnam.

Our Clients

Trust is earned.

Today we partner with international brands, development organizations, non-profits, foundations, universities, learning institution, and government agencies we believe in and we become their biggest fans; helping them build communities, educate audiences on critical topics, change attitudes, challenge perceptions, and inspire action.

Here is a partial collection
of the people we work with.

Airbnb
Amiana
Becamex Business Incubator
CoderSchool
Converse
Couleurs D’Asie by Rehahn
Dancenter
EU JULE
Fashion TV
Fondation Botnar
GIZ

GSO
Habitat for Humanity
Harley-Davidson
HCMC Peace & Development Foundation
ILA
Inspectorio
LIN
Madoka Legal
MARD
MOHA

MOLISA
MPI
Ngoc Nghia Plastic
RMIT University
RTB House
SonKim Land
UNESCO
UNFPA
University of Sydney
UNICEF
United Nations Vietnam

Urban Dance Group
USAID
Vans
VCCA
Vic Firth
Vulcan Augmetics
WEF Global Shapers
Women Empowerment Club
Women’s Health
Yamaha

What kind of content do we make?

We make all kinds of content but, most often, we work on video focused projects.  These are usually documentaries, brand films, and explainer videos. We also make educational video content for international schools and universities and have expanded our capabilities with animation and motion graphics.

What kind of clients do we prefer?

We work with everyone from large, international brands and development agencies to independent start-ups and local, non-profit organizations. Our favorite people to work with are great communicators who believe in their products. We especially enjoy collaborating with people who are working to make positive and sustainable change in their communities.

Why do people work with us?

We have the patience to guide the people we work with through the process of properly discovering and telling stories that will matter to their community. We’re good at taking complicated ideas, products, and projects and transforming them into something that is easy to understand. Most of all, we have experience and the flexibility required to deliver results.

Do we work with other agencies?

Of course! Some of our favorite projects have been in partnership with other agencies. We’ll bring our own creativity and perspective into the mix but we’re always excited to collaborate with other creative people to take a project to the next level.

Do we produce animated projects?

Totally! We have the ability to make 2D, fully-animated videos. We also often integrate animated, motion graphics into our videos as visually exciting way to deliver information.

How much will it cost to make a video?

Since 2014, we’ve made hundreds of videos for a wide range of prices. The cost of a video depends on a variety of factors and we always have a bunch of questions to ask before we can give an accurate estimate.  The best case scenario for us, is to let us know the budget range  you’re working with so we can tell you what is possible.