The 18th national film festival will take place in Ha Long city, the
northern province of Quang Ninh from October 12-15.
The
information was revealed by Deputy Minister of Cultural, Sports and
Tourism Vuong Duy Bien at a press conference in Hanoi on August 27.
According
to Director of the ministry’s Cinematography Department Ngo Phuong
Lan, head of the organising board , the festival will introduce
cinematographic works imbued with national identity with fresh contents
and profound ideas.
Themed “ Vietnam ’s Cinematography:
Nation, Humanity, Creativity, Integration”, the event aims to honour the
creativity of Vietnamese filmmakers in the context of increasing
international integration.
The four-day festival will screen cinema and video feature films, documentaries, scientific films and animations.
Lan said that as of August 21, the organising board has received 48
submissions from 12 units nationwide. They include 11 celluloid feature
films, one video, 27 documentaries, seven scientific films and two
animations.
Several famous filmmakers from France and the
Republic of Korea will attend the festival and a seminar on
cooperation in producing and publishing films.
During the event, a number of exchanges between artists and miners, students and soldiers will take place.
A
film week to welcome the festival is to be held concurrently in Hanoi,
Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, starting from September 20.-VNA