Hanoi International Film Festival to kick off in November
PSNews - With the theme "Cinema - Humanity, Adaptation and Development", the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival will be held from November 8-12 with the registation of 123 films from over 50 countries and territories.
The Hanoi International Film Festival will be jointly held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cinema Department and the municipal Department of Sports and Tourism.
As announced, the festival looks set to attract 800 delegates from across the globe. A total of 123 entries from 50 countries and territories will compete in categories such as short film, long film, world panorama, and national cinematic.
Speaking at the press conference, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said the festival aims to honour excellent international and Vietnamese cinematographic works with high artistic value, rich in humanity and creativity in cinematic language.
It also encourages new Vietnamese and world talent in film acting and producing, and provides a platform for Vietnamese and foreign movie artists to share their professional expertise.
The deputy minister added that the event will also help promote tourism development and services, contributing to promoting the image of Vietnam as a safe, friendly, peaceful, hospitable, integrated and developing country.
In the framework of the event, an exhibition highlighting Hanoi historical monuments and cultural heritages as film locations, and seminars on cinema highlights of the Republic of Korea and film production, will be organised.
There will also be outdoor movie screening programmes, exchanges with actors and actresses, and sightseeing tours through some attractive destinations around Hanoi for guests and participants.
Awards will also be presented on the closing night ceremony at the Friendship Palace at 91 Tran Hung Dao street.
