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22nd Vietnam Film Festival to be basically held online

The 22nd edition of the Vietnam Film Festival will be basically organised as an online event from January 18-20 next year to ensure safety regulations amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cinematography Department Vi Kien Thanh.
22nd Vietnam Film Festival to be basically held online ảnh 1At the award ceremony of the Vietnam Film Festival 2021 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The 22nd edition of the Vietnam FilmFestival will be basically organised as an online event from January18-20 next year to ensure safety regulations amid complicated developments of theCOVID-19 pandemic, according to Director ofthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cinematography Department Vi KienThanh.

Previously, the festival was postponed until November instead of September as planned, due to the ravages of COVID-19, Thanh said.

Main events in the framework of the event will include screenings ofcontested films, and screening programmes in theatres and on online platformsfor audiences.

The festival will introduce feature films, documentaries, science films, andcartoons.

The closing and award ceremony will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV) andThua Thien  - Hue Audio and Television Station.

Online promotion and communication activities,and interactions with filmmakers and authors whose films have won the GoldenLotus award are also expected to be organized.

The biennial festival honours outstanding works and artists with contributionsto the country’s cinematography. 

It also offers chances for insiders to further roll out a project to devise andpromote the Vietnam Film Festival in the 2021-30 period./.
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