Vietnamese filmmakers have expressed their determination to build upnational cinematography to make it modern, humane and integrative at theseventh congress of the Vietnam Cinema Association (VNCA).
The two-day congress started on July 21 in Hanoi and broughttogether 500 delegates representing 1,500 members across the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan attended the congress andpraised the VNCA had made positive contributions to the development ofnational cinema, Nhan said.
"Vietnamese cinematographymet with many difficulties during Doi Moi (renewal), but filmmakers havetried to overcome these problems and contribute to preserving nationalidentity, traditions, culture and cinema," he said.
Nhanrecommended that in the next term, the VNCA's executive board shouldfocus on training human resources. The association should cooperate withthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry ofEducation and Training to send its members to study abroad, or inviteforeign specialists to teach at home.
"Filmmakers should actively join international cinema events to learn more," Nhan suggested.
Popularising Vietnamese movies to the public is one of the biggestobstacles. He encouraged the filmmakers to bring films to remote areaswithin the nation and abroad.
Although production oftelevision films grew steadily—10 times higher than in 2006—the numberof Vietnamese films produced each year was too small to meet the demandsof audiences, especially during this integration period, VNCA chairmanTran Luan Kim, reported.
"The nation's film industry issuffering under the pressure of competition with the many foreign filmsbeing imported into the country," Kim said.
The demand forgood films is huge, especially with the younger generation, whosetastes are difficult to grasp. They tend toward new and strange trendsand often sympathise more with foreign films than Vietnamese ones, Kimexplained.
Kim said that he wants to send at least 300 filmmakers abroad to learn more about international cinema.
Recently, overseas Vietnamese filmmakers, who were trained abroad, have blown new air into national cinema.
To bring audiences good films, he suggested investing more money into the process.
The association's members are scheduled to vote on July 22 on a new executive board for the 2010-15 term./.
The two-day congress started on July 21 in Hanoi and broughttogether 500 delegates representing 1,500 members across the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan attended the congress andpraised the VNCA had made positive contributions to the development ofnational cinema, Nhan said.
"Vietnamese cinematographymet with many difficulties during Doi Moi (renewal), but filmmakers havetried to overcome these problems and contribute to preserving nationalidentity, traditions, culture and cinema," he said.
Nhanrecommended that in the next term, the VNCA's executive board shouldfocus on training human resources. The association should cooperate withthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry ofEducation and Training to send its members to study abroad, or inviteforeign specialists to teach at home.
"Filmmakers should actively join international cinema events to learn more," Nhan suggested.
Popularising Vietnamese movies to the public is one of the biggestobstacles. He encouraged the filmmakers to bring films to remote areaswithin the nation and abroad.
Although production oftelevision films grew steadily—10 times higher than in 2006—the numberof Vietnamese films produced each year was too small to meet the demandsof audiences, especially during this integration period, VNCA chairmanTran Luan Kim, reported.
"The nation's film industry issuffering under the pressure of competition with the many foreign filmsbeing imported into the country," Kim said.
The demand forgood films is huge, especially with the younger generation, whosetastes are difficult to grasp. They tend toward new and strange trendsand often sympathise more with foreign films than Vietnamese ones, Kimexplained.
Kim said that he wants to send at least 300 filmmakers abroad to learn more about international cinema.
Recently, overseas Vietnamese filmmakers, who were trained abroad, have blown new air into national cinema.
To bring audiences good films, he suggested investing more money into the process.
The association's members are scheduled to vote on July 22 on a new executive board for the 2010-15 term./.
