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Children in Hanoi can watch cartoons free of charge at the Vietnam National Cinema Centre from this summer until the end of the year.

The 21st National Film Festival opened in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 23, drawing the participation of actresses, directors and filmmakers from across the country, and foreign delegates.

The FIFA World Cup that now in the quarterfinals has inspired humour in artists as funny football cartoons and caricatures have now become an added delight for each game.

A film festival opening in Vietnam on October 27 will feature 11 Japanese movies, documentaries and animated cartoons.

While foreign cartoons are very popular with viewers and bring a lot of box office revenue, Vietnamese animations only reach audiences via television or the internet.

Four Argentina films, including comedies and cartoons, are being shown for free during Argentine Film Festival on November 11th and 12th in Ho Chi Minh city.

Three Vietnamese cartoons have been chosen to participate in the Chuncheon International Cartoons Festival in September in the Republic of Korea (RoK), reported the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.