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Vietnamese movies are being screened during a film festival held in Moscow capital city of Russia from December 21-25.

The highlight of this movie was the cooperation with international filmmakers. The movie was edited by the famous filmmaker Phillip Noyce, who enhanced the layout and the flow of the movie.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 1 to mark the centenary of late President, General Le Duc Anh.

Two films with opposite styles have been joining the LA Shorts Film International Festival 2020 in the United States and are open for free until the end of this month.

Artists from traditional cai luong (reformed opera) troupes in HCM City will offer new shows this weekend to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the art.

The film “Rom” by Vietnamese director Tran Thanh Huy has won the “Best First Feature” award at the 24th Fantasia international film festival.

A web drama series on cai luong (reformed opera), the south’s most popular theatre form, has started to be released on YouTube this week.

Vietnamese short movie “May nhung khong mua” (Live in the Cloud – Cuckoo Land) has been nominated for the Orizzonti Short Competition award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival to be held in Italy from September 2-12.

The Unseen River directed by Pham Ngoc Lan will be internationally premiered at the Pardi di domani shorts competition of the Locarno Film Festival which will be held from August 5-15.

Due to filming delays caused by the COVID-19 crisis, TV-serial makers in HCM City are rushing to finish their works and offer their films to viewers at home.

After being postponed several times due to COVID-19, the 2019 Golden Kite Awards are finally set to get underway in Hanoi on May 12.

A film week celebrating President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890 -2020) will take place from May 19 to 26, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on May 8.

The 2020 Golden Kite Awards have been postponed for the second time because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the physical distancing measures introduced nationwide, according to the organizer, the Vietnam Cinematography Association.

Director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cinematography Department Vi Kien Thanh has assigned the Central Documentary and Science Film Studio to produce a documentary on preventing and fighting COVID-19 later this year.

Vietnamese artists in recent years have been investing in web dramas which have attracted tens of millions of views on YouTube.

‘Year-end gathering’ show, a familiar TV show broadcast before Lunar New Year’s Eve every year, will be in a brand new format this year.

A joint cinematography organisation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to be established next year.

The Star Awards 2019 ceremony honouring the best in the Vietnamese entertainment scene will be held in HCM City on October 18.

A total of 391 outstanding artists were honoured with the State titles of People’s Artist and Meritorious Artist at a ceremony held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 29, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The seventh National Environmental Film Festival will open for entries from August 20 to September 31, 2019, organisers said at a press conference in Hanoi on August 19.