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Tet or Lunar New Year Festival is the golden time for Vietnamese cinema, as new films compete fiercely for the holiday crowds.

Vietnamese TV series Ve Nha Di Con (Come Home, My Dear) has bagged another prize, winning the Literature and Art Award presented by the Union of Arts and Literature and Associations of Vietnam recently.

The best actor and actress awards of the 40th National Television Festival have been presented to Nguyen Le Viet Anh for his role in the film Sinh Tu (Life and Death) and Nguyen Ngoc Lan for her role in Luat Troi (The Law of Heaven), respectively.

Vietnamese drama film “Mat Biec” (Dreamy Eyes) has been chosen to be sent to the qualifying round of the 93rd Oscars Academy Awards, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Russian Film Week kicked off at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi on December 9 night with the screening of movie Road to Berlin.

A Russian Film Week will begin in Hanoi on December 9 at the National Cinema Centre.

The tranquil Lang Song (River Village) Church in the south central province of Binh Dinh was one of the first three facilities to print books in “Quoc Ngu”, the Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet.

A new documentary film on tuong or hat boi (classical theatre) produced by Vietnam Television will be released in Hanoi, Can Tho and HCM City this month as part of the station’s efforts to introduce Vietnamese culture and theatre to audiences.

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.

A theatre production entitled Truong Chi – Mi Nuong will open the 4th Hanoi Theatre Festival on September 26.

A collection of four French documentary films and one Vietnamese drama movie will be presented during the Fashion Film Week 2020 that will be held in Hanoi from September 28 to October 6.

Cinema lovers will have a chance to enjoy international award-winning films when the Francophone Film Week 2020 kicks off next week.

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.

New web series produced by Vietnamese on YouTube are introducing international and domestic audiences to locally produced comedies and dramas.

Five officials and reporters of the Vietnam News Agency were honoured during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Health on June 19 to mark the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 – 2020).

The 2020 Hue Festival, with the theme of “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development – Forever New Hue”, promises to offer a chance for visitors to enjoy a mix of tradition and modernity.

The Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) in Ho Chi Minh City on June 4 started applying artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Boi singing (classical drama) through launching the Echoing Drum Show – The Art of Hat Boi.

The play Dieu Con Lai (Thing That Remains) about the life of the people and soldiers after the war is scheduled to be staged on May 29 at the Hanoi Opera House as an effort to bring cultural activities back to life.

Hanoi’s theatre has officially reopened with the play “Benh si” (Egotism) of late playwright Luu Quang Vu after a long suspension due to the COVID-19.

Về Nhà Đi Con (Come Home, My Dear) directed by Meritorious Artist Nguyễn Danh Dũng has won the Golden Kite Award at the category of Best TV Series.