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The 15th National Assembly heard a report on and debated the draft Law on Cinematography (amended) in the afternoon of May 25 as part of its ongoing third session.

The Japanese Film Festival 2022 in Vietnam by the Japan Foundation Center opens online from February 14 to 28.

The 22nd Vietnam National Film Festival kicked off both offline and online in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Film-makers in Ho Chi Minh City are struggling with their “new-normal” plans though the local authority have allowed several sectors to resume operation.

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.

The story is about Duyen-a woman who lost her husband during the war. She did not want to tell everyone especially her weakened father-in-law. Until she could not keep the secret anymore, everything seems broken.

The Government has asked relevant bodies to support the Vietnamese cinema industry to overcome the crisis caused by COVID-19.

A Spanish film festival was opened in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on November 22.

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 21st National Film Festival will take place in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 23-27 under the theme of “Building a national, humanistic, creative and integrated Vietnamese film industry”.

Actress and producer Ngo Thanh Van has been selected to be a judge at the New York Asian Film Festival 2019 (NYAFF), which takes place in New York from June 28 to July 14.

A major project on developing an arts industry in HCM City by 2020, with a vision to 2030, has been submitted to the city People’s Committee.

A seminar on the film industry will take place at Hoa Sen University in Ho Chi Minh City on February 19 to help young Vietnamese filmmakers gain access to regional and international film festivals.

Despite his tight schedule with new film projects in the US, the director of Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has still managed to contribute to Vietnam’s film industry.

Vietnamese remakes of foreign films and scripts will not be considered for the Kite Awards – the most prestigious cinematographic awards in the country.

Glee Vietnam, a remake of award-winning American comedy-drama TV series Glee, has been nominated for Best Scripted Format at the International Format Awards 2018.

2017 was considered as a good year for Vietnam’s movie industry when many films found a huge box-office success.

Film audiences in the central region will enjoy a week-long film festival screening Vietnam’s best new and old films on the occasion of the 20th Vietnamese Film Festival.

The presentation ceremony for 2017 Golden Lotus Bud Awards, which honour budding film directors, in Hanoi on October 22 revealed winners of short films, teen-made films and documentaries.

The 20th Vietnam Film Festival will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 24-28, heard a conference on October 19.