Logo of Vietnam Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai (Photo: organising board) This is an event to celebrate Vietnam Day (December 30) within the framework ofthe exhibition.
The film week is directed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and isimplemented by the Department of International Cooperation, Department ofCinema, Vietnam Association for Cinema Promotion and Development, Netflix, Inc.and some Vietnamese film enterprises.
The main events of the film week include screenings of selected films ofVietnamese cinema, outdoor film screenings combining ao dai (traditionalcostumes of Vietnam) and ethnic music performances, artist exchanges withaudiences, visiting the Vietnam Exhibition House for moviegoers, and visitingthe EXPO complex for delegates and guests of the organising board.
EXPO 2020 Dubai complex (Photo: Internet) The film week introduces the country and people of Vietnam with diversecultural features.
This international event also promotes Vietnam as a peace-loving, stable countrywith open policies, a safe, friendly tourist destination, rich in opportunitiesand potential for foreign investors; conveying the message that Vietnam holdsmany opportunities for cooperation and development.
Films are shown at two main venues in the EXPO 2020 Dubai complex, includingthe Terra Auditorium with up to 200 seats and the Dubai Millennium Amphitheaterwith over 1,000 seats.
The opening ceremony of Film Week will take place on December 30, 2021.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the selectioncriteria are unique and humane films of Vietnamese cinema, produced within thelast five years.
In addition, the selected film must also have content consistent with thegeneral theme of Expo 2020 Dubai which is “Connecting Minds, Creating theFuture”./.
VNA
