The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism held a ceremony to open the sixth Hanoi International Film Festival on the evening of November 8 in Hanoi.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia presents flowers to People’s Artist Dang Nhat Minh, director of the film “Jasmine” which is screened first at the festival.Attending the event were member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia, PCC member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, two heads of the festival’s steering committee Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong and Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung, and representatives from ministries, departments, embassies in Hanoi, and foreign guests.
Under the theme “Cinema - Humanity, Adaptation, and Development,” the festival opens up a chance for Vietnamese and international artists to further exchange, seek cooperation, and gain experience, contributing to developing Vietnamese, regional and international cinema.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hung plays the gong to kick-start the festival.
The festival is to honor cinema talents and popularize a Vietnam rich in cultural identities, safety, friendliness, hospitality, integration, and development.
The festival sees the competition of 123 films from 56 countries and territories worldwide, including 45 films made by Vietnam.
Addressing the event, Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung emphasized that with a variety of genres, rich in themes, and unique in expression methods, participating films are promising to bring to the audience of Hanoi and international delegates unique and interesting experience in history, culture, nature, land and people of each country and territory.
The organizing panel presents flowers to the festival’s jury.
The Vietnamese minister added that in the framework of the festival, there are many other exciting programs such as exhibitions, international workshops, visits to typical cultural heritage of Vietnam. Through these activities, delegates will have deep impression on the festival which is held in Hanoi, the thousand-year-old capital of Vietnam.
Artistic performances at the opening ceremony sent a message of Hanoi, a city of peace and friendship. They were also the warmest welcome to participating international friends.
Source: qdnd (translated by Chung Anh)
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