Film studio, film projects to be developed in Khanh Hoa
The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee on June 17 exchanged Memoranda of Understanding with partners on building a film studio and making films in the south-central coastal province.
Representatives from the Khanh Hoa provincial People's Committee and Sun Group exchange MoU on construction of a film studio in Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The Khanh Hoa provin𒊎cial People’s Committee on June 17 exchanged Memoranda of Understanding with partners on building a film studio and makingfilms in the south-central coastal province.
Thecommittee and Sun Group signed an MoU on cooperation on film studio construction. It also inked another with VietinBank on investment and fundingfor suitable film projects to be implemented in the province.
Nha Trang - KhanhHoa Tourism Association and Hoan Khue Film Production Joint Stock Companysigned an MoU on investment, production and promotion of the film project“Ngay xua mot chuyen tinh” (Once upon a time - A love story) and another with Vietnamese Images Research and Promotion Joint Stock on investment,production and promotion of the film project “ Cham vao hanh phuc”♑(Touching Hap♈piness).
The MoU exchange formed part of the conference on tourism brand development via cinema for KhanhHoa province. Speaking at theopening of the conference on June 17, Minister of Culture, Sports and TourismNguyen Van Hung emphasised that although Vietnam has diverse natural landscapesand cultural identities, it has not yet attracted many foreign film crews. He said thepromotion of destinations through cinematographic works is still modest withfew films having been made. He called oninitiatives to combine tourism and cinema more effectively, strongly promotingthe images of Vietnam in general and Khanh Hoa province in particular. Minister Hungsuggested Khanh Hoa province soon build, complete and effectively implementmechanisms and policies to attract investment in cinema and tourism. Many delegates atthe conference agreed that Khanh Hoa has a lot of potential to become anattractive destination for domestic and international investors to developtourism combined with cinema. Chairman of the KhanhHoa provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan said that the locality alwayswelcomes and commits to creating favourable conditions for domestic andinternational filmmakers when investing in art activities in the province./.
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Representatives from the Khanh Hoa provincial People's Committee and Sun Group exchange MoU on construction of a film studio in Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA) 
