Policies, measures sought to boost Vietnam’s film industry
An international workshop discussing policies and measures for the film industry's development in Vietnam and Southeast Asia was held in Hanoi on March 14.
Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development Ngo Phuong Lan speaks at the workshop. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An intern▨ational workshop discussing policies and measuresfor the film industry's develo🦂pment in Vietnam and Southeast Asia was held in Hanoion March 14.
The workshop, co-organised by the Vietnam Association of Film Promotionand Development (VAFPD), the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Representative Office in Vietnam, was one of the activities to celebrate the 70th establishment anniversary of the Vietnam National Enterprise of Cinematography and Photography (March 15, 1953 – 2023) which is the precursorof the cinema and photography industries in Vietnam today. Speaking at the workshop, VAFPD Chairwoman Ngo Phuong Lan said that thefilm industry is key to the development of the cultural industry. The Law on Cinema, taking effect on January 1, 2023, creates afavourable legal corridor for the development of the country's film industry asthe law determines that cinema is not only an art but an industry and aneconomic sector. However, Lan said that specific appropriate mechanisms and policies areneeded to realise the law, fully make use of the creative capacity ofVietnamese people and filmmakers, attract domestic and foreign investment incinema, and encourage public-private partnership in film production anddistribution. According to People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh, the State’s annualordering and film production sponsoring facilitate the generation of many goodfilms for the Vietnamese cinema. However, in the current context, the selection offilms for state support must be conducted more carefully. Management agencies must organisecompetitions to choose good scripts, and good filmmakers, thus helping tocreate successful films. Deputy Director of the Cinema Department Ly Phuong Dung said the private-public partnership in film production is studied by managementagencies to create favourable conditions and promote the creation of qualitycinematic works, thereby boosting the film industry’s development. At the workshop, film experts from Denmark, Indonesia, and Thailandshared experience in developing their film industries, attractinginternational investment, human resources training, and developing nationalcinema brands./.
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Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development Ngo Phuong Lan speaks at the workshop. (Photo: VNA) 
