PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE 29TH GOLDEN MAI VANG AWARD

Attending the event were representatives of the sponsoring units: Mr. Tran Khai Hoan - Permanent Deputy General Director of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Nam A Bank), Mr. Pham Thanh Nghiep - Brand Director of Nam A Bank; Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai - Head of Press and Publishing Department, Propaganda Department of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Ms. Nguyen Le Van - Deputy Head of Press Department, Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City and artists: People's Artist Kim Cuong, People's Artist Le Thuy, People's Artist Minh Vuong, People's Artist Ta Minh Tam, Meritorious Artist Vo Minh Lam, singer Phuong Anh.

Honoring artists with heart and vision

Sharing at the meeting, Mr. To Dinh Tuan - Editor-in-Chief of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Head of the Steering Committee of the 29th Mai Vang Award - 2023 - said that aiming at the 29th Mai Vang Award ceremony - 2023 held at the City Theater on the evening of January 18, 2024 (live on national channel VTV9) with the meaning of reviewing the journey of the Mai Vang Award over the past 28 years with many fluctuations in the economic, political and social situation; but regardless of the circumstances, the Organizing Committee of the Mai Vang Award is always steadfast in its goal: to make every effort to preserve and promote the Mai Vang Award - a place to honor artists who have worked hard in the arts for a year and also a place to place the trust and love of artists throughout their careers.

As many artists have said, although not included in any scoring system, nor intended to award medals or awards, the Mai Vang Award is an extremely valuable spiritual asset of artists in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the whole country in general. "That is, when each artist holds the Mai Vang statue in hand, it is a great affirmation of the readers and the audience for that individual artist, and at the same time, it is also a motivation for the artist to be determined to reap new achievements in the process of artistic work. Most preciously, although many artists are elderly, they are always worried, worried, and troubled for the community with the wish to be a shining example for juniors to follow in art, and at the same time share the difficulties in life, times of misfortune, illness with a very precious volunteer spirit" - Mr. To Dinh Tuan emphasized.

Honor and responsibility

Competition with many other forms of entertainment is putting the arts in front of many challenges. Talking about this issue, People's Artist Ta Minh Tam shared that currently, artistic activities have many unique creations. However, many performances do not have much humanistic value, only revolving around pure entertainment and attracting views. Many young people today have made good use of technology through many attractive forms of entertainment. "I hope that agencies and units organizing performances, including Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper ( Mai Vang Award is one of the strengths that need to be linked and promoted in terms of artistic creativity - NV) and artists need to join hands to take advantage of the strengths of technology to create genuine artistic products, contributing to increasing the humanistic element in artistic activities on the internet" - People's Artist Ta Minh Tam hopes.

People's Artist Le Thuy expressed: "I hope that the Mai Vang Awards will continue to develop, not only stopping at organizing the voting for individual performing artists to be awarded, but also expanding to many other fields that always silently stand behind artistic achievements such as: art design, costumes, makeup, costume design... Those are indispensable creative elements and they also need to be honored. Especially the young artists today are very dynamic, intelligent and full of creativity".

For Meritorious Artist Vo Minh Lam, after winning the Mai Vang Award 5 times, the responsibility on his shoulders has become heavier because he has to always think about how to make each role better. "This year, the Mai Vang Award Organizing Committee has made many new improvements such as implementing an online interface with instructions for readers to nominate and vote quickly and conveniently. This is a very timely innovation applying the strengths of technology for the 29th Mai Vang Award" - Meritorious Artist Vo Minh Lam commented.

Singer Phuong Anh confided that the 2 years of winning the Mai Vang statue left her with many memories, which was the motivation to help her overcome challenges to progress further in her career.

People's Artist Minh Vuong expressed his happiness: "Every year near Tet, I hear about the Mai Vang Award and there has never been an award that has lasted nearly 30 years, so I am very honored to receive the Mai Vang Award twice."

Mr. To Dinh Tuan - Editor-in-Chief of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Head of the Steering Committee of the 29th Mai Vang Award - 2023 - spoke at the meeting. Photo: TAN THANH

Spreading human values

Mr. To Dinh Tuan said that after 3 years of implementation, the program " Mai Vang Nhan Ai" organized by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper has ended to open a new phase with a new name - new meaning: "Mai Vang Tri An".

Starting a new phase, on January 30, 2023, also the first days of the new year, the program " Mai Vang Tri An" organized by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper with the support of Nam A Bank visited People's Artist Kim Cuong and People's Artist Le Thuy - two artists awarded the title "Lifetime Artist for the Community" by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper. Since then, the footprints of " Mai Vang Tri An" have been imprinted on every road of the country, more than 800 artists have received gifts from " Mai Vang Nhan Ai" and " Mai Vang Tri An" to express gratitude for the great contributions of artists, intellectuals, and researchers who have achieved many outstanding achievements.

People's Artist Kim Cuong emotionally said that she had won many awards from domestic to international, but with the honor of "Lifetime Artist for the Community", she placed the symbol on the altar of her mother - the late People's Artist Bay Nam, as proof that she followed her mother's words and contributed her efforts to social work.

"Congratulations on the achievements that Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper has achieved in recent years and I believe that " Mai Vang Tri An" will continue to develop, spreading humanity... Thereby, promoting the spirit of living with love and gratitude to the previous generation" - People's Artist Kim Cuong shared.

Always strive to be a great artist

According to Mr. To Dinh Tuan, many artists who have won the Mai Vang Award in recent times have always strived to become great artists.

He said that present at today's meeting were typical great artists: People's Artist Kim Cuong, People's Artist Le Thuy, People's Artist Minh Vuong. Among them, People's Artist Kim Cuong, although coming from the reformed theater with a family of three generations in the singing profession, has pioneered in finding her own path to affirm her position as a star of the Southern theater.

In particular, People's Artist Kim Cuong and People's Artist Le Thuy were honored by the Lao Dong Newspaper as "Lifetime Artists for the Community", because they not only do art but also focus their hearts on the artist community and the poor. This year, People's Artist Kim Cuong has organized the "Soulmate Artist" program for 10 years and awarded scholarships to the filial children of poor artists with scholarships named after her mother - People's Artist Bay Nam.

As for People's Artist Minh Vuong, since winning the Khoi Nguyen Vong Co award in 1964, and then being awarded the title of People's Artist by the State in 2019, he has remained a leading example in training and passing on the profession, and for many years has been a member of the jury of major competitions such as: "Bong lua vang" (Ho Chi Minh City People's Radio Station), "Chuong vang vong co" (HTV).

New improvements of the 29th Golden Apricot Award - 2023

Based on the actual cultural and artistic activities during the year and the level of public interest from readers of the Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper , the Organizing Committee of the 29th Mai Vang Awards decided to keep the same 15 nomination categories as last year.

Specifically:

1. Most favorite male singer.

2. Most favorite female singer.

3. Most favorite song.

4. Most favorite MV (music video).

5. Most favorite singing group.

6. Most favorite stage actor.

7. Most favorite stage actress.

8. Most favorite comedian.

9. Most popular stage play.

10. Most favorite film and television actor.

11. Most favorite film and television actress.

12. Most favorite TV series.

13. Most favorite movie.

14. Most favorite MC.

15. TV shows - the most popular digital platform.

The nomination round for the Mai Vang Award 29-2023 will take place from September 15 to November 25, 2023, on the following media: Nguoi Lao Dong Electronic Newspaper (nld.com.vn), Mai Vang website (maivang.nld.com.vn) and Mai Vang Facebook. Readers can access Nguoi Lao Dong Electronic Newspaper or Mai Vang website to receive nomination forms. Readers participating in the nomination only need to fill in the information according to the instructions.

The 29th Golden Apricot Award voting round 2023 will take place from December 7, 2023 to January 6, 2024. Notably, the voting method this year will be different from last year.

Accordingly, from December 1, 2023, the Organizing Committee will launch the Mai Vang website interface with many changes - designed in a more modern and beautiful direction. In particular, the voting section is designed intuitively, arranged in a prominent area of ​​the homepage during the entire voting period.

To vote, readers must access the Mai Vang website or create an account on the electronic newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong to be able to send votes for their favorite artists, works or programs. In addition, to help readers who do not have smartphones or are not familiar with using e-commerce, the Organizing Committee still maintains the old voting method of texting the code to 8500.

In addition to the 15 categories mentioned above, Mai Vang 29 - 2023 also has the following awards:

- "Artist for the Community 2023" Award.

- Award "Outstanding cultural and artistic work in 2023".

These awards are not voted on, but will be submitted to professional associations for comments before being submitted to the Art Council for consideration. The final results will be decided by the Editorial Board - Steering Committee of the Mai Vang Award 29 - 2023.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/chuong-trinh-dong-hanh-cung-giai-mai-vang-lan-thu-29-2023-vun-boi-niem-tin-dong-luc-sang-tao-20231122224155694.htm