In response to questions about whether the noise of the film "Southern Forest Land" will affect the Vietnam Film Festival, Director Vi Kien Thanh spoke up.
On the morning of October 30, the 23rd Vietnam Film Festival (VFF) was announced with the slogan: "Building a Vietnamese film industry rich in national identity, modern and humane".
Here, the list of films officially selected to compete in the categories of Feature Film, Documentary - Science Film, and Animation Film was announced.
Director Vi Kien Thanh informs about Vietnam Film Festival. (Photo: Viet Thinh)
In which, the category that received the most attention was Cinema with the participation of the films Southern Forest Land , The Last Wife, Lady Hong Ha, Glorious Ashes, Mrs. Nu's House, The Girl from the Past, 9, Con Nhót Mọt Chong, Dao, Pho and Piano, Em and Trinh, FANTI, Hoa Jasmine, Anonymous, 578, Mom, Butterfly Here, Muoi: The Curse Returns.
At the press conference, a representative of the Department of Cinema answered questions from the press, including about the film Southern Forest Land, which has received many mixed opinions, and how it affects the film's competition.
Regarding this issue, Mr. Vi Kien Thanh, Director of the Department of Cinema, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Film Festival said: "The Councils and Juries will decide the awards, and the opinions of the public as well as the audience will be recognized in the award of the audience voting for their favorite film. The awards and results at the Film Festival are only based on the evaluation of the Jury."
However, up to now, the list of judges is still kept secret. Responding to this issue, Mr. Ta Quang Dong - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that the Organizing Committee will follow the tradition of keeping the members of the jury secret until close to the Film Festival and currently the jury is focusing on watching the films to judge the awards.
The film "Southern Forest Land" competes for the Golden Lotus Award at the Vietnam Film Festival.
Regarding the list of artists who will attend the festival, Mr. Ta Quang Dong said that the film crews are confirming the participants. The official list will be announced at a press conference on November 10 in Da Lat.
From 31 feature films, 82 documentaries, 23 scientific films, and 43 animated films registered to participate in the Festival, the Organizing Committee established a Council to select films into 2 Programs: Competition Film Program and Panorama Film Program.
Of which, 91 films were selected for the Competition Film Program including: 16 feature films, 31 documentaries, 19 scientific films, 25 animated films;
56 films were selected for the Panorama Film Program, including: 14 feature films, 20 documentaries, four scientific films, and 18 animated films.
The 2023 Vietnam Film Festival will take place from November 21-25, 2023 in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.
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