Opening of the exhibition and announcement of the awards for the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam

The Jury and Organizing Committee selected 60 best videos and 150 best photos to display at the exhibition, of which 34 best works were awarded prizes.

The representative of the Organizing Committee informed that at 8:00 p.m. on December 11, 2024, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists will organize the Opening Ceremony of the exhibition and announce the awards of the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam 2024". The event will be broadcast live on VTV4 Foreign Television Channel of Vietnam Television, livestreamed on VTV Digital channel and on the Vietnam Image Promotion Platform ( https://vietnam.vn ).

Works participating in the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam 2024".

This is the second time the Contest has been held. The Contest is a vivid demonstration of the deep concern and consistent policy of our Party and State towards the work of caring for the material and spiritual life of the people, taking the people as the center, in the spirit of "leaving no one behind" and creating all favorable conditions for people to participate, contribute, promote their capacity and intelligence in the cause of building, developing, protecting the Fatherland and international integration of the country.

At the same time, the Contest also creates opportunities for people nationwide, overseas Vietnamese and international friends to express their love for their homeland and country and their enthusiasm in creating photos and videos to promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people to the world, arousing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy nation; promoting cultural values and the strength of the Vietnamese people in the new era.

After nearly 7 months of launching the Contest, from March 20, 2024 until the deadline for receiving works on October 15, 2024, the Contest has attracted a total of 6,863 authors with 10,327 photo and video works, including 9,657 photo works and 670 video works. Among the participating authors, there are 581 international authors, 265 Vietnamese authors abroad with nearly 1,000 works and more than 50% of the authors have participated in the Contest in 2023. After many days of serious and impartial work, the Jury and Organizing Committee have selected 60 videos and 150 best photos to display at the exhibition, of which 34 best works were awarded prizes.

Each work is an interesting story, an impressive moment or a meaningful message about love for the homeland, country, with pride, with love and aspiration for a prosperous and happy life across the S-shaped strip of land of Vietnam. The contest received great attention and support from sponsors. The Organizing Committee would like to thank the sponsors including: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Hong Ha Stationery Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Tourism and Transport Marketing Joint Stock Company (Vietravel), Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), Military Bank (MB), TLG Real Estate Group Joint Stock Company, SALA LAW FIRM, DR. HUYGIANG, Technology sponsor: TECHCITY, Media sponsor: Tin Tuc Newspaper... The total value of the prizes for both photo and video categories is up to nearly 400 million VND, including: 02 Gold Medals; 04 Silver Medals; 06 Bronze Medals and 20 Consolation Prizes. Prize value: Gold Medal 70,000,000 VND; Silver Medal 20,000,000 VND; Bronze Medal 10,000,000 VND; Consolation Prize 5,000,000 VND and other secondary prizes. After the Award Ceremony, selected works will continue to be exhibited domestically and internationally, serving the communication and promotion of Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights in 2025. Some works participating in the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam 2024".

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