On the evening of December 19, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Ministry of Information and Communications solemnly held the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition and Announcement of the Awards for the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" 2023. This is the first time that the Ministry of Information and Communications has organized the Contest online, on the Vietnam Image Promotion Platform - Vietnam.vn, with the goal of encouraging all people across the country, overseas Vietnamese, and international friends to apply digital technology to create photos and videos about the image of the country and people of Vietnam.
Delegates cut the ribbon to open the "Happy Vietnam" Photo and Video Contest Exhibition
Attending the program were Party and State leaders: Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Former Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Truong My Hoa; Party Central Committee members, alternate members of the Party Central Committee and representatives of leaders of a number of central departments, ministries and branches; representatives of leaders of a number of provinces and cities: Hai Phong; Quang Ninh; Bac Ninh; Ninh Binh; Thai Binh; Nam Dinh; Hoa Binh; Phu Tho; Thai Nguyen; Ha Giang...
On the side of the Ministry of Information and Communications, there were comrades: Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Manh Hung; comrades of the Ministry's leaders, former leaders of the Ministry through the periods; Leaders of units under the Ministry of Information and Communications. Also attending the ceremony were: Representatives of leaders of press agencies, organizations, enterprises, the Contest's Jury and the award-winning authors. In addition, there were representatives of the Embassies of the following countries: Republic of Cuba; Russian Federation; Lao PDR; Romania; Malaysia and the Kingdom of Thailand.
Party and State leaders attended the opening ceremony
Through the works of the contest, a peaceful, beautiful, dynamically developing Vietnam with a strong aspiration to become a powerful, civilized, rich and happy nation appears clearly. The works participating in the contest will be a source of authentic, vivid documents, conveying beautiful, multi-dimensional images of Vietnam, creating opportunities for everyone, wherever they are, to experience the close, sincere and warm life in all regions of our country.
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung speaks at the opening ceremony of the Exhibition and Award Announcement of the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" 2023
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that since the launch of the contest in June 2023, after 4 months, the contest has attracted the participation of more than 7,000 photo and video works. From there, the Organizing Committee has selected 28 works for awards and 70 photo works, 14 video works for exhibition.
On the Vietnam.vn platform, over 90 million people have viewed these 7,000 works, of which over 40% are from abroad. Some works have been viewed by over half a million people. These are very large numbers, surprising even the organizers.
Former Vice President Truong My Hoa and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and delegates visited the exhibition.
The Minister of Information and Communications shared: "Each work is a unique perspective, a unique moment, an interesting story, a beauty, a reflection that life, Heaven and Earth bestow upon humans, if not recorded at that exact moment, at that exact place, it will be lost. And if not recorded, it will be a loss. The greatest strength is always the strength of the People. The greatest creativity is always the creativity of the People. The most powerful vitality is always the vitality of the People. 7,000 photos and videos of Vietnamese people across the country are vivid proof of the strength, creativity and vitality of the People."
Digital technology and digital platforms have created conditions for every citizen, no matter where they are, with a smartphone and 4G/5G coverage, to be creative and contribute their voice to create a Vietnam of the people.
“Our Party and State always create favorable conditions for people to participate, contribute, and promote their capacity and intelligence in the cause of national construction, development, and integration. The people's strength has been gathered with the aspiration for a strong, prosperous, prosperous, and happy Vietnam,” the Minister of Information and Communications emphasized.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung also said that Happy Vietnam is not only a contest, not only a program but also a festival of Vietnamese people speaking up about their happy life. That happiness appears in every house, every field, every village, every street. That happiness belongs to them because they themselves have created that happiness and they themselves speak up about that happiness.
Special performances at the program
The contest was organized through the program's website https://happy.vietnam.vn, with the requirement that the works use technology applications to create modern, vivid, and easily accessible media products to a wide audience at home and abroad; the results attracted millions of votes from readers.
Former Vice President Truong My Hoa and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung presented two first prizes in the photo and video categories to authors Bui Cuong Quyet and Nguyen Thanh Paven.
Among many quality works, after many rounds of selection, careful consideration with an objective and democratic spirit, the Jury has selected the 2 best works for the award of the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" in 2023. In which, the First Prize in the Photo category belongs to author Bui Cuong Quyet with the work Fly to Vietnam ; the Video category belongs to author Nguyen Thanh Paven with the work Da Nang - City of Biodiversity .
Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department Le Hai Binh and General Director of VNA Vu Viet Trang presented the second prizes to the winning authors.
Second Prize in the photo category went to author Catalin Chitu with the work Skyscraper Shrouded in Clouds ; Second Prize in the video category went to author Vuong Manh Cuong with the work Nha Trang sea calls.
The authors received third prize in the contest.
Third Prize in the photo category went to author Hieu Minh Vu with the work "A good harvest of red tangerines" ; Third Prize in the video category went to author Le Tan Thanh with the work " Growing flax, weaving - traditional cultural identity of the Mong people". The Organizing Committee also awarded 20 Consolation Prizes for the photo and video categories.
The authors were honored to receive the Encouragement Prize in the video category.
The most voted award for the photo category belongs to author Luong Sy Phu with the work Joy when working at TH.
The most voted award for the video category belongs to the group of authors Pham Mina and Mui Khanh Ly with the work Discovering the beautiful H'mong village in Hua Tat, Moc Chau, Son La .
NGO HUYEN - Photo: TUAN MINH
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