At the press conference on the morning of September 16, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong assessed that this is a key tourism promotion event taking place at the end of September 2024 in San Francisco and Hollywood, California, USA, with the theme "Vietnam - New destination of world cinema".
The event aims to open up new opportunities to promote the image of the country, people and culture of Vietnam through cinema; introducing Vietnam not only as an ideal destination for tourists, but also as an attractive place for the world's leading filmmakers, film directors and actors.
This confirms that Vietnam has locations that can become famous film studios for both natural landscapes and diverse cultural identities. Through films shot in Vietnam, international audiences not only have the opportunity to experience the beauty of nature, culture and people of Vietnam in the most vivid and intimate way, but also promote the demand for tourists to visit and travel.
The program is expected to attract the participation of over 450 guests including government representatives, management agencies, businessmen, investors, the Motion Picture Association of America, producers, film studio directors, directors, film set directors, Hollywood stars, marketing partners, media companies, KOLs, bloggers, etc.
On the Vietnamese side, leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, some localities with tourism-film cooperation relations with the United States (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ninh Binh, Quang Binh), large tourism corporations, film enterprises (production logistics, settings, film production, film distribution)... will attend the event.
At the press conference, the US Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Marc E. Knapper, highlighted the important economic benefits that the film industry brings, from production to distribution.
“We hope and encourage more American filmmakers to come to Vietnam and choose Vietnam as a filming location, so that generations of Americans will know and appreciate more the natural beauty and rich, diverse culture of Vietnam.
“We hope that American filmmakers will discover filming locations that can become iconic landmarks of Vietnam, become sought-after tourist destinations, generate revenue for local businesses, and enhance the presence and appeal of many beautiful destinations in Vietnam,” the ambassador emphasized.
Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said that among nearly 1,000 partners interested in the event promoting Vietnam tourism and cinema in Hollywood, the best quality partners in the film industry will be selected and about 500 delegates will attend the seminar introducing Vietnam's tourism and cinema potential taking place within the framework of the event.
Notably, at this conference, the organizers invited famous American directors to share their experiences when making films in Vietnam. Typical examples include Mr. Phillip Noyce, director of “The Quiet American”; Mr. Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of “Kong: Skull Island”; Ms. Leann Emmert, Set Director of “Kong: Skull Island”; Ms. Lori Balton, Set Director of “Shang Chi”; Mr. Justin Booth, Production Director of “The Challenge”…
Welcoming the 'blockbuster' film crew: Immediate effect, tourists increased by 200%
Destinations, which are the settings in movies, always become attractive addresses that immediately attract visitors. However, while Thailand welcomes about 100 film crews each year, Vietnam welcomes a small number, less than two hands.
Businesses contribute money to invite American film producers to promote Vietnam tourism
Vietnam will call on filmmakers, especially major American film studios, to participate in production in Vietnam, with its own support policies. The event's budget is about 10 billion VND and 100% will be mobilized from business contributions.
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