Consider and award prizes for literary and artistic creations on the subject of the Vietnam People's Navy

The Navy Political Department has sent a document requesting the Propaganda Department of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees; the Provincial Literature and Arts Association, and press agencies to widely disseminate to artists, members, reporters, collaborators, and authors whose works are participating in the award for literary and artistic creation on the topic of the Vietnam People's Navy for the period 2021-2025.

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The Organizing Committee will award 8 A prizes, 12 B prizes, and 20 C prizes to outstanding literary and artistic works on the subject of the Vietnam People's Navy (Illustration photo).

The Vietnam People's Navy Literature and Art Prize is awarded every five years to literary and artistic works created in the period 2021-2025. The awarding is carried out on the principles of voluntariness, objectivity, democracy, fairness and transparency.

Criteria for consideration and awarding of prizes: works that deal with the theme of the Vietnam People's Navy; create a strong and profound influence, promote the image of "Uncle Ho's soldiers - Navy soldiers" in the task of protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland, in accordance with the cultural and national identity of Vietnam. Priority is given to works that achieve the values ​​of truth - goodness - beauty, impact on raising awareness, morality, ideology, and emotions; educate and encourage the masses to compete in patriotism, towards the sea and islands of the Fatherland and navy soldiers.

Participants are professional or non-professional authors and co-authors inside and outside the Navy whose works meet the conditions and criteria specified in Articles 3, 4 and 12 of this Regulation; Rewards are given to groups and individuals who have made many positive contributions in directing, guiding, mobilizing and implementing activities to create, propagate and promote literary and artistic works on the topic of the Vietnam People's Navy.

Categories participating in the Award include: literature, music, photography, cinema with the following specific requirements:

Regarding Literature , works in the genres of novels, stories, poetry collections, literary memoirs, and epic poems that have been printed into books, printed for the first time, widely announced, published, and distributed. Priority is given to anthologies on the Vietnam People's Navy. For a comprehensive anthology, at least 2/3 of the content must be about the Vietnam People's Navy. Authors who submit to the organizing committee for consideration for the award must submit no more than 3 collections of short stories, literary memoirs, epic poems, or poetry collections. Anthologies, anthologies, and works jointly printed by 4 or more authors; and literary books that have not been published in their entirety.

Regarding Music , the work is a song, complete with music and lyrics, clearly presented (without erasures) in typed or handwritten sheet music on A4 paper, which has been performed, released on radio, television, and popularized in social life. New songs with quality content and art that have been completely arranged, orchestrated, and recorded are encouraged. Each author or group of authors can participate in no more than 5 songs. No awards are given for the genres of film music, dance music, instrumental music, musical theater, and stage music.

Photography includes single photo works measuring 30cm x 45cm (with 1 photo measuring 13cm x 18cm) submitted for consideration. Photos must clearly state the caption, full name, work, author, author's address, contact phone number, and a certificate of having been displayed at an exhibition (exhibition location, date of organization). If the photo has been printed in books or newspapers, the author must send the book or newspaper page (clearly stating the book or newspaper title, publication time); each author must submit no more than 5 works for consideration.

Cinema is a feature film, documentary, musical film that has been completed into a film and shown on television channels and media (accompanied by a literary script). Each author and group of authors submit no more than 3 works for consideration. No awards will be given to research works, critical theories about cinema; animated films, and scientific films.

The Organizing Committee will award 8 A prizes, 12 B prizes, and 20 C prizes to outstanding literary and artistic works. The award ceremony is expected to take place in February 2025 at the Navy Command. The award ceremony is expected to take place in March 2025 at the Navy Command Hall, No. 38 Dien Bien Phu, Minh Khai, Hong Bang, Hai Phong City.

The Organizing Committee has the right to use the submitted works for the award to print cultural publications, distribute, display, exhibit, and promote cultural activities of the Navy.

Time for receiving documents for consideration, from the date of announcement of the Regulations until the end of January 2025 via military post or post office to the Propaganda Department, Navy Political Department, No. 38 Dien Bien Phu, Minh Khai, Hong Bang, Hai Phong City. Authors can send additional files (if any) via Email: vanhoahq123@gmail.com; Tel: 0392.639.023 (address: Thao) the documents clearly state: Works participating in the consideration of the award for literary and artistic composition about the Vietnam People's Navy.

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