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<\/p>\nOn the afternoon of November 20, the press conference for the Opening of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival took place in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring a number of noteworthy announcements.<\/p>\n
In attendance were: Ta Quang Dong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the Steering Committee of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival;\nTr\u1ea7n Th\u1ecb Di\u1ec7u Th\u00fay, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People\u2019s Committee, Co-Head of the Steering Committee of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival; \u0110\u1eb7ng Tr\u1ea7n C\u01b0\u1eddng, Director of the Department of Cinema, Head of the Organizing Committee of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival; Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Thanh Th\u00fay, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, Co-Head of the Organizing Committee of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival.<\/p>\n
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Press Conference for the Opening of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y 20\/11, bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp b\u00e1o Khai M\u1ea1c Li\u00ean hoan Phim Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 XXIV \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra t\u1ea1i TP.HCM v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd. Tham d\u1ef1 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n c\u00f3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u00ed: T\u1ea1 Quang \u0110\u00f4ng, Th\u1ee9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 VH-TT-DL, Tr\u01b0\u1edfng ban ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o LHP Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 24; Tr\u1ea7n Th\u1ecb<\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":11334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,125,127,141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cong-nghiep-van-hoa","category-lich-trinh-va-su-kien","category-tin-tuc-moi-nhat","category-truyen-thong"],"yoast_head":"\n\nHo Chi Minh City is honored to host the 24th Vietnam Film Festival in a moment of profound significance: the city has just been recognized by UNESCO as a \u201cCreative City of Film\u201d, the first such designation in Southeast Asia. This represents a strong affirmation of the city\u2019s strategic and well-aligned development of its film industry, while also providing powerful momentum for the sector at this pivotal time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe 24th Vietnam Film Festival is a major national cultural and artistic event celebrating a series of historic milestones:the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (30\/4\/1975 \u2013 30\/4\/2025), the 80th Anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (2\/9)\nand heading toward the 14th National Party Congress.<\/div>\nSpeaking at the press conference, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People\u2019s Committee Tr\u1ea7n Th\u1ecb Di\u1ec7u Th\u00fay stated that preparations have been fundamentally completed, and the city is ready for the festival\u2019s main activities. She emphasized that the people of the city are eagerly awaiting the arrival of filmmakers from Vietnam and around the world. In addition, the Opening Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the official presentation of the UNESCO Creative City designation to Ho Chi Minh City.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hochiminhcityfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GOT02521.jpg\")
<\/div>\nVice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People\u2019s Committee Tr\u1ea7n Th\u1ecb Di\u1ec7u Th\u00fay stated that preparations have been fundamentally completed<\/em><\/div>\nRepresenting the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, People\u2019s Artist Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Thanh Th\u00fay affirmed that the city is committed to mobilizing maximum resources to ensure the success of the 24th Vietnam Film Festival, befitting the status of the region\u2019s newly recognized \u201cCity of Film.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hochiminhcityfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GOT02486.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\u00a0People\u2019s Artist Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Thanh Th\u00fay, representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, speaking at the press conference.<\/em><\/div>\nAccording to \u0110\u1eb7ng Tr\u1ea7n C\u01b0\u1eddng, Director of the Department of Cinema, this year\u2019s festival has selected 144 outstanding films from 42 production units. The competition program includes 16 feature films, 36 documentary films, 14 scientific films, and 21 animated films. In addition, 57 works will be screened in the Panorama Program, reflecting the diversity and strong growth of Vietnamese cinema over the past two years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hochiminhcityfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GOT02497.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\u0110\u1eb7ng Tr\u1ea7n C\u01b0\u1eddng, Director of the Department of Cinema, speaking at the press conference<\/em><\/div>\n\n\nAlongside film screenings, the 24th Vietnam Film Festival will feature a series of events from November 21 to 25, including thematic seminars, artist meet-and-greet sessions, a photo exhibition at Lam S\u01a1n Park, and the art program \u201cMusic and Fashion in Film\u201d on Nguy\u1ec5n Hu\u1ec7 Walking Street.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nA notable new highlight is the Local Film Development and Promotion Program, where provinces and cities will work directly with domestic and international film crews to introduce their landscapes, preferential policies, and production environments, while also receiving consultations on strategies for developing their local film industries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWith the theme \u201cVietnamese Cinema \u2013 Sustainable Development and International Integration in the New Era,\u201d the 24th Vietnam Film Festival aims to showcase new works of Vietnamese cinema, create opportunities for interaction between artists and audiences, and contribute to enhancing professionalism in film creation, production, and distribution. The event is expected to become an important stepping stone for Vietnamese cinema to affirm its position in the region and on the international stage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n