At the 2018 film festival

The festival, slated to last five days, aims to honour movie talents and outstanding movies with humanitarian and art values.

It also provides a platform for Vietnamese and international movie artists to share professional expertise, contributing to expanding Vietnam’s movie market in the region and the world, popularising Vietnam and its people and culture to international friends.

The event was held for the first time in 2010.

Throughout the past five editions, the organising board received entries from Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Argentina, France, Mexico, Romania, Iran, Poland, among others./.VNA

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