Co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the provincial People's Committee, the biennial event honours films and artists in the industry.

According to the ministry’s Cinematography Department, to be eligible for the festival, works, in forms of feature films, documentaries, science films, and cartoons, must be in the Vietnamese language and produced by Vietnamese film production establishments or in collaboration with foreign organisations or individuals without copyright disputes.

Participating films must not have joined in the festival or the National Television Festival before. The department said it accepts applications through September 5./. VNA