(VOVworld) - The 2012 International Festival – TV Sports, and Tourism open in Hanoi last night. The organizing board said that 42 foreign film studios and 25 local studios participate in the festival with 145 entries of various genres such as report, documentary, feature film, cartoon, and education programs. A first prize, a second prize, and a jury prize will be presented in each category. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai addressed the opening ceremony: “The festival aims to honor works of high artistic values at home and abroad, boosting the integration and development of Vietnam’s TV Sports, and Tourism sector”.

Press conference to announce the festival