(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Cinematography Department on Tuesday held a conference in Hanoi to gather views for its draft project on the Cinematographic Development Strategy until 2020 looking ahead to 2030. Participants agreed that it is essential to increase the capacity of filmmakers and artists and establish private film studios as a means to improve the country’s cinema industry. They also said that it is crucial to bolster international cooperation to further introduce Vietnamese films to the wider world at regional and international film festivals.

Director of the Cinematography Department Ngo Phuong Lan said that the Hanoi International Film Festival should become a prestigious trademark in Southeast Asia: “We hope to establish a set of criteria for film production in line with Vietnamese and international practices by next year. The state will invest in the production of films of humanitarian value and pay more attention to the screening of films for political purposes, historical documentaries or films for children and ethnic minorities. We will also establish a fund to support and develop the cinema industry.”