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The 5-day event, to take place between November 24th and 28th, will include free outdoor screenings of films, seminars introducing the ASEAN film industry, and an exhibition on Vietnamese cinema. The highlight of the event will be the ASEAN Film Awards, which will introduce the very best movies in the region and affirm the role of the cinema industry in strengthening culture and friendship among nations of the ASEAN community.
“We will invite judges from outside the Southeast Asian region. Each ASEAN state will send one film and the awards will be announced on closing night,” Ngo Phuong Lan, Director of the Vietnam Cinema Department, elaborated.
The Festival is expected to draw around 850 domestic and foreign delegates.
