Profound values ​​from the 2025 Military Cinema scriptwriting camp

After a period of intense work, 15 authors and screenwriters from inside and outside the military exchanged expertise, worked closely with Regiment 254 and completed nearly 50 script outlines with in-depth content and rich emotions.

The People's Army Cinema opened the "Armed Forces and Revolutionary War" film script writing camp on May 19, 2025 - the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh 's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025). This is an annual activity organized to search for and develop quality scripts to serve the film production plan in 2026 and the following years.

The script writing camp of the People's Army Cinema attracted many writers inside and outside the army to participate.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Colonel Truong Trung Tuan - Party Secretary, Deputy Director of the People's Army Cinema emphasized: "In cinema, the theme of armed forces and revolutionary war is an important topic, there have been many works that have left a deep impression on society.

However, recently, the number of cinematic works on this topic is still not much, there are few excellent works, rich in topicality, depth and creating great social effects. Through this writing camp, we hope that with the talent, experience and enthusiasm of the authors, the completed scripts will be works of high value in terms of content and art."

Colonel Truong Trung Tuan - Party Secretary, Deputy Director of People's Army Cinema spoke at the opening ceremony of the creative camp.

Within the framework of the 2025 Screenwriting Camp, on the afternoon of May 21, authors and screenwriters had a field trip to Regiment 254 under the Lao Cai Provincial Military Command.

Here, the delegation was given an overview of the history, traditions, functions, tasks, organization and outstanding results in training and education in recent times by Lieutenant Colonel Ta Quang Hieu - Political Commissar of the Regiment on behalf of the Party Committee and Command of the Regiment. The delegation also directly visited the training process; learned about the actual accommodation, study and living of officers, soldiers and students.

The theme of armed forces and revolutionary war is an important one, and there have been many works that have left a deep impression on society. However, recently, the number of cinematic works on this theme is still not much, there are few excellent works that are rich in topicality, have depth and create great social effects. Through this creative camp, it is hoped that with the talent, experience and enthusiasm of the authors, the completed scripts will be works of high value in terms of content and art. - Colonel Truong Trung Tuan, Party Secretary, Deputy Director of People's Army Cinema

The field trip helped the authors better understand the life of soldiers on the frontier and gain valuable materials for their writing process. For the authors, it was truly a journey that touched their hearts, awakening their love for their profession and their country in every page of the script that was being nurtured in the mountains and forests of Sa Pa.

On behalf of the delegation, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Thuc - Deputy Director of the Scientific Film Studio (Head of the 2025 Creative Camp Delegation) expressed his deep gratitude to the Party Committee and the Regiment Command for their warm welcome and effective support; and presented the unit with the documentary "Beside Dad" - an emotional work produced by the People's Army Cinema in 2024.

Images of soldiers today the authors met on the field trip.

After nearly a week of organization, the 2025 Film Script Writing Camp on the theme "Armed Forces and Revolutionary War" of the People's Army Cinema has closed in a solemn yet cozy atmosphere, filled with the pride and emotion of the authors after a series of days of sharing together the journey of artistic labor full of passion and responsibility.

Attending the event were Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Tuyen, Head of Nursing Group 17; Lieutenant Colonel, Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen, Deputy Director of the People's Army Cinema; Lieutenant Colonel Phan Trung Kien, Political Commissar of Nursing Group 17, and 15 excellent writers and screenwriters from both inside and outside the military.

Today's soldier is a major topic that is being effectively exploited by the People's Army Cinema, achieving many successes.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel, Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen expressed his sincere and deep gratitude to the leaders and commanders of the 17 Sa Pa Nursing Group for their enthusiastic support and creating the most favorable conditions for the creative camp. He shared: "This creative camp is a place where the intelligence, enthusiasm and love for the profession of artists who are always concerned with the theme of the Armed Forces and Revolutionary War - an artistic stream with deep historical depth and topicality".

Lieutenant Colonel, Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen, Deputy Director of the People's Army Cinema, spoke at the closing ceremony.

"The authors had the opportunity to exchange expertise and listen to vivid stories from the officers and soldiers who are training day and night to protect the Fatherland. These are valuable and authentic materials that are not always available. In particular, the participation of many young authors has added new vitality to Vietnamese revolutionary cinema," emphasized Lieutenant Colonel, Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen.

The script writing camp organized annually by the People's Army Cinema has been clearly affirming its own identity, becoming an "artistic source" imbued with revolutionary spirit, civic responsibility and humanistic depth.

From the misty land of Sa Pa, where the soldiers’ stories are heard in the most authentic way, the first pages of future film scripts were born. It is an experience, an emotion crystallized from vivid reality.

According to the organizers, this year's creative camp left a deep impression in terms of organization, and more importantly, in terms of content. The outlines completed within the framework of the camp all demonstrated serious investment, creative thinking and profound artistic sense. These will be important "seeds" to be nurtured, expected to become valuable cinematic works, contributing to enriching the script source of the People's Army Cinema in the coming time.

Being exposed to and experiencing in units is a valuable opportunity for the writer.

In the context of films about revolutionary war and armed forces gradually disappearing from the screen, the birth of new scripts, distilled from passion and real-life experiences, will be the spark that continues the tradition, maintaining the identity and character of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema.

The authors had the opportunity to exchange expertise and listen to vivid stories from the officers and soldiers who are training day and night to protect the Fatherland. These are valuable and authentic materials that are not always available. In particular, the participation of many young authors has added new vitality to Vietnamese revolutionary cinema. - Lieutenant Colonel, Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen, Deputy Director of People's Army Cinema

The script writing camp organized annually by the People's Army Cinema has been clearly affirming its own identity, becoming an "artistic source" imbued with revolutionary spirit, civic responsibility and humanistic depth.

The writing camps have become special creative spaces where artists' pens are in direct contact with reality, living with the breath of soldiers and people... thereby evoking the most vivid and authentic materials for each page of the script. It is this deep connection between reality and art that has created an unmistakable identity for the military-imprinted writing model.

The script writing camp has contributions from many young writers.

For decades, the People's Army Cinema has persistently organized creative camps as a series of journeys to foster patriotism, connecting generations of filmmakers with the heroic tradition of the nation. There, artists write with creative reason combined with a heart imbued with ideals and emotions. From generations of veteran screenwriters to young writers just entering the profession, all share the same aspiration: Continuing the revolutionary film line with works that are both historical and close to the contemporary breath.

The success of the writing camp does not stop at measuring the number of completed outlines and scripts, but also through the strong spirit of revival of political and revolutionary films in the country's cinema life. The scripts nurtured here have been gradually participating in important film projects, serving the country's major holidays, while meeting the increasingly diverse and in-depth needs of the audience.

The 254th Regiment created the best conditions for the group to deeply penetrate reality.

More importantly, the creative camp bridges the gap between art and history, between artists and soldiers. This intersection has created cinematic stories that are not only rich in artistic value but also have the mission of educating, inspiring and reminding of the silent but great sacrifices and contributions of generations of soldiers in the cause of defending the Fatherland.

With strategic vision, persistent organization and commitment to accompany writers, People's Army Cinema has built a creative camp brand with long-term value, contributing to preserving and promoting traditional films, while renewing the appearance of revolutionary cinema with creative, modern thinking and closer to today's audience.

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