Experts expect the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024 to improve quality, increase international exchange and integration of the film industry.
During the first HIFF announcement on the afternoon of September 20, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City - expressed her hope to turn Ho Chi Minh City into a Film City, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
HIFF will take place from April 6 to 13, 2024, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, chaired by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, in coordination with other departments. The event is expected to include five main competition categories and awards, bringing together 200 artists from many countries and territories. The list of jury members will be announced later this year, the award ceremony will take place on April 6 and 13, 2024 at the City Theater, Lam Son Park area, District 1.
In addition to screening competing films, HIFF organizes activities such as exhibitions and discussions on the importance of cinema to the locality, artist meetings and exchanges after each screening, music shows and film fashion.
Actor Tran Thanh - a guest at the program announcement - suggested that HIFF should have categories for film editing, music, and special effects like the Oscars or Emmys, to honor the team responsible behind the screen. In addition, Tran Thanh suggested changing the name of the Best Supporting Actor award to Best Supporting Actor, because he believes that the word "supporting" will reduce the value of the artist.
Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City - Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - at the press conference on September 20. Photo: Provided by the Organizing Committee
Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Cinema Association Duong Cam Thuy - a member of the organizing committee - said that HIFF is a bridge to help investors and young film talents at home and abroad exchange and cooperate in cinema.
The organizing committee learned from other regional and continental film festivals, inviting foreign advisors to accompany the program, such as Kim Dong Ho - founder of Busan Film Festival (Korea), Jeremy Segay - Southeast Asia audiovisual attaché at the French Embassy, Jay Choi - former director of Warner Bros (Korea), Associate Professor Tran Luan Kim - former principal of the Vietnam Cinema School in Ho Chi Minh City, directors Phan Dang Di, Charlie Nguyen, Phan Gia Nhat Linh.
According to Oxford Bibliographies , Film City is a concept that refers to the connection between the locality and the film industry. Early cinema recorded scenes of urban life. Many film cities in the world are known, such as Los Angeles (USA), Mumbai (India), Rome (Italy).
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