The Vietnam Night event recently took place at the Busan Film Festival (BIFF, Korea) to introduce the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) and Vietnamese artists.
"Vietnam Night" at the Busan Film Festival 2023 is organized more carefully and with more investment than many previous years - Photo: HIFF
Vietnam Night in Busan recently gathered 600 guests, including representatives from government agencies, organizations related to Vietnamese cinema, and artists and actors.
Representatives of Vietnamese and Korean agencies and organizations included: Mr. Nguyen Tan Kiet, Head of the Arts Department - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports ; Mr. Kim Dong Ho - founder and former president of Busan Film Festival and honorary president of HIFF; Mr. Nam Dong Chul, interim director of Busan Film Festival.
Many Vietnamese artists attend Vietnam Night
On the artist side, famous people include actors Tran Thanh , Hari Won, Miss Thuy Tien, director Nguyen Phan Quang Binh, MisThy...
They are from the show Let's Feast Vietnam which just won the Asia Content Awards & Global OTT Awards at the Busan Film Festival.
Vietnamese delegation at this year's Busan Film Festival - Photo: HIFF
At Vietnam Night, many guests chose to wear Vietnamese ao dai to help promote this culture abroad, including Miss Thuy Tien .
Singer Vu also attended Vietnam Night to promote his concert film Ten Thousand Years, invested and produced by BHD.
In addition, there are representatives of Vietnamese cinema such as director Phan Gia Nhat Linh, Tran Thanh Huy, filmmakers, directors, film distribution companies, film selectors, artists, many international film experts...
At film festivals, a night dedicated to a country’s cinema is a place to connect people and introduce that country’s cinema to other countries. The fact that Vietnam Night is organized and maintained regularly over the years has long been a dream of the Vietnamese film industry.
Introducing the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival in Busan
Mr. Nguyen Tan Kiet, representative of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, assessed that introducing the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival at Vietnam Night is an important step to bring Vietnamese cinema to the world , building a cultural bridge between countries through cinema.
He said: "HIFF takes place from April 6 to 13, 2024 with many attractive and diverse activities, promising a time when Ho Chi Minh City is filled with a cinematic atmosphere.
Mr. Nam Dong Chul, interim director of Busan International Film Festival - Photo: HIFF
The city will welcome artists, guests from around the world and a large number of tourists."
The HIFF Organizing Committee also announced that the position of honorary president of HIFF is Mr. Kim Dong Ho, founder and former president of Busan Film Festival. For many years, Mr. Kim Dong Ho has been passionate about Vietnamese cinema and has also been a consultant for HIFF.
"Korea and Vietnam have built a close relationship over many years and have made many important achievements in the process," he said.
Mr. Nam Dong Chul, interim director of Busan Film Festival, assessed Vietnam Night and HIFF as important steps to promote cooperation and film exchange between Korea and Vietnam.
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