Hanoi (VNA) – More than 500 movies from nearly 50 countries and territorieswill be screened during the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), announced Deputy Minister ofCulture, Sports, and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien.

Theofficial revealed the information during a press conference in Hanoi on August23.

Themed “Cinema:Integration and Sustainable Development”, the festival is slated for October 27-31. It looks to honour outstandingcinematographic works with high artistic and humanitarian value and creativity,while also encouraging new movie talents.

It is also hoping toexpand the Vietnamese cinema market, thus promoting the country’s image tointernational friends.

Films for the competitionare selected from many countries and territories around the world, some of whichhave never competed in international film festivals in Asia.

Meanwhile, non-competitionfilm screenings will be held, introducing new feature films, documentaries, andanimations films from Vietnam, along with some of the Iranian films which wonawards at the Cannes, Berlin, and Oscar film festivals, as well as works fromother countries.

The screenings willtake place at the National Cinema Centre, the Kim Dong movie theatre, the CGVVincom Centre cinema, and the BHD Star Vincom cinema.

A wide range ofawards will be presented at the end of the event, including those for best film,director, and actor/actress.

As part of the event,a HANIFF script-writing camp, film project market, free screenings, and filmdiscussions will be arranged. Seminars to share the experiences of filmmakersfrom Poland and Iran will help local artists, managers, and the publicunderstand more about world cinema.

The opening andclosing ceremonies of the event will be broadcast live on VTV2 and VTV1channels of the Vietnam Television on October 27 and 31, respectively. –VNA