Vietnamese filmmakers are preparing to release new movies to entertain audiences during the coming holiday to celebrate the National Day on September 2.

Two Vietnamese movies, namely Memento Mori: Dat (Memento: Earth) and Dem toi ruc ro (The Brilliant Darkness), have been nominated in four categories of the ASEAN International Films Festivals & Awards (AIFFA) 2023 which is underway in Malaysia, according to actress and director Hong Anh.

The image of beautiful heritage destinations in Vietnam appears more and more in the international and domestic blockbuster films. This is expected to become a launching pad to help promote Vietnamese tourism.

Four of the biggest cinema chains in Vietnam, namely CGV, BHD Star, Galaxy, and Lotte, have petitioned the Prime Minister for permission to remain open past midnight.

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Film producers have revealed a host of new projects, promising to introduce Vietnamese cultural features to the silver screen and create a new diversity for the local cinema market.

More than 500 movies from nearly 50 countries and territories will be screened during the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

The APEC Film Week 2017 began in the central coastal city of Da Nang on October 12, highlighting the various cultures and peoples of APEC members.

Vietnam will host the ASEAN Film Awards in the framework of the 20th Vietnam Film Festival, which will take place in the central city of Da Nang from November 24-28.

The eighth European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on June 9.

Private film companies are releasing dramas, fantasies and comedies this summer as cinemas in HCM City continue to screen more locally made movies.

Movies made by domestic and international filmmakers will be featured at the fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) to be held from November 1 to 5.

Two Vietnamese films were selected to be on screen in the A Window on Asian Cinema programme of the 20 th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place in the Republic of Korea.

Film screenings will begin nationwide to celebrate the 70th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).