NA Standing Committee debates draft revised Cinematography Law
Members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 14 debated the draft revised Law on Cinematography as part of their ongoing third session.
Hanoi (VNA) – Members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 14 debated the draft revised Law on Cinematography as part of their ongoing third session.
Delivering a report summarising the bill, Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung said that the bill comprises eight chapters and 52 articles, including 25 articles from the current version and 27 new ones.
It aims to create favourable conditions for and encourage organisations and individuals to engage in film production, while supporting the publishing and popularising Vietnamese movies at home and abroad, he said.
It is also expected to help reform the management of cinematography and strengthen the application of advanced technologies in the field amid the development of science and technology, added the minister.
He said that the draft revised law gives two plans of managing the publishing of films on the Internet, including pre-release and post-release examination. However, the NA Committee on Culture and Education suggested the combination of the two plans.
A scene of "Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh" movie (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the discussion, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue clarified that cinematography not only helps enrich people’s spititual life but also contributes to building the Vietnamese culture.
However, the Cinematography Law 2006 has failed to catch up with the development of the sector, he noted, stressing the need to revise the law to ensure that cinematography is seen as an economic sector and an industry.
The NA leader suggested that members of the committee focus on making adjustments of cinematic activities in the digital technology environment so as to encourage the fast growth of the sector, while creating a legal corridor for the development of the Vietnamese cinematography industry.
Concluding the session, NA Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the revision of the law should result in a legal corridor and breakthrough policies with long-term vision for the sector’s development as a cultural-art sector and a cultural service and economic sector at the same time, thus boosting international cooperation and digital technology application in all stages from film production, publishing, promoting and archiving.
He underlined the need that the adoption of the bill will help develop a modern Vietnamese cinematography imbued with national identity and gaining global prestige, thus better protecting the right to creativity and the right to enjoying cultural-art values of people and the community./.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
A scene of "Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh" movie (Photo: VNA) 
