Vietnam Film Festival
The Vietnam Film Festival, founded in 1970, is a film festival of Vietnam. It is considered as the major event of Cinema of Vietnam with awards for numerous categories ranging from feature film, direct-to-video to documentary film. The festival is held for each two or three years in different host cities all over Vietnam with the latest was organized in 2007 in the city of Nam Định.
History
The first Vietnam Film Festival was held from August 18 to August 25, 1970 in Hanoi following an issue of Vietnamese Ministry of Culture with the purpose of "encouraging the development of the national cinema". For each festival, there are several juries of 7 to 11 members for different categories of feature film, direct-to-video, animated film and documentary film. The most prestigious prize of the festival is the Golden Lotus following by the Silver Lotus and the Special Prize of Jury. Up to 2007, there are 15 festival which took place in numerous cities of Vietnam with the 16th festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in December 2009.| Festival | Year | Host city | Note |
| 1st Vietnam Film Festival | 1970 | Hanoi | |
| 2nd Vietnam Film Festival | 1973 | Hanoi | |
| 3rd Vietnam Film Festival | 1975 | Haiphong | |
| 4th Vietnam Film Festival | 1977 | Ho Chi Minh City | |
| 5th Vietnam Film Festival | 1980 | Hanoi | |
| 6th Vietnam Film Festival | 1983 | Ho Chi Minh City | |
| 7th Vietnam Film Festival | 1985 | Hanoi | |
| 8th Vietnam Film Festival | 1988 | Đà Nẵng | |
| 9th Vietnam Film Festival | 1990 | Nha Trang | |
| 10th Vietnam Film Festival | 1993 | Haiphong | |
| 11th Vietnam Film Festival | 1996 | Hanoi | |
| 12th Vietnam Film Festival | 1999 | Huế | |
| 13th Vietnam Film Festival | 2001 | Vinh | |
| 14th Vietnam Film Festival | 2004 | Buôn Ma Thuột | |
| 15th Vietnam Film Festival | 2007 | Nam Định | |
| 16th Vietnam Film Festival | 2009 | Ho Chi Minh City | |
| 17th Vietnam Film Festival | 2011 | Tuy Hòa | |
| 18th Vietnam Film Festival | 2013 | Hạ Long |
Awards
Feature film
- Golden Lotus for Best Feature Film
- Silver Lotus
- Award for Best Screenplay
- Award for Best Director
- Award for Best Cinematography
- Award for Best Art Design
- Award for Best Original Score
- Award for Best Actor
- Award for Best Actress
- Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Award for Best Supporting Actress
Direct-to-video
- Golden Lotus for Best Direct-to-Video Film
- Silver Lotus
- Award for Best Screenplay
- Award for Best Director
- Award for Best Cinematography
- Award for Best Art Design
- Award for Best Original Score
- Award for Best Actor
- Award for Best Actress
- Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Award for Best Supporting Actress
Documentary film
- Golden Lotus for Best Documentary Film
- Silver Lotus
- Award for Best Screenplay
- Award for Best Director
- Award for Best Cinematography
- Award for Best Sound Editing
Animated film
- Golden Lotus for Best Animated Film
- Silver Lotus
- Award for Best Screenplay
- Award for Best Director
- Award for Best Cinematography
- Award for Best Original Score
Golden Lotus