This isthe biggest event for television producers to meet and exchange their workingexperiences.
Nearly500 television productions have been nominated for awards in nine categories,including children’s show, reportage, science-education show, talk show,documentary, ethnic language show, music show, stage performance, andtelevision drama.
“Reportageand documentary categories are the most for any section,” said Nguyen Ha Nam,head of Vietnam National Television’s Editorial Secretary Board, also headof festival organisation.
Reportagereceived nearly 150 entries while documentaries attracted 86 entries.
Aproduction entitled Thay Thuoc Cua Rung (Doctor of Forest) byCentral Highlands Lam Dong Television Station will compete at the reportagecategory.
“It isabout the work of rangers to save pine forests in Lam Dong province,” saidreporter Nguyen Phung Hoang Phuc. “The pine forest is damaged by toxicchemicals.”
Thecategory also include the works such as Cau Chuyen Ve Nha Gian PhucNguyen 2A (Story about Phuc Nguyen 2A Platform); Thach Thuc CongTac Quan Ly Nguoi Nuoc Ngoai o Tinh Quang Ninh (Challenges ofForeigner Management in Quang Ninh Province) and Noi Lo An Ninh Nguon Nuoc (Worriesabout Water Source Security).
Thesereveal hot issues related to politics and society.
Televisionstations in mountainous provinces such as Bac Can and Lai Chau will bringproductions to the festival to compete at science and education shows, ethniclanguage and music categories.
“Televisionstations have many duties such as providing information but they alsocontribute to raise awareness for television viewers,” said reporter Vo Huynh TanTai, from HCM City Television.
“Wealways follow what’s going on in daily life and find the right people to appearon television. At the festival, we see good productions by our colleagues andshare experiences.”
The stageperformance and television drama category will include five television seriesincluding Ve Nha Di Con (Come Home, My Dear) and TiengSet Trong Mua (Thunderbolt in Rain).
Directedby Nguyen Danh Dung, the series is about family issues. With simple storiesthat everyone may face, the series was welcomed by viewers. It soon became ablockbuster for Vietnam Television (VTV).
It pickedup three important awards at VTV Award 2019 for the best series, the best actorand best actress.
Twoseminars discussing television production and distribution on the internet andinvestigation reportage production will be held during the festival, as will aphoto exhibition featuring television producers at work in Conference Centre at44 Tran Phu Street.
Thefestival will begin at 8pm at the centre. The opening and closing ceremonieswill be broadcast on VTV Channel 1.
Thefestival will also help raise awareness for children suffering from congenitalheart defects which is VTV’s charity fund in co-ordination with Viettel KhanhHoa and HCM University Medical Centre on December 7-8 at Khanh Hoa Hospital./.