The two-day event gathered culturalrepresentatives from the two countries and dozens of State-owned and privatefilm companies and distributors.
It included meetings on filmmaking,scriptwriting, distribution, post-production, technologies and human resources,in which Vietnamese and Korean filmmakers and film distributors met and sharedexperiences.
Do Duy Anh, deputy director of the Vietnam CinemaDepartment (VCD), said: “We have worked closely with the Korea Film Council(KOFIC) to offer opportunities for young Vietnamese directors to develop theirbusiness.”
Lee Sang Seok, a member of KOFIC, said the filmcouncil would give stronger support to Vietnamese film companies in an effortto boost co-operation between the two countries.
“KOFIC will open a representative office in Vietnamsoon,” he said.
The Vietnamese film industry has developedstrongly in recent years, reflecting an increase in the number of films as wellas quality and diversity in film topics.
The industry’s revenue reached more than 132million USD last year, an increase of 27.2 million USD compared to 2015,reported by the VCD.
Last year, 41 Vietnamese feature films werereleased, making up more than 26 percent of market share, earning 35.5 million USDin ticket sales.
“We have seen the success of co-operation withthe Republic of Korea partners in recent years. We expect higher profits in thefuture,” said Vu Thi Hong Nga, a senior official of the VCD, referring to thefilm Em La Ba Noi Cua Anh (Sweet 20), a Vietnamese remake of the RoKfilm Miss Ranny, which was released last year.
The film, directed by young talent Phan Gia NhatLinh of HCM City, made a record at the domestic box office after earning more than130 billion VND (4 million USD)
Another project, Sac Dep Ngan Can (HeavyBeauty), a Vietnamese remake of the RoK blockbuster 200-PoundBeauty, released in 2006, will be in cinemas early next month.
The film is directed by James Ngo and starsyoung pop idols Minh Hang and Rocker Nguyen.
The producer Show BT and RoK partners workedtogether in make-up and costume design, soundtrack composition andpost-production.
Sac Dep Ngan Can promises big profits inticket sales.
“We plan to issue new policies about filmmakingand film distribution to promote the local film industry and attract moreforeign filmmakers,” Do Duy Anh from VCD said.
He said that the department targets having 80Vietnamese films released and 110 million people going to the cinema by 2020.
The 2017 Korea – Vietnam Film Industry Networkwas organised by VCD and KOFIC.-VNA