The
festival was initiated by Việt
Deputy
Minister of Information and Communications Đỗ Quý Doãn (standing) at the
briefing to introduce the ASEAN photo and documentary festival, Hà Nội, May 17, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Thu
Cúc
The event is designed to promote the
images of the lands, peoples and process of construction and development of all
ASEAN member countries.
The
MIC expects that the festival will treasure the region’s most famous landscapes
and unique cultural identities as well as fine virtues of ASEAN nations.
This
festival is also a welcoming event to celebrate Việt
Contestants
include organizations, individuals or groups of authors who hold the
citizenship of the ten ASEAN member countries.
Each
contestant can send, from May 15 to September 15, a maximum of five works for
each genre to his country’s national information committee.
In
Việt
The
prize awarding ceremony is scheduled to take place on the occasion of the 17th
ASEAN Summit in Hà Nội in late October, 2010.