Step by step building the film industry in Ninh Binh associated with tourism development

The cooperation signing ceremony between Ninh Binh Provincial
People's Committee and Vietnam Cinema Promotion and
Development Association took place on October 19, 2024
(Photo: Vu Anh)

Cooperation with the Vietnam Cinema Promotion and Development Association will contribute to promoting, building and developing the cultural industry and cinema industry of Ninh Binh province.

On October 19, in Ninh Binh province, a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province and the Vietnam Association for the Promotion and Development of Cinema took place.

Ninh Binh is an ancient land of the Red River Delta, with an important geographical location, favored by nature, endowed with many rich and unique natural landscapes with many famous landscapes and scenic spots; diverse mountain, river, and cave systems; convenient transportation system; along with unique historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relics; in which, the most typical is the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex.

In recent years, the province has not only attracted a large number of tourists but has also been chosen by many domestic and international filmmakers as the setting for films such as: "The Quiet American", "The Two Daughters of the Medicinal Garden Owner", "The Hero's Destiny", "Kong: Skull Island", "The Desire of Thang Long", "Tam Cam: The Untold Story", "578 - The Madman's Bullet", "Come Home, My Child", "Trang Ti", "The Taste of Love", "Cheer Up, Brothers"...

Through the films that have been selected by international film crews, domestic film studios, and Vietnam Television to film in Ninh Binh, it shows that Ninh Binh province is one of the typical provinces and cities in the country, fully capable of becoming a filming location for Hollywood blockbusters as well as Vietnamese films to promote the culture, tourism, and people of the ancient capital of a thousand years of civilization to international friends.

This cooperation will initiate and exploit the potential and strengths of Ninh Binh, turning Ninh Binh into a famous filming location for Vietnamese and international films, especially historical films; attracting film crews to Ninh Binh, thereby contributing to the development of Ninh Binh tourism and economic and service sectors... This is also a step for the development of the cultural industry, the film industry of Ninh Binh province in particular and of Vietnam in general.

As announced in the Memorandum of Understanding, the goal of the cooperation program is to attract, promote filmmaking and gradually build the film industry in Ninh Binh associated with the development of tourism, cultural industry and entertainment industry of Ninh Binh province.

Some specific cooperation goals to be implemented include: Building and implementing the Index to attract film crews and develop the film industry in Ninh Binh; Attracting and organizing domestic and international film events to create a space for connection, sharing, information, promoting cooperation between Ninh Binh and film studios, directors, screenwriters, actors, investors in developing the film industry; Building and perfecting local mechanisms and policies of Ninh Binh for developing the film industry ecosystem, especially attracting investment, promoting potential, building film studios, supporting the promotion and development of cinema, contributing to promoting innovation in the country's film industry development policy.

The cooperation period lasts from 2024 to 2035, including 2 phases: The starting phase (from 2024 to 2025), preparing and implementing a number of short-term activities (promotional events in Ninh Binh through cinema, attracting film crews to Ninh Binh, making short documentaries, preparing feature film scripts about Ninh Binh) and the implementation phase takes place from 2026 to 2035.

The two sides will agree on a detailed plan for specific annual coordination activities no later than September of the previous year. Each year, they will review and evaluate the results and agree on the implementation in the following years.
* NK, Communist Party of Vietnam Electronic Newspaper - dangcongsan.vn
Keywords: Ninh Binh,film industry,tourism development,