Developing Vietnam's cultural industry: Allocating a separate fund for cinema development

On May 23, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper organized a discussion on "Solutions to promote the development of Vietnam's cultural industry by 2030".

Delegates presented the current situation and proposed solutions to promote the development of Vietnam's cultural industry by 2030. Among them, there are many notable solutions.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City - presented groups of solutions to be implemented in the project "Developing cultural industry of Ho Chi Minh City".

That is to continue to advise on solutions to contribute to perfecting the legal system; research and propose to add to the master plan large-scale land areas to develop cultural institutions, film studios, performance centers, exhibition centers, etc.; invest in training and fostering human resources, build mechanisms and policies to attract talent;

There are preferential policies on taxes, loans, land use... to attract investment in the cultural field; effectively enforce intellectual property rights in the digital age, artificial intelligence, to develop creative industries...

Ms. Duong Cam Thuy - President of the Ho Chi Minh City Cinema Association - proposed that the city needs to have its own mechanism for film protection policies to develop Vietnamese film production activities.

She suggested that priority should be given to screening Vietnamese films, taxes should be collected at a low rate for Vietnamese films, and banks should offer preferential interest rates to filmmakers...

"Set aside funds for film development, including film production, construction of technical facilities (building studios, film screening centers, film technical centers, etc.), and training of human resources" - Ms. Duong Cam Thuy wishes.

Mr. Le Minh Tuan - Deputy Director of the Copyright Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism - is concerned about copyright infringement in the creative field.

"If a cultural industrial product is not well protected, it will not last long on the market. If a film or art program is quickly spread and copied, it will have a big impact on the investor and the creative performance team," said Mr. Minh Tuan.

"To build a cultural industry, there must be a clear, fundamental, and specific legal corridor. Otherwise, it will be difficult to do" - journalist To Dinh Tuan, editor-in-chief of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, concluded.