Vietnam students invited to attend short-film making contest in Japan
Vietnamese students invited to attend short-film making contest in Japan
Vietnamese students whose films won high prizes at the 12th short-film making contest for Vietnamese students have been invited to attend another contest to be held in Japan in November.
At the award ceremony of the 11th short-film making contest for Vietnamese students in 2017 (source: //cand.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese students whose films won high prizes at the 12th short-film making contest for Vietnamesestudents have been invited to attend another contest to be held in Japan inNovember.
“Trach nhiem ban than voi gia dinh” (Personal responsibility for family), ashort film made by a group of students from Hanoi-based Birla orphanage, wonthe first prize at the 12th short-film making contest for Vietnamese students.
“Im Lang” (Silent) by pupils from Thang Long secondary school and “Thoigian” (Time) by students from Viet Duchigh school in Hanoi got the second and third prizes, respectively.
The contest, designed for students of secondary and high schools, was initiatedby Vietnam-Japan and Japan-Vietnam Special Ambassador Ryotaro Sugi.
By making a three-minutes film, students will pay more attention to society,environment and daily life, thus helping them become more emotional people, andbetter their understand about their lives.
In addition to these three films, the organisers also gave awards to the filmswith best contents, techniques, and art.
At the award ceremony in Hanoi on September 8, these films’ makers were invitedto attend the film making contest for Asian children IN Kitami, which will beheld in Kitami city of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on November 24.
Speakingat the event, Ryotaro Sugi expressed his hope that Vietnamese students willhave better ideas to make more excellent works in the next contests.-VNA
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At the award ceremony of the 11th short-film making contest for Vietnamese students in 2017 (source: //cand.com.vn) 
