Vietnamese cinema exploits the potential of historical themes and adaptations from literary works.

Many issues were discussed at the Workshop "Developing film production exploiting historical themes and adapting literary works" held on November 9 in Hanoi , within the framework of the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) 2024.

The workshop attracted the participation of many managers, artists, filmmakers, domestic and international cinema activists...

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong - Head of the Steering Committee of HANIFF 2024 speaking. (Photo: Dao Anh Vu)

Delegates discussed issues raised when adapting literary works to cinema; appropriate perceptions when making films exploiting historical themes, for official history, legends and unofficial histories; issues of elevating and developing films on historical themes and adaptations from literary works, and international experiences.

Speaking here, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong - Head of the Steering Committee of HANIFF 2024, said that the 2022 Cinema Law with many open regulations aims to develop the cinema market in the fields of film production, distribution and dissemination.

The regulation of expanding film topics and genres and implementing the ordering of film production using the state budget (without bidding) creates favorable conditions for the creation of cinematic works.

Commenting on the creative trends of international and Vietnamese cinema, the Deputy Minister said that not only Vietnamese cinema, but also world cinema always considers literary works as a "fertile land" to exploit. A statistic shows that for every five cinema works, one film is adapted from a literary work.

However, according to the Deputy Minister, Vietnamese cinema still lacks good historical films, which is also the reason why many Vietnamese people today, especially the youth, look for foreign historical films (including historical and costume films) rather than Vietnamese historical films.

In fact, it is the elaborate and attractive films built from historical materials of famous world cinema that attract and stimulate viewers to be interested in and learn about the history of these countries.

The workshop was divided into two discussion sessions with two topics: Making films on historical themes and adapting them from literary works, challenges and opportunities; Experiences of cinema in other countries and policy solutions to develop films with this theme.

Delegates discuss at the Workshop. (Photo: Dao Anh Vu)

Here, filmmakers and directors shared the challenges for those who make historical films, adapted from literary works, such as how to make audiences understand that historical films are different from documentaries, not comparing them with literary scripts, and the right to create some details to make the film more attractive.

Faced with difficulties in investing in historical films, which are both costly and highly risky, filmmakers and directors also expressed their hope for support policies from the State so that films on historical themes and films adapted from literary works have the opportunity to develop.

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