Opening of the exhibition and awarding ceremony of the "Happy Vietnam" Contest

(NADS) - On December 11, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists organized the Opening Ceremony of the exhibition and awarding of the photo and video contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam 2024"

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications, emphasized that this is an important event to honor people across the country, overseas Vietnamese and international friends who apply digital technology to create photos and videos about the image of the country and people of Vietnam.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung spoke at the ceremony.

This is the second year the Contest has been held online on the Vietnam Image Promotion Platform at: https://vietnam.vn. Compared to 2023, the Contest has had a strong spread when all 63 provinces and cities have authors participating.

After 7 months of launching (from March 20, 2024 to October 15, 2024), the Organizing Committee received more than 10,300 photo and video entries with 600 foreign authors and about 270 overseas Vietnamese authors registering to participate in the contest.

The Organizing Committee has selected 60 videos and 150 photos to display at the exhibition, of which 34 excellent works were awarded. Each photo and video category has 17 awards, including 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals, 10 Encouragement Awards and 1 most voted work.

In the photo category, the Gold Medal went to the work "Sweet Happiness" (Vu Dieu Hoa); the Silver Medal went to the works "Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte cycling around Hanoi" (Duong Van Giang), "Racing on the construction site of the 500kV power line circuit 3" (Tran Huy Hung).

The work "Sweet Happiness" by author Vu Dieu Hoa won the Gold Medal in the Photo category.

In the video category, the Gold Medal went to the work "Gia Lai, the Epic Land" (Nguyen Van Hoan); the Silver Medal went to the works "Leng keng di he - For a Happy Vietnam" (Tue Giang, Khanh An, Dieu Huong, Nhat Anh), "A Tale of Phu Quoc" (Dau Van Duy).

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications and Mr. Ngo Dong Hai, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department awarded Gold Medals to two authors whose works won Gold Medals.

Mr. Truong Quang Hoai Nam, Deputy of the Central External Relations Commission and Ms. Tran Thi Thu Dong, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists awarded Silver Medals to the award-winning authors.

Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Van Linh, 1920x1390_11zon.jpg — The work 'Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte cycling around Hanoi' by author Duong Van Giang won the Silver Medal in the Photo category.

Awarding Bronze Medals to the winning authors.

Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Department of External Information, Ministry of Information and Communications and Mr. Ma The Anh, Director of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented the Encouragement Prize and the Choice Prize.

Interact with characters in Gold Medal winning works.

The contest is a testament to the patriotism and enthusiasm of people across the country in promoting the image of the country, its people, and the beautiful cultural traditions of our nation to the international community.

Many works are presented with a new, objective perspective on life, society and the development of Vietnam and its people, conveying the message of a happy, civilized and powerful Vietnam.

The authors come from different professions, different ages, different ethnicities, different languages, use different devices but all represent a peaceful, beautiful, dynamically developing and happy Vietnam.