Which activities are included in the cinematographic activities according to the law? Which cinematographic activities are encouraged to participate by the State of Vietnam?
Which activities are included in the cinematographic activities in Vietnam according to the law?
According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 3 of the 2022 Law on Cinematography in Vietnam, “cinematography” is a general art industry that applies audio-visual technology and creative techniques to produce films.
In particular, “cinematographic activities” specified in Clause 3, Article 3 of the 2022 Law on Cinematography in Vietnam means activities of producing, distributing films, promoting the development of cinematography, submitting films for legal deposit and archive, and training the cinematographic personnel.
Which activities are included in the cinematographic activities according to the law? Which cinematographic activities are encouraged to participate by the State of Vietnam?
What are the principles of cinematographic activities in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 4 of the 2022 Law on Cinematography in Vietnam, the principles of cinematographic activities are prescribed as follows:
- Develop advanced Vietnamese cinematography imbued with national identity, meeting the People's demand for cultural and artistic enjoyment and international integration.
- Preserve and promote cultural and traditional values, ensuring humanism, aesthetics, and entertainment.
- Respect and ensure creative freedom within the framework of the law, and protect the intellectual property rights of organizations and individuals engaged in cinematographic activities.
- Ensure equality and fair competition of organizations and individuals engaged in cinematographic activities and the development of the cinematographic industry.
- Develop the cinematographic industry in compliance with market rules and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.
- Use the state budget and social resources to invest in and support cinematography in an effective, public, transparent, targeted, and focused manner, prioritizing the highlands, mountainous areas, borders, islands, ethnic minority areas, and rural areas.
- Comply with regulations of the law, socio-ethical standards, and professional ethics and take responsibility for developing a healthy business culture.
Which cinematographic activities are encouraged to participate by the State of Vietnam?
According to Article 5 of the 2022 Law on Cinematography in Vietnam on State policies on the development of cinematography and the cinematographic industry as follows:
- The State shall promulgate policies on the mobilization of resources, implement measures to ensure a safe environment for investment and business, develop the cinematographic market, and facilitate organizations and individuals engaged in cinematographic activities to develop a cinematographic industry in association with the socio-economic development and international integration.
- The State shall invest in and support the following activities:
+ Film production implemented according to the plan to serve political tasks on the topics of history, revolution, leaders, notables, national heroes, children, highlands, mountainous areas, borders, islands, ethnic minority areas, and preservation and promotion of Vietnamese cultural values;
+ Compilation of film scripts, distribution and dissemination of films, provision of organization budget, technical means and equipment to disseminate films to highlands, mountainous areas, borders, islands, ethnic minority areas, and rural areas and children, armed forces, and other tasks of politic, society, diplomacy, and education;
+ Organization of national film festivals, international festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film programs, film weeks in Vietnam; film awards and film competitions at national and international levels; Vietnamese film festivals, film programs, and film weeks abroad.
+ Receive the transfer of ownership and rights to use film scripts and films with high ideological and artistic values for dissemination, education, research, archive, and political tasks; processes of editing, translating, and subtitling films to introduce Vietnam and its citizens;
+ Development of film ratiocination and criticism; dissemination, introduction, and orientation of cinematographic aesthetics;
+ Research and application of scientific and technological achievements to cinematographic activities;
+ Development and promotion of the Vietnamese cinematographic brand;
+ Construction and repair of technical-physical facilities and studios for film production, distribution, dissemination, and submission for legal deposit and archive;
+ Development of a statistical infrastructure system and database of the cinematographic industry.
- The State shall promulgate incentive policies on credit, tax, and land for organizations and individuals engaged in cinematographic activities as prescribed by law.
- The State shall encourage organizations and individuals engaged in cinematographic activities prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article and the following activities:
+ Production, distribution, and dissemination of films; promotion of the development of cinematography; international cooperation, scientific research, technology transfer, provision of digital services for the development of cinematography;
+ Provision of services of finance, credit, guarantee, and mortgage of intellectual property rights and insurance products for the development of cinematography;
+ Provision of sponsorships and gifts for cinematographic activities and cinematographic development support funds established by organizations or individuals.
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