Criteria for consideration for awarding the "Ho Chi Minh Prize" and "State Prize" in literature and arts in Vietnam as of May 20, 2024

Criteria for consideration for awarding the "Ho Chi Minh Prize" and "State Prize" in literature and arts in Vietnam as of May 20, 2024 (Internet image)

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On April 4, 2024, the Government issued Decree 36/2024/ND-CP detailing the consideration for awarding of the "Ho Chi Minh Prize" and "State Prize" in literature and arts.

1. Criteria for consideration for awarding the "Ho Chi Minh Prize" in literature and arts in Vietnam

According to Article 8 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP, the criteria for consideration for awarding the "Ho Chi Minh Prize" in literature and arts are as follows:

(1) Works and creations in literature and arts published or used before 1993 must meet the following criteria:

- Outstanding and of high value in terms of literature, arts, and ideological content;

- Significant contribution to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation; a wide and lasting impact on people's lives; important contributions to the socio-economic development and the development of Vietnamese literature and arts.

(2) Works and creations in literature and arts published or used after 1993 must meet the following criteria:

(i) Outstanding and of high value in terms of literature, arts, and ideological content;

(ii) Significant contribution to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, have a wide and lasting impact on people's lives, and make important contributions to the socio-economic development and the development of Vietnamese literature and arts;

(iii) Receiving at least one Gold Prize at national-level professional competitions and exhibitions in literature and arts organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, or professional competitions, festivals, and exhibitions in literature and arts organized by the Central Professional Literary and Artistic Association, or international awards at international professional competitions and exhibitions in literature and arts;

(iv) Each work within a cluster of works or each creation within a cluster of creations in literature and arts must meet the criteria specified in (iii).

Scripts adapted into films and screened, or scripts staged into performances and performed, or dance scripts staged and performed must meet the criteria specified in (iii).

2. Criteria for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and arts in Vietnam

Specifically stated in Article 9 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP, the criteria for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and arts are as follows:

(1) Works and creations in literature and arts published or used before 1993 must meet the following criteria:

- High value in terms of ideological content and artistic form;

- Positive impact on education, nurturing new individuals, enhancing the aesthetic level of the people, and making significant contributions to the development of Vietnamese literature.

(2) Works and creations in literature and arts published or used after 1993 must meet the following criteria:

(i) High value in terms of ideological content and artistic form;

(ii) Having a positive impact on education, nurturing new individuals, enhancing the aesthetic level of the people, and making significant contributions to the development of Vietnamese literature and arts;

(iii) Receiving at least one Gold Prize or one Silver Prize at national-level professional competitions and exhibitions in literature and arts organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, or professional competitions, festivals, and exhibitions in literature and arts organized by the Central Professional Literary and Artistic Association, or international awards at international professional competitions and exhibitions in literature and arts;

(iv) Each work within a cluster of works or each creation within a cluster of creations in literature and arts must meet the criteria specified in (iii).

Scripts adapted into films and screened, or scripts staged into performances and performed, or dance scripts staged and performed must meet the criteria specified in (iii).

More details can be found in Decree 36/2024/ND-CP, taking effect on May 20, 2024.

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