Vietnam won first prize at the ASEAN Community Photo and Film Festival.

Vietnamese author Trinh Thong Thien won first prize in the photography category with the photo series "The Dao Tien's initiation ceremony".

The Organizing Committee awarded First Prize in the photo category to the photo series "The Dao Tien's initiation ceremony" by author Trinh Thong Thien (Vietnam).

On the evening of December 15, at the Au Co Art Center, Hanoi, the Ministry of Information and Communications held the Announcement and Award Ceremony for the Photo and Documentary Film Festival on ethnic groups in the ASEAN Community.

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize in the photography category to the photo series “The Dao Tien’s ordination ceremony” by author Trinh Thong Thien (Vietnam). The first prize in the documentary category was awarded to the work “What are human rights?” by author Shune Lei Thar (Myanmar). In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded 4 second prizes, 6 third prizes, and 9 consolation prizes.

The festival is organized by Vietnam with the participation of ASEAN member countries to celebrate the establishment of the ASEAN Community at the end of this year. The purpose of the festival is to vividly reflect the real images as well as the achievements of the peoples in culture, economy, society and religion, and at the same time introduce and honor the contributions of individuals, agencies and organizations in each country in the ASEAN Community.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son affirmed that through organizing the Photo and Documentary Film Festival on ethnic groups in the ASEAN Community, Vietnam wants to contribute to the process of building a united ASEAN, for a culture full of identity, diversity and unity.

After 5 months of launching, the Organizing Committee received 1,489 photos and photo collections and 113 reportage-documentary films from ASEAN member countries.

According to the jury's assessment, the entries were of good artistic quality and had a large amount of information, rich topics, and diverse styles of expression. Some entries were creative and had artistic value.

According to Chinhphu.vn