Opening of the 3rd Danang Asian Film Festival

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Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival, 2025.

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council attended and directed the Festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang said that the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival is an important event that continues to demonstrate Vietnam's strong commitment to respecting cultural diversity, promoting the cultural industry, entertainment industry, enhancing exchange, understanding and cooperation between cinemas in the region and the world .

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang highly appreciated the initiative of the People's Committee of Da Nang City, the Vietnam Association for the Promotion of Cinema Development in organizing the annual Da Nang Asian Film Festival, which is the third time, to affirm the role of a regional film event rich in identity and increasingly professional. In particular, this festival is held in the year when Vietnam celebrates many historical milestones, including the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country. In particular, among many attractive events of the Film Festival, the program "Half a century of Vietnamese films about war" with 22 typical films about revolutionary war not only has high artistic value but is also a vivid document about the history and aspiration for independence and peace of the Vietnamese people.

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang was impressed with the increasingly professional organization of DANAFF with rich content, expanded scale, diverse award categories and increasingly affirmed and honored artistic values. Notably, the Festival model is organized in the form of effective socialization, contributing to promoting social resources to connect the subjects of composition, production, management and enterprises.

Chú thích ảnh — Scene of the opening ceremony of the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival, 2025.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Le Trung Chinh said that the 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival is an affirmation of Da Nang's development orientation to become a new center of cultural creativity and film industry in Vietnam and the region. "We identify cinema as not only an art, but also a driving force for economic development, a means of promoting the city's image, a bridge between people, a place to nurture and spread the values of truth, goodness and beauty. Da Nang City will continue to promote investment, support and create the most favorable conditions for DANAFF to develop sustainably, professionally and with its own identity," said Mr. Le Trung Chinh.

The 3rd Da Nang Asian Film Festival in 2025 with the theme “DANAFF – Asia Bridge” takes place from June 29 to July 5 with the aim of selecting and honoring excellent cinematographic works, rich in humanistic values, with new discoveries, unique artistic expressions; connecting and encouraging new talents of Vietnamese cinema and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, widely introducing to the public new cinematographic works, with high content and artistic values of Asia and Vietnam; thereby promoting the sustainable development of the young generation of filmmakers, contributing to promoting the image of Da Nang city as a creative, cultural and high-class tourism center in the region.

In 2025, DANAFF III will have a new breakthrough in terms of scale, organization time and program content with many new highlights such as: Half a century of Vietnamese war films program; Korean cinema spotlight program; Project incubator; especially noteworthy is the birth of the program "Asian Cinema Panorama" selecting excellent and successful Asian cinema works at international film festivals in the past year, along with films choosing DANAFF for the first screening and the appearance of the "Asian Film Critics Award".

With its scale, professionalism and high professional quality, DANAFF III will bring outstanding works, promote learning and professional exchange. DANAFF III is not only a Film Festival but also a journey connecting Asia-Pacific cinema, honoring works rich in humanity, unique art and new talents of the regional cinema.

At the same time, the event also contributes to promoting the image of Da Nang as a modern center of creativity, culture and tourism, connecting internationally through the language of cinema.

According to VNA

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