Also attending were Mr. Dang Tran Cuong, Director of the Department of Cinema; Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa Mai, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; Ms. Tran Hai Van, Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation, along with representatives of the Copyright Department, the Tourism Development Support Fund, representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the provinces, and tourism businesses...
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong and Director Rahul Bali
Sending his greetings to Mr. Rahul Bali, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong affirmed that over the past years, the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and India has had many developments, especially in all three aspects of culture, sports and tourism. Vietnam has always been one of the leading countries in Southeast Asia chosen by Indian tourists as a favorite destination for each holiday.
Promoting Vietnam's creative industry through cinema
“Cinema: The door to promote Vietnam's country, people, culture and tourism to the world ”
The Deputy Minister stated that although there have been great developments, there is still a lot of room for exploitation in Vietnam. In addition to majestic natural landscapes, Vietnam also possesses abundant, well-trained human resources. Above all, the Vietnamese Government has created favorable conditions for the development of the film and entertainment industry.
The Deputy Minister also highly appreciated Vietnamese enterprises for their proactive cooperation and participation in the film project, thereby contributing to meeting the entertainment needs of Vietnamese people, while promoting and introducing Vietnamese heritage and tourism products to people around the world.
Expressing his gratitude to the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong for taking the time to welcome him, Director Rahul Bali happily announced that his first film shot in Vietnam, "Love in Vietnam", has entered the post-production stage and is expected to be released in October in more than 1,000 cinemas in India.
With a potential audience of up to 8 million people, "Love in Vietnam" is expected to bring Indian audiences the most authentic view of the natural landscape and friendly Vietnamese people through the actors' own emotions.
"After filming "Love in Vietnam", I was very impressed with the landscape, heritage, nature and people in Vietnam. This experience inspired me to plan my next film called "Silaa" because I know that to fully express the essence of Vietnam, one film is not enough" - Director Rahul Bali said.
To promote the work most effectively, Director Rahul Bali proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism direct units to coordinate with producers to show short films about famous places in Vietnam during film screenings.
Overview of the meeting
"India's population has about 300 million middle-class people. This is a group of customers who have time to travel and have high spending ability. They tend to travel to places where their favorite characters have been. If the movie is filmed in Vietnam and shown in theaters in India, the number of Indian tourists to Vietnam will definitely increase" - Director Rahul Bali said.
In addition, Director Rahul Bali also expressed his hope that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will consider organizing promotions about Vietnamese tourism at movie screening locations to help audiences quickly access information about the places they want to travel to.
In addition to his role as director, Mr. Rahul Bali also took on the role of curator for the event called "Hello Vietnam". The festival includes many activities from conferences and meetings in the fields of culture, trade, investment, education, healthcare, tourism and is a convergence point of culture and trade, expected to become a great connecting platform for the bilateral relationship between the two countries to promote tourism, trade, art, culture, music and film.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong, Director Rahul Bali and delegates took a souvenir photo.
In his position as director, Director Rahul Bali expressed his hope that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism would consider coordinating to expand the scale, and at the same time exchange delegations between the two sides to develop filmmaking ideas: "Cinema has now become one of the effective tools for promotion. Vietnam is one of the countries that possesses many advantages with favorable visa policies, direct flights, rich food, diverse attractive destinations, high safety and suitable for family vacations. The two sides can exchange delegations of filmmakers and artists to visit, perform, promote and develop ideas. In the future, I am ready to accompany in promoting Vietnamese tourism in India and vice versa."
Acknowledging and appreciating the comments of Director Rahul Bali, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong expressed his hope that the "wave" of Indian tourists to Vietnam will increase after the film is released. The Deputy Minister emphasized that to maximize the effectiveness and increase the spread of the film, the participation of localities and businesses is needed.
The Deputy Minister assigned the Department of International Cooperation, the Department of Cinema, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Tourism Development Support Fund... to closely coordinate with relevant agencies and urgently carry out tasks to create effects and promote the image and people of Vietnam in India.
The Deputy Minister also affirmed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to create conditions and support for Indian film crews to come to Vietnam to work in the coming time.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/quang-ba-hinh-anh-viet-nam-thong-qua-dien-anh-tai-thi-truong-an-do-2025071417443627.htm
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