40th National Television Festival
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Life and Death
Lonesome Murderer
| Location | Ninh Bình / Hanoi, Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Awards | Gold Prize - Serial Drama: Life and Death Lonesome Murderer |
| Hosted by | Sơn Lâm, Thụy Vân |
| Festival date | December 13–16, 2020 |
| Website | Official Website |
The 40th National Television Festival (Vietnamese: Liên hoan truyền hình toàn quốc lần thứ 40) was held from December 13 to December 16, 2020, in Hanoi. It reviewed and honoured best works of Vietnam's television industry in 2020.[1]
Participation
This year's festival attracted 422 entries in 9 categories. In order to ensure measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, the festival did not hold a gathering of delegates to attend activities in Ninh Binh as planned, but will be held in a limited way at the headquarters of Vietnam Television in Hanoi. The judges have conducted the examination and judging since December 13.[2]
Activities
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities of the 40th National Television Festival had to be canceled. This festival this time only focuses on grading and ranking of television works in 9 categories.[3]
In addition to the traditional official prizes, the Festival has two more prize categories:
- Prizes for programs on ethnic and mountainous topics, judging in 8 contest categories (excluding programs in ethnic minority language). This sub-award is awarded by the Committee for Ethnic Minorities in collaboration with Vietnam Television.
- The "Digital Content Interaction" Prize is for delegates and audience to vote for the contest entries (except for works in Drama category) on VTV.vn, VTV News applications, VTVgo. The voting round is from 12:00 on December 5, 2020, to 12:00 on December 15, 2020.
The Announcement and Awarding Ceremony took place at 20:05 on December 16, 2020, broadcast live on VTV1, livestream on digital platforms of Vietnam Television Station. The ceremony is limited to a very low number of participants. Only the Gold Prizes was awarded on stage. The Silver Prizes and Certificates of Merit are announced and sent to the winning units.[4]