42nd National Television Festival to be Held in Quy Nhon in March 2025

The National Television Festival (LHTHTQ) is a traditional event organized by Vietnam Television (VTV) every two years. It allows television professionals to meet, exchange television programs, enhance their expertise, and select the best programs during the festival. The 42nd edition of the festival in 2025 holds great significance for the Vietnamese television industry as it coincides with important national milestones: the 55th anniversary of the first television broadcast, the 100th anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the nation.

The 42nd National Television Festival, held in Binh Dinh, will be attended by delegations from various television stations, radio-television stations, and television production units across the country. It will also promote the image of Vietnam as a nation, highlighting Binh Dinh's economic, social, cultural, and historical strengths to domestic and international audiences. Additionally, the festival will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Binh Dinh’s liberation (March 31, 1975 - March 31, 2025), with several important activities hosted by the province.

To ensure the success of the 42nd festival, with a focus on professionalism, safety, cost-effectiveness, and leaving a lasting impression, General Director Le Ngoc Quang signed the organizational plan for the festival on August 8, confirming it would be held in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, in March 2025.

The 42nd National Television Festival will be held in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province. (Photo: Binh Dinh Online)

The festival includes competitions in 11 categories, including children's programs, documentaries, reports, short reports, educational programs, talk shows,   programs in ethnic minority languages, music and dance shows, stage performances, television dramas, and digital platform videos.

The entries for the 42nd festival must be television programs that first  aired    between April 2023 and February 2025. For the digital platform video category, the video must be first uploaded  to a unit-owned platform  within the same period. Full-lengthprograms can start airing before the specified time, but the final episode must air between April 2023 and February 2025.

Submissions must be sent to the organizing committee by January 10, 2025. For television dramas and full-lengthdocumentaries (with a summary attached), submissions must be made by December 10, 2024. The entries should align with the guidelines and policies of the Party and State, reflecting important aspects of the nation’s political, economic, cultural, and social life. They should also promote exemplary individuals and events, build cultural values rich in national identity, and showcase creativity in content and artistic expression, delivering meaningful messages and positive inspiration to the audience.

The National Television Festival encourages new, creative, and engaging approaches, recognizing works that discover new and dynamic factors in differentlocalities.

According to the organizing committee, each category will have a jury of five members. These judges are experienced, reputable professionals acknowledged by their colleagues and the audience. Units can nominate jury members using the provided form (DOWNLOAD HERE). Nominations should be sent to the Organization and Administration Office, Editorial Secretariat, Vietnam Television (Address: 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi) by September 30, 2024, for review and approval by the festival chair. Contact: Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Huyen, Tel: 024.38343445, Mobile: 0978986509.

Images from the closing ceremony of the 41st National Television Festival.

The awards will follow this distribution: 5% Gold, 10% Silver, and 55% Commendation. Television dramas will receive a maximum of 3 Gold, 4 Silver, and 6 Commendation awards. The Gold and Silver awards will be announced and presented at the closing ceremony on March 23.

In addition, the 2025 National Television Festival will feature workshops on digital skills for television reporters and the application of technology in digital transformation at television stations. Other side events will include a photo exhibition showcasing the television industry’s activities, a television technology exhibition, tours of Binh Dinh’s scenic spots, charity activities by Vietnam Television’s "Heart for Vietnam" Fund, and the "Shining Faces of Television 2025" contest.