Thanh Hóa hosts National TV Festival

Five hundred television programs, including documentaries, reportage, talk shows, science education and ethnic minority television shows will compete for the best television work awards at the 37th National Television Festival. The event is currently underway in the central province of Thanh Hóa .

The National TV Festival is an opportunity for TV workers nationwide to update the TV production trend and find opportunities for cooperation. Two seminars titled Children Program: Education and Entertainment and Tourism Dissemination on TV and a presentation on the development trend of TV and Internet are expected to be held in the framework of the festival.

Also a photo exhibition and a charity tour are  to be held. VTV’s Vietnamese Heart Fund will present 3000 jackets to poor pupils in the mountainous district of Thach Thanh of Thanh Hoa province and 100 scholarships to children in the flood stricken areas.

The opening and closing ceremonies will be aired live on VTV's Channel 1 and Thanh Hóa Television.