3rd Vietnam - Korea cartoon festival

(VNF) - The third Vietnam - Korea artoon festival 2016 will take place from June 3rd-5th, providing a playground for cartoon lovers and boost exchange in the cartoon genre between the two countries.

Co-organized by the Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam, Cinematography Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Vietnam National Cartoon Company, the festival aims to support Vietnamese and Korean film makers to share their experience in promoting cartoons and discuss future cooperation plans in this field.

The highlight of this year’s event is a contest for making short cartoons launched in March, which can be entered by anyone. Organizers have received 23 entries of animation makers. The jury panel includes Vietnamese and Korean cartoon experts/makers.

For professional level, the first prize was offered to the Colory Cartoon Company from Ho Chi Minh city with the entry of “The adventure of Egg, Lime and Chilly”, and the second prize went to the entry “Sun flower” by the Vietnam National Cartoon Company.

For amateur level, maker Nguyen Thanh Tuyen won first prize with the entry “Fox, Chicken and Mouse”, while the second prize belonged to the entry “Song of the white flower” by Huynh Anh Kiet.

Winners will travel to the Republic of Korea to join the International Cartoon Festival at Chuncheon.

Mr Park Nark Jong, Director of Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam, said that during the event, the organization board will screen free cartoons for children and organize exchange programs with Korean cartoon makers from June 4th-5th, at Au Co Art Centre, No. 8 Huynh Thuc Khang street, Dong Da district, Hanoi.

Free tickets can be collected at Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam, No.49 Nguyen Du street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi.

Detailed information is available at http://vietnam.korean-culture.org/vi/welcome or facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vietnamkcc/

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