Vietnamese movie Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang (Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell) will have its global premiere at the Directors Fortnight section of the Cannes film festival.

The movie Nha ba Nu (Mrs. Nu’s Family) directed by Tran Thanh was honored with the highest awards at the first Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) 2023 which ended at Trung Vuong Theater in the central coast city of Da Nang on May 13.

Vietnamese director Ha Le Diem's film Những Đứa Trẻ Trong Sương (Children of the Mist) has won Best Asian Film at the first Da Nang Asian Film Festival.

Independent data site Box Office Vietnam reports that as of May 7, the new box office hit Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh (Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny) by filmmaker Ly Hai had earned over VNĐ200 billion after two weeks in theatres.

"A Tourist's Guide to Love" - a Hollywood movie filmed mostly in Vietnam – has ranked first on the global Top 10 of Netflix.

Picturesque scenes of the nation in the recent film “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” by Rachael Leigh Cook are being featured on a billboard in Times Square in New York in the United States as part of a promotion campaign taking place around the world.

International and local cast and writer of A Tourist’s Guide To Love reunited in HCM City on April 20 to celebrate the film’s release.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has released Circular 05/2023 on the criteria and display of film classification, effective May 20.

“Những đứa trẻ trong sương” (Children of the Mist) and “Nhà bà Nữ” (The house of no man) have made it to the list of movies which will premiere at the Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) 2023 during the debut event held from May 9 to May 13 in Da Nang.

The latest movie produced by Vietnamese/French director Tran Anh Hung has been named among the official selection of Golden Palm Awards at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

“578 Phat dan cua ke dien” (578 Magnum) has been invited to the 45th Moscow International Film Festival, which will take place in Russia from April 20 to 27.

Documentary films produced by young Vietnamese directors are being screened in a special programme entitled "Adventure of Varan Vietnam" in Paris from March 24- April 2.

Depicting the most intense and heroic moments of the 60-day Battle of Hanoi, as the army and citizens fought to defend their capital, the film chronicles street fighting in the Old Quarter against the French invading forces in the winter of 1946.

Blockbuster Vietnamese-American director Victor Vũ is working on his latest film on Vietnamese women under last feudal dynasty in the 19th century.

Amid the gloomy movie market, some movies can ‘win big’ as they are able to lure audiences to cinemas.

Film distributors are planning to release more Vietnamese movies in foreign markets.

The movie “578: Magnum” was introduced to film distributors from many countries at the Berlin Film Fair 2023 from February 16-22 within the framework of the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany.

“Bo Gia” (Dad, I’m Sorry) took seven weeks to become the highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time, but “Nha Ba Nu” (The House of No Man) surpassed that record in 22 days.

"Chị chị em em 2", known as “Sister Sister 2” in English, directed by Vu Ngoc Dang will represent Vietnam at the 2023 Osaka Asian Film Festival scheduled to get underway from March 10 to 19.

2022 was a tough year for Vietnamese filmmakers as movie revenue dropped by 50-70 per cent as audiences stayed away from theatres amid the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the poor quality of local films.