The 17th Vietnam Film Festival will be held in Tuy Hoa City, in the central coastal province of Phu Yen on December 14-18.

Cinematographic works will compete in four categories of movies, videos, documentaries and cartoons for the Golden Lotus award.
A series of activities such as seminar on movies, film market, gala evening and exchanges between filmmakers and audiences will take place during the festival.
The event is part of the National Tourism Year 2011, which is being held throughout the southern central coastal provinces of Phu Yen, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Da Nang city. With the theme ‘Paradise for Sea and Island Tourism’, the National Tourism Year 2011 is an opportunity for the region to promote its vast tourism potential.