Hanoi (VNA) - A documentary written and produced by Viet Nam Newshas won top prize at an international film festival in the US.
One Year On: The Essex Lorry Tragedy was made for the first anniversary of thedeaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found in the back of a lorrycontainer in Essex, UK.
Viet Nam News journalists Paul Kennedy and Ho Hoang travelled to Yen Thanhdistrict, Nghe An province, central Vietnam, to a small community hit hard bythe tragedy.
On December 18, judges at the Erie International Film Festival announced thedocumentary produced by the multimedia department of Viet Nam News had wonfirst prize in the Documentary Short category.
Frank Leczner, Jr., Festival Director, said: “I am honored to congratulate VietNam News on creating a film so very well done, and it was my true pleasure tohave had the opportunity to present it to the world.
"An incredible film, so well done by very talented filmmakers on a subjectmatter that was told in a truly touching, respectful, and heart-wrenchingway."
The 2021 Erie International Film Festival took place over nine days fromDecember 10 in Pennsylvania. It featured around 60 independent movies,documentaries, animation productions and music videos.
This is now the 12th award the documentary, which was screened on VNews TV tomark the anniversary of the tragedy, has won at international festivals in anumber of countries including India, Singapore and Bhutan.
Executive producer Paul Kennedy said: “It was an amazing achievement to beselected just to be screened at the 2021 Erie International Film Festival.
“To then learn our efforts were rewarded by winning the award for best of itsgenre, is great news. I just hope our production can go some way tohighlighting the plight of the poor people who lost their lives in the back of thatlorry two years ago.”
One Year on: The Essex Lorry Tragedy is available to watch exclusively in Vietnamvia Galaxy Play//galaxyplay.vn/title/one-year-on-the-essex-lorry-tragedy./.
A Romanian national linked to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex, the UK is to pay 3,000 GBP in compensation to their families.
A short film entitled “One year on the Essex lorry tragedy” produced by journalists of English daily Vietnam News under the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has been chosen for screening at the annual Pune International Film Festival in India, which is slated for October 9-10.
“One Year on: The Essex Lorry Tragedy” featuring the first anniversary of the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found in the back of a lorry container in Essex, the UK, will be screened at an annual movie event in Pennsylvania, the US.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
One Year On: The Essex Lorry Tragedy (Photo: VNA) 
