[2] The opening ceremony of the Film Festival took place on the evening of December 8 at White Palace, broadcast live on HTV7 channel.
[3][4] Public opinion praises this film festival for being more professional in a number of stages: Organizing the voting for the most favorite movies of the audience, and seminars.
[10][11] The feature film jury comprises 9 members: President of Vietnam Cinema Association Trần Luân Kim (Head), director Vũ Xuân Hưng, painter Phạm Quang Vĩnh, director Bùi Tuấn Dũng, composer Đặng Hữu Phúc, screenwriters Chu Lai and Văn Lê, cinematographer Hoàng Tấn Phát, actress Ngọc Hiệp.
For the first time at the National Film Festival, there will also be a press panel led by Trịnh Lê Văn - Head of the Department of Arts and Sciences of Vietnam Television.
[14] Movies are shown according to schedule at cinemas in Ho Chi Minh City: Thăng Long A, Đại Đồng, Đống Đa, Galaxy Nguyễn Du, Fafilm.
At the same time, at the cinemas of Fafilm, Đống Đa and Đại Đồng will also screen films submitted to the festival in the genres of direct-to-video feature, documentary - science and animated.
On the morning of December 8, movie artists came to offer flowers at Uncle Hồ's monument and at the same time the Film Fair will open at the Cultural Center of District 10.
Even when the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony are held in a more spacious and airy space than Hoa Binh theater, artists are not properly honored, even award winners are herded to sit on guard, it was very inconvenient to get on stage when his name was called.