The 6th Vietnam Film Festival was held from April 22 to April 29, 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with the slogan: "For the Socialist Fatherland, for the people's happiness, for the development of the national cinema" (Vietnamese: "Vì Tổ quốc xã hội chủ nghĩa, vì hạnh phúc của nhân dân, vì sự phát triển của nền điện ảnh dân tộc").
[1] With 100 films participating in the Film Festival, 8 Golden Lotuses were awarded in the categories: Feature film (2 films), Documentary film (4 films), Animated film (3 films).
[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The jury are representatives in both film and literature fields with names such as Chế Lan Viên, Nguyễn Khải, Hoàng Trung Thông, Phạm Kỳ Nam, Trần Vũ, etc.
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