The Vietnam Cinema Association made the announcement at a press briefing on February 23 in Hanoi. 

To mark the day, many activities will be held in the first half of March such as free film screening at the August Theatre, the National Cinema Centre, the Vietnam Film Institute and the Centre for Science and Documentary Film.  

The awarding ceremony for the Golden Kite 2011 for outstanding artists and film producers will be the focus of the day. 

This year’s award attracted 11 feature films, 19 video films, 41 short films, 9 cartoons, 37 documentary films, 5 scientific films, and 4 criticism works as entries.