Lights, Camera, Action – An international competition celebrating entrepreneurship in the screen industry, recognizing young Vietnamese talent in production, distribution, journalism, marketing, promotion and artistic management, with final heats to be held in the UK.

Admission: by invitation only.

VisualizAsians – BC Arts Gala – a collection of some of the best Vietnamese visual arts will be auctioned at the Metropole Hotel on the Hanoi Millennium night. Funds raised from the event will provide a grant fund that artists will be able to submit proposals to bid for funding. This could be for exhibitions of work, residencies, workshops or improving cultural spaces. More information on the auction can be obtained at http://www.bcartsgala.net

Time: 10.10.10
Venue: Metropole Hotel
Admission: Tickets for sale
Contact: ha.ha@britishcouncil.org.vn

A great opportunity for UK Alumni to catch up with old friends and meet new ones, enjoy musical performances and a colourful fashion show and simply have fun at the UK Alumni Gala Dinner.

Highlight of the event this year will be a Fashion and Design Show – a night of sartorial elegance, showcasing the best of UK Alumni and Vietnamese student contemporary fashion and design concepts, through a glitz and glamour catwalk event.

If you have studied in the UK for 3 months or more but have not yet registered to be a UKAV member, visit the UKAV website www.ukav.org and sign up now to receive your invitation to the Gala and news of future events.

Time: 22 October in Hanoi and 24 October in Ho Chi Minh City
Venue: Melia Hotel in Hanoi and Equatorial Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Admission: by invitation only

Long Bien ‘In a City’ Exhibition – showcase exhibition exploring the fabric of society through innovative photography and film by Vietnamese and international artists. This exhibition will be part of a trilogy of works that will be showcased in the UK in 2011. More information will be updated nearer the time this event happens.

Click here to see the e-version of ‘Inacity’ project dedicated to Hanoi.

More information will be updated nearer the time this event happens.

1000 years – 1000 awards – innovative ‘Global Citizens’ competition for 65,000 school children across Vietnam. The awards will recognise creative and innovation, building team-work and leadership skills and fostering an international outlook. More information about this event will be updated nearer the time.

Admission: by invitation only.