<div class="title">Opportunity to promote Viet Nam tourism to the world via
cinema</div><p> </p><div class="update"><span class="date">Update: Feb 29, 2016</span> </div><p> </p><div class="items-content">
<div class="summery">(TITC) – Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Quang Binh in Viet Nam
have been selected for important scenes of the blockbuster movie “Kong - Skull
Island”. The widespread influence of this movie will provide an opportunity to
promote Viet Nam tourism to the world. </div>
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<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 333px;" alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vietnamtourism.com%2Fimguploads%2Fnews%2F2016%2FT3%2FPHONG-NHA.jpg"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><em>Phong Nha - Ke Bang</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12px;">According to the Department of
International Cooperation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
(MoCST). The filming will take place in nearly two-month period at famous
tourist destinations of Viet Nam such as Phong Nha (Quang Binh), Trang An
Landscape Complex, Van Long Lagoon, Tam Coc (Ninh Binh) and Ha Long
Bay.<br><br>Speaking at the press conference organized on 21 February in Ha Noi,
the movie’s director-Jordan Vogt Roberts informed that he selected Viet Nam’s
landscapes for the movie because of surrealistically beautiful sights, caves and
mountain ranges. The filmmakers hoped to bring unique and impressive images of
Viet Nam to audiences, which would inspire them to visit the places after
watching movie.<br><br>Kong- Skull Island is the first Hollywood’s blockbuster
movie licensed to film in Viet Nam. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and
Tourism, Mr. Vuong Duy Bien said that the filmmakers had carefully considered
and selected scenes suitable with the movie’s idea. When the film crew suggested
to cooperate with Viet Nam, MoCST supported them to solve difficulties and
connect with relevant ministries and localities.</p>
<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 333px;" alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vietnamtourism.com%2Fimguploads%2Fnews%2F2016%2FT3%2FTRANGAN.jpg"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><em>Trang An Landscape Complex</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12px;"><br>Bien emphasized that the
film crew must comply with Viet Nam’s regulations to protect environment at the
sites. He hoped that Viet Nam could become a film studio for the world cinema in
the future due to its beautiful natural sites, the hospitality of locals and
favorable conditions.<br><br>He also believed that Viet Nam’s image will appear
stunningly on the movie Kong- Skull Island for audiences all over the world. It
will certainly trigger an influx of visitors to Viet Nam.<br><br>Kong- Skull
Island filming in Viet Nam will be the first step to lure more Hollywood’s
blockbuster movie projects, which is a great opportunity for Viet Nam to
popularize the beauty of the country to the world.</p>
<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vietnamtourism.com%2Fimguploads%2Fnews%2F2016%2FT3%2FHA-LONG-BAY.jpg"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><em>Ha Long Bay</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12px;"><span style="line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-size:10pt;">The movie “Kong
–Skull Island” is the story about a group of explorers who went into the jungle
and confronted the giant apes in 1970s. Of which, the scenes in Viet Nam will be
the birthplace of the giant apes in the movie.</span></p>
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<td>The movie “Kong –Skull Island” is the story about a group of explorers who
went into the jungle and confronted the giant apes in 1970s. Of which, the
scenes in Viet Nam will be the birthplace of the giant apes in the
movie.<br><br>Director Jordan Vogt Robet will continue to direct this movie,
with the appearance of many well-known movie stars namely Jackson L. Samuel, Tom
Hiddleston, Tom Wilkinson, Brie Larson, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Toby
Kebbell, …<br><br>The blockbuster movie is expected to be released at cinema in
March 2017.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: right;"><br><strong>Thanh Tam</strong></p></div></div>
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