The National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) and Toyota Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd. have just jointly launched a nationwide film festival on traffic safety in 2021.

This year’s event, taking ‘Raising the efficiency of law enforcement to ensure traffic safety’ as its  theme, is running from October 2021 to early 2022.

Organisations and Vietnamese citizens currently residing in the country are eligible for the event.

Entries are highly recommended to focus on such topics of concern as the effectiveness and efficiency of State management and practical law enforcement activities in ensuring traffic order and safety, in association with the implementation of regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control, changes in psychology and behavior of road users due to the impact of the pandemic, and responsibilities of transport businesses in controlling their drivers to ensure safety.

Entries must be compete in 2 categories: reportages and short clips on traffic safety called ‘Traffic Lens’.

One first, 2 second, 3 third and 5 consolation prizes in each category will be given out to outstanding entries.

Award-winning movies will be uploaded to the organising board’s Fanpage, in which the audience will vote for the top 5 favourite entries.

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in January, 2021.

The biennial event has been organised since 1996.

Reporting by THIEN DUYEN  - Translating by A. THU