Explore the highlights from previous Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design editions. Watch videos, key speeches, and session recordings.
In its sixth year, VFCD retains its distinctive position as Vietnam’s pioneering creative and design festival, offering a timely, open, and educational platform to interact with tens of thousands of audiences both online and offline. Many events do not charge admission fees.
The head of the organising committee and RMIT Vietnam Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Julia Gaimster articulated the idea behind the theme of VFCD 2024: “Creative and sustainable RE:GENERATION is the process of renewing, restoring, or revitalising a cultural heritage (tangible or intangible), a community, or our environment. The importance of creative regeneration lies in its potential to transform and create green, vibrant, sustainable products, communities, or spaces that are resilient in the face of change.
Under the theme MIND & MACHINE, the festival’s programme includes a series of tours, talks/seminars, workshops, exhibitions and activities celebrating Vietnam’s creative power and human identity in the age of technology.
By organising a series of creative activities that are open to all, the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2023 is a catalyst event to support the strategic objectives within the National Strategy for the Development of Cultural Industries in Vietnam, including establishing a strong connection between cultural development and the socio-economic development of the country. At the same time, the Festival supports the foundation of a “creative belt” across the country through the eventual expansion of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Vietnam.
Under the theme CHANGE: CREATIVITY CHALLENGE, VFCD 2022’s programme includes cultural exploration tours, talks/seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and various online activities discussing visions, trends, cultural identity and future opportunities for creative industries in Vietnam. In particular, VFCD this year opens up an unprecedented opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration, the Creativity Challenge Playground.
By organising a series of creative activities that are open to all, Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2022 is a catalyst event to support the strategic objectives within the National Strategy for the Development of Cultural Industries in Vietnam, including establishing a strong connection between cultural development and the socio-economic development of the country. At the same time, the Festival supports the foundation of a “creative belt” across the country through the eventual expansion of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Viet Nam.
Under the theme CREATIVE FUTURE, the VFCD 2021’s programme includes cultural exploration tours, talks/seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and various online activities discussing visions, trends, cultural identity and future opportunities for creative industries in Vietnam.
By organizing a series of creative activities that are open to all, Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2021 becomes a catalyst event to support the strategic objectives within the National Strategy for the Development of Cultural Industries in Vietnam, including establishing a strong connection between cultural development and the socio-economic development of the country. At the same time, the Festival supports the foundation of a “creative belt” across the country through the eventual expansion of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Viet Nam.
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Initiated by RMIT University Vietnam, the Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2020 (November 7–22, 2020) was an open-access series of physical and online events—including heritage tours, workshops, talks, and exhibitions—celebrating local creative talent across Hanoi, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City.
Building on the successful 2019 media and design festival, it expanded its reach across three major Vietnamese cities to drive collaboration and socio-economic growth. Each city featured its own theme: Hanoi (Creativity & Culture), Hue (Creativity & Heritage), and Ho Chi Minh City (Creativity & Innovation).
VFCD 2020 aimed to support Vietnam’s national strategy for cultural industry development, establish a global creative brand, and foster a “belt of creativity” to expand the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Vietnam.
Vietnam Festival of Media & Design: Hanoi 2019 – “Creative City”
This is a series of various collaborated activities and events developed & hosted by RMIT University Vietnam collaborated with United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) to celebrate the creative and cultural outputs of Hanoi city.
