On the basis of these 11 nominations, the Jury will select the official awards. The announcement and award ceremony will take place in mid-October in Hanoi.
Photobook titled “Hanoi 1967 – 1975” by the German photographer Thomas Billhardt was nominated for “Work Award – For the love of Hanoi”.
Bui Xuan Phai Award – For the love of Hanoi is the convergence and resonance of the hearts “for the love of Hanoi” widely. After 13 seasons, finding and discovering to honor the “loves of Hanoi” is an increasing challenge for the Jury. In particular, the 14th season in 2021 took place during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, cultural and artistic activities froze and created anxiety for those interested in the award.
However, as shared by the members of the Jury, surprisingly, in the past year, Hanoi has been a special inspiration for many people’s ideas, jobs and creativity. As historian Duong Trung Quoc, a member of the Council said, to a certain extent, actions and ideas towards Hanoi during the pandemic are also part of the “dual goal” – when culture is always the driving force for urban development of each city.
The familiar image of Hanoi once in Thomas Billhardt’s photos
In order to get the official nominations for the 4 main categories of the award, the key of the jury had to select from faces, ideas, jobs, works, etc. associated with Hanoi in the last year. There are large projects associated with the city’s policy, also specific projects associated with a space of Hanoi, there are foreigners who show their love for Hanoi from their works spanning dozens of years, as well as local citizens who always take Hanoi as inspiration for their works throughout their lives.
In the tradition of the Awards, only one Grand Prize nomination is selected each season for the award. Besides, there are 10 nominations in 3 categories: Works, Ideas, and Jobs. This year, the Organizing Committee has not announced the nomination for the Grand Prize – the most important award but will announce the nomination at the Awards Ceremony.
In the category of Works – For the love of Hanoi, there are 3 nominations, including The book and photo exhibition “Hanoi 1967-1975” by German photographer Thomas Billhardt organized by the Goethe-Institute Vietnam, Nha Nam Company and Manzi Space Art; The book series “Thang Long period – Ke Cho” (Kim Dong Publishing House) by authors Nguyen Huy Thang – Nguyen Quoc Tin; The book “Playboy” (Young Publishing House) by author Mai Lam;
The project “Rebuilding the architecture of Dien Huu Pagoda (also named One Pillar Pagoda) by virtual reality technology” was nominated for the Idea Award – For the love of Hanoi.
Nominations for Ideas – For the love of Hanoi include: Project “Rebuilding the architecture of Dien Huu Pagoda (also named One Pillar Pagoda) virtual reality technology”; the idea of building an underground highway and renovating the To Lich River into a historical, cultural and spiritual park; Red river urban zoning planning project.
Hanoi Creative Space Design Contest nominated for Job Award – For the love of Hanoi
The Job Award – For the love of Hanoi includes the following nominations: Hanoi Creative Space Design Contest; Drawing contest “Hanoi is…” and the series of activities of the project “Hanoi Rethink”; The vaccination campaign in Hanoi on schedule along with the efforts of the Covid-19 prevention and control force has helped the capital stay strong during the pandemic.
Bui Xuan Phai Award – For the love of Hanoi was established in 2008 by Sports and Culture newspaper (VNA) and the family of the late painter, Bui Xuan Phai, to award authors, works, ideas and works with high scientific and artistic value, imbued with the love of Hanoi. Over 13 seasons, the Award has recorded nearly 150 nominations and awarded about 50 awards in 4 categories: Grand Prize, Art Award, Idea Award and Job Award.
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