YANGON, May 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar held a motion picture academy awards presentation ceremony, in its capital, Nay Pyi Taw, last night, the state media reported.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council, Vice Senior General Soe Win, said that, it is the 64th Myanmar Motion Picture Awards Presentation Ceremony, which presented the awards for the years 2019, 2020, and 2022.
He said that, Myanmar’s film industry has contributed to the country’s social life and other sectors, creating and presenting artworks that reflected the country’s real situations.
A total of 22 academy awards, including special awards for the years 2019, 2020, and 2022, were presented to the country’s artistes during the ceremony.
Aiming at encouraging domestic film production, the film academy award presentations have been held since 1952. Myanmar produced more than 4,000 films since the start of the industry.
The last film academy award presentation for 2018, was held in Yangon in Mar, 2019, in which 12 awards were presented.– NNN-MNA
