On November 15, 2016, the Ministry of Finance (Hanoi, Vietnam) issued Circular 289/2016/TT-BTC on amounts, collection, payment, management and use of fees and charges in the cinematography.
According to the regulations in Circular 289/2016/TT-BTC, the amounts of fees for appraisal of film scripts depends on the length of the script are as follows
| 1 | Feature film script (except as prescribed in item 3 of this section): | |
| a | Length up to 100 minutes (1 episode) | 4,500,000 |
| b | Length from 101 - 150 minutes calculated as 1.5 episodes | |
| c | Length from 151 - 200 minutes calculated as 02 episodes | |
| 2 | Short film script, including documentaries, scientific films, and animated films (except as prescribed in item 3 of this section): | |
| a | Length up to 60 minutes | 1,800,000 |
| b | Length from 61 minutes and up, charged as a feature film script. | |
| 3 | Film script made from cooperation activities, providing filmmaking services with foreign countries: | |
| a | Feature film script: | |
| a.1 | Length up to 100 minutes (1 episode) | 7,200,000 |
| a.2 | Length from 101 - 150 minutes calculated as 1.5 episodes | |
| a.3 | Length from 151 - 200 minutes calculated as 02 episodes | |
| b | Short film script: | |
| b.1 | Length up to 60 minutes | 2,800,000 |
| b.2 | Length from 61 minutes and up, charged as a feature film script |
View the film script evaluation fee rates in Circular 289/2016/TT-BTC effective from January 01, 2017.
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