From a French cultural icon returning to her birthplace after eight decades to first-time visitors exploring Hanoi and Hạ Long Bay, international productions continue to discover — and rediscover — Vietnam through its people and places. Over 100 schoolchildren of 20 nationalities welcomed French star Chantal Goya back to the city of her birth. Nearly 10,000 kilometres from Paris, a group of children in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed Chantal Goya home. One April morning, more than

For international productions filming in Vietnam, something as simple as a colour can determine whether a shoot moves with precision or unravels under pressure. The CREATV Company — identity aligned with how productions operate on set. On a new set, in a new country, the first few hours decide everything — not the camera, not the brief, but movement. “Who goes where? Who follows? Who splits?” Whatever’s written in the gear manifest, transpo grid, or call sheets will be tested

What begins as a tightly structured 7-day shoot can evolve into something more expansive. With the right approach, filming in Vietnam allows productions to scale across regions -- adding range, depth and cinematic value without loosing control, time or momentum. In last week’s guide to filming in Vietnam , we mapped out how a production can move across five distinct environments within a single week—without losing time to logistics or unnecessary resets. It’s a structure bui

For producers working within tight timelines, Vietnam offers a rare advantage: the ability to capture a wide range of cinematic environments withing a single, efficient shoot schedule. Verdant paddies, marble mountains, tropical coastlines, ancient relics, and kinetic cities — Vietnam offers a visual range that reflects whatever a production seeks. But what makes the country stand out today isn’t just how it looks. It’s how it works . At a time when productions are under pre

Vietnam — an emerging hub for global film production — offers a powerful combination of cinematic locations, production expertise and long-term stability for filmmakers, producers and content creators from around the world. Looking for new horizons to tell your story? Vietnam offers cost-efficient cinematic scale, professional expertise and long-term stability — qualities increasingly vital for filmmakers in today’s global marketplace. The landscapes of Vietnam and its neighb

After forty years working in film and television production around the globe — thirty of them in the Vietnam region — CREATV’s Managing Director Othello Khanh reflects on why now is the right moment to highlight Vietnam as a reliable and inspiring destination for international productions. Today, CREATVAsia launches its 2026 campaign highlighting Vietnam as a safe, cost-efficient, and cinematic destination for international productions and filmmakers looking at filming in Vi

When Othello Khanh arrived in Vietnam during the full solar eclipse of October 1995, the film, TV & ad industry was under a state monopoly. 30 years later, the business he founded upon his arrival – The CREATV Company – played a leading role in putting Vietnam on the global stage as a premier filming destination. Here's the remarkable story of Vietnam’s meteoric rise and the friends and supporters who helped make CREATV what it is today. “I came to thirty years ago to be part

This month's installment in LBB Online of our formative creative partnerships takes us back to our origins as documentarians of Vietnam’s...

As part of the ‘Portraits of CREATVAsia’s Associates’ series, this month, Othello Khanh, managing director of The CREATV Company...

This month's installment in LBB Online of our creative partnerships focuses on California-native Kal Karman. Kal's TVC work includes...