Hanoi, May. 2 (AP): A delegation of Hollywood film professionals arrived today for the first "American Film Week" in Vietnam, where they will share their expertise with members of th nation's small but fast-growing film industry.

The group of writers, directors, producers and cinematographers are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organises the annual Oscars extravaganza.

They were invited by the Vietnam Cinema Department, part of Vietnam's Communist government, which has recently begun easing its control over the content of Vietnamese films and allowing the development of privately produced movies.

"This is a very good opportunity for us to strengthen cooperation with the American film industry," said Do Duy Anh, head of the department's international relations division. "We will explore whether we can co-operate in film making and distribution."

The US visitors will try to nurture aspiring filmmakers by sharing their expertise at a series of seminars and film screenings in Hanoi, the capital, and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's southern business hub and the centre of its entertainment industry.

Among them, the visitors have 14 Oscar nominations and two Oscars.

They include Susannah Grant, writer and director of "Erin Brockovich," Curtis Hanson, writer, director and producer of "L A Confidential," William Horberg, producer of "The Quiet American," Tom Pollock, executive producer of "Field of Dreams," and Phil Robinson, writer and director of "Field of Dreams."