Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese film lovers willhave a chance to enjoy outstanding cinema works from the Francophone communityat the 13th Francophone Film Festival which is set to run in Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City from March 18 to 24.
As part of cultural activities on the occasion ofInternational Francophone Day, the festival will present seven films from ninecountries including Vietnam, Switzerland, France, Canada, Tunisia andBelgium-Wallonie-Bruxelles.
The films are “Dieu mua cuoi cung” (The lastdance), “Duoi tan nhung cay sung ngot” (Under the canopy of sweet figs), “Baolang” (Silent storm), “Thach Thao” (Bell heather), “Khoi nghiep kieu Phap” (FrenchEntrepreneurship), “14 ngay 12 dem” (14 days 12 nights), “Co trong tre” (Babysitter).
The films give the audience a chance to discover fascinatingstories in the countries of the Francophonie and experience the Francophonecommunity's cultural diversity.
In Hanoi, the festival will take place at the VietnamFilm Institute, 523 Kim Ma, from March 18-24, while film lovers in Ho Chi MinhCity can enjoy the films at DCine Ben Thanh, No. 6 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1, from March 18-21.
The event is co-organised by the Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation in Vietnam, the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of theFrancophone International Organisation and some French speaking countries.
All films will be shown in French with Vietnamese subtitles and opened free for public.
With 321 million speakers, French is still the 5th most spoken language after English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish/.