The French language will be once again honoured in Vietnam through awide range of cultural activities on the occasion of InternationalFrancophone Day.
"It's an opportunity for us tohonour the values of solidarity and respect for culture differences,"said Anissa Barrak, Asia-Pacific director of the InternationalFrancophone Organisation (OIF).
A Francophone FilmFestival will kick off on March 16 in Hanoi and HCM City as partof a national celebration of this month-long event. The festival willpresent 12 films from nine countries: Vietnam , France , Canada ,Marocco , Switzerland , Belgium , Greece , Chad , and Ivory Coast.
An educational festival will also be organised atHanoi University on March 18, where students will attendpresentations on the cultures of various Francophone countries.
All the screenings will have Vietnamese subtitles.
A contest about the Francophone films being presented at the festivalis available at www.jeu-cine.francophonie.org.vn until April 10.
An official ceremony will take place on March 20 to celebrate the 42ndInternational Francophone Day at the Hanoi Opera House.
The ceremony will be followed by performances of well-known singersfrom different Francophone countries including Maryse Ngalula ( Congo ),Cloe du Trefle ( Belgium ), Do Thi Thanh Hoa ( Vietnam ) and dancersfrom the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Aphoto exhibition of the Swiss group Plonk and Replonk will be held atL'Espace until March 27. The French cultural centre will also hostCameroonian singer Kareyce Fotso and singer Ali Keita from the IvoryCoast on March 22.
A wide range of other culturalactivities will also be organised in Hue , Da Lat, Vinh, HCM Cityand Tien Giang, the location of the 15th Francophone Festival of theMekong Delta.
Vietnam was one of the founder countries of the Francophonie in 1970.
Over the last year, the OIF has maintained an active co-operation withVietnam featuring the exchange of training and technical expertisein a number of fields.
French is spoken by 220 million people across the world.-VNA
"It's an opportunity for us tohonour the values of solidarity and respect for culture differences,"said Anissa Barrak, Asia-Pacific director of the InternationalFrancophone Organisation (OIF).
A Francophone FilmFestival will kick off on March 16 in Hanoi and HCM City as partof a national celebration of this month-long event. The festival willpresent 12 films from nine countries: Vietnam , France , Canada ,Marocco , Switzerland , Belgium , Greece , Chad , and Ivory Coast.
An educational festival will also be organised atHanoi University on March 18, where students will attendpresentations on the cultures of various Francophone countries.
All the screenings will have Vietnamese subtitles.
A contest about the Francophone films being presented at the festivalis available at www.jeu-cine.francophonie.org.vn until April 10.
An official ceremony will take place on March 20 to celebrate the 42ndInternational Francophone Day at the Hanoi Opera House.
The ceremony will be followed by performances of well-known singersfrom different Francophone countries including Maryse Ngalula ( Congo ),Cloe du Trefle ( Belgium ), Do Thi Thanh Hoa ( Vietnam ) and dancersfrom the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Aphoto exhibition of the Swiss group Plonk and Replonk will be held atL'Espace until March 27. The French cultural centre will also hostCameroonian singer Kareyce Fotso and singer Ali Keita from the IvoryCoast on March 22.
A wide range of other culturalactivities will also be organised in Hue , Da Lat, Vinh, HCM Cityand Tien Giang, the location of the 15th Francophone Festival of theMekong Delta.
Vietnam was one of the founder countries of the Francophonie in 1970.
Over the last year, the OIF has maintained an active co-operation withVietnam featuring the exchange of training and technical expertisein a number of fields.
French is spoken by 220 million people across the world.-VNA
