Diverse and vibrant

The 14th Francophone Film Festival in Vietnam takes place from March 22-27 and is open to the public. This is one of a series of events to celebrate International Francophonie Day (March 20).

Liên hoan phim Pháp ngữ lần thứ 14 tại Việt Nam

Mr. Pierre du Ville - Head of the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam (left) at the opening ceremony of the 14th Francophone Film Festival in Hanoi. (Photo: Ngan Hanh)

On the evening of March 22, the 14th Francophone Film Festival in Vietnam opened at the Vietnam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio in Hanoi and the DCINE Ben Thanh Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City. This event was organized by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) and the Embassies of Canada, France, Switzerland, and the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam.

Attending the first screening of the 14th Francophone Film Festival were the director of the film "The Funny Swindlers" Yolande Moreau, representatives of the International Organization of the Francophone in Vietnam, representatives of the Embassies of Canada, France, Switzerland and the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 14th Francophone Film Festival in Hanoi, Mr. Pierre du Ville, Head of the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam, welcomed Vietnamese audiences to enjoy excellent French films, thereby cultivating and loving the French language.

With the theme of International Francophonie Day 2024 being “Diversity and vitality of the Francophone Community present everywhere in the world”, this is the “red thread” for the program organizers to select the cinematic works to be screened at this year’s Francophone Film Festival in Vietnam.

A large audience was excited about the 14th Francophone Film Festival in Vietnam. (Photo: Ngan Hanh)

During the festival week, audiences in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will enjoy attractive French films suitable for all ages: “The Funny Swindlers”, “Vikings”, “Business Trip to the Land of Ch'tis”, “Glorious Ashes”, “Road to Glory” and notably the film “The White House” produced by Cambodia. It can be seen that the films in this festival are not only from France and French-speaking countries, but also from producers in Southeast Asia.

Ms. Tran Thi Thu Ha, representative of the International Organization of the Francophonie in Asia-Pacific (REPAP-OIF), shared that the purpose of OIF in general and the Asia-Pacific Regional Office in particular is to spread French to more people in Vietnam.

“The film festival is also a way to promote different cultures in the French-speaking community, including through films,” Ms. Tran Thi Thu Ha emphasized.

In addition to the Francophone Film Festival, to celebrate International Francophone Day, OIF also organizes various activities related to Francophone education at universities, secondary schools, bilingual high schools, international schools in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or cultural and sports activities such as the Francophone Run taking place on March 24 in Hanoi.