Free film festival for French language lovers in Vinh city

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of International Francophonie Day, March 20, the French Language Center in Vinh City organized a free film screening week for those who love the French language.

Students watch the animated film "Little Gus and the Migratory Birds" during the Francophone Film Festival at the French Language Center in Vinh City. Photo: Chu Thanh.

From March 18 to March 25, the Francophone Film Festival will be open for free, screening 7 films from countries in the Francophone Community. This is an annual activity of the French Language Center in Vinh City. In addition, the Francophone Film Festival is also held in major cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hue.

Mr. Florian Pereira - a French volunteer of the French Language Center in Vinh City said that the Festival is a festival for everyone. Coming to the Festival, viewers can not only enjoy works of French cinema but also those of many countries in the Francophone community such as the films: "Little Heidi" of Switzerland, "A Squint" of Tunisia, "The Red Shawl" of Morocco...

Students engrossed in watching the screen. Photo: Chu Thanh.

On the first day of the free film screening week, many students and parents came to participate. After watching the animated film "Little Gus and the Migratory Birds", Nguyen Khanh Binh - a 3A student at Le Loi Primary School could not hide his joy and excitement. He shared that the film helped him understand the difficulties in the migration of birds and was an opportunity for him to practice listening to French.

Present at the Francophone Film Festival, Ms. Dau Thi Vinh - parent of Tran Dau Nhat Linh, class 4A, Le Loi Primary School said that this was the third time she brought her child to the Francophone Festival. For Ms. Vinh, this is an opportunity to help her child have an environment to learn French, an opportunity to help her child entertain, get acquainted, and communicate in French.

Nguyen Phuong Trinh, a second-year student at Vinh Medical University, shared that although she did not learn French at school, she had a great affection for the language. When she learned that there was a free French film week, she and her friends went to watch it. This was an opportunity for her to become more familiar with the French language as well as understand more about the cultures of countries in the Francophone community.

Mr. Florian commented that this is a great event to explore the cinema of other countries, especially since it is completely free. Many films with interesting content that are difficult to find online or in cinemas in Vinh City are also screened on this occasion. Mr. Florian hopes that the Francophone Film Festival can attract more people to participate because each film screened on this occasion has Vietnamese subtitles for those who do not know French.

Chu Thanh