The Francophonie Film Festival which began on March 21 concludes today in Colombo. This annual event, coordinated by the French Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, showcases the beauty of the French language on the island and brings together, through cinema, countries linked by this same language.
The French language is spoken, written, read, put into song or poetry, translated, sung and even danced, shouted and whispered, all around the world.
On all five continents and on the islands of the three oceans, more than 321 million men and women speak French and are united by this same language, which they perfect, appropriate and enrich every day. In Sri Lanka, many people share an attachment to the French language and learn and speak it all year round whether at school, in the Alliances françaises or on the Internet.
Each year, the International Francophonie Day is celebrated around the world on March 20 by the International Organisation of the Francophonie, founded in 1970 and bringing together 93 countries. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty, poetry and diversity of French-speaking culture around the world, as well as the bonds of cooperation that unite the countries that share these same words.
