A clutch of activities, including a film festival and two music shows, are poised to take place in several Vietnamese cities in commemoration of the 2015 International Francophone Day, which falls on March 20.

The 2015 Francophone Film Festival will run in Ha Noi, Vinh, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City from Saturday to April 2.

Nine movies from seven French-speaking countries, including France, Bulgaria, Morocco, Switzerland and Tunisia, will be shown at the fest.  Three critically-acclaimed Vietnamese films, “Nhung Dua Con Cua Lang” (The Children of the Village), “Chuyen Di Cuoi Cung Cua Chi Phung” (The Last Journey of Madam Phung), which is a heart-warming documentary on transgender issues, and “Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung” (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere), will also be screened within the framework of the event.

The posters of the French-speaking and Vietnamese films which are to be screened at the 2015 Francophone Film Festival,

This year’s International Francophone Day will also be commemorated in many countries which are members of the International Francophone Organization, including Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia, on Friday.

Francophones around the world celebrate the International Francophone Day on March 20 every year.
This day is the focal point of a two-week celebration, the National Francophone Week, which runs in March every year.

The International Francophone Day was first celebrated in 1998 as a way for the 49 members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (International Organization of the Francophone) to cherish their shared bond, the French language, and their cultural assets and diversity.