At the opening of the Francophonie Week on March 18, the French film La Vache (One Man and His Cow) will be screened at 6pm at Ster Kinekor at Sam Levy’s Village in Harare and a French dinner will launch festivities in Bulawayo at Restaurant 26 on Park.
The Swiss comedy film Win Win will be shown at Alliance Française in Bulawayo on 22 March at 7pm and in Harare on March 23 at 6pm. All films will be in French with English subtitles.
Other activities lined up include the French dictation competition which will be hosted by the French School in Harare and will be open to both adults and children with knowledge of the French language
To round off the festival, a live evening concert featuring a three country (Madagascar, South Africa and Switzerland) band called Sa Roy and The Forest Jam will be featured on Saturday March 25 at Alliance Française in Harare at 8pm.
The Francophonie Week is a festival of the French language and cultures of the French-speaking countries, which is celebrated in the middle of March across the world. This year’s programme shows the linguistic and cultural diversity of the French-speaking countries present in Zimbabwe.
