Francophonie 2025 in Sri Lanka

Francophonie Film Festival 2025 – Program

🎬 Francophonie Film Festival 2025 – Program 🎬

As part of Francophonie Week, join us for a cinematic journey across the Francophone world! 🌍

📅 Dates: 21st -23rd March

  • Friday 21st– 6.00 pm ‘Sous le Ciel d’Alice’- (Switzerland, Lebanon)
  • Saturday 22nd– 2.30 pm ‘Short Film Series’ – (Switzerland, Mexico, France), 4.00 pm ‘Hedi, un Vent de Liberté’ – (Lebanon), 6.00 pm ‘Kanaval’ (Canada)
  • Sunday 23rd– 2.00 pm ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass’ (Vietnam), 4.30 pm ‘Doosra’ (Switzerland), 5.00 pm ‘Good Guys Go to Heaven’ (Romania)

📍 Location: Alliance Francaise de Colombo

💰 All sessions are FREE and without registration!

🔤 Films with English subtitles

🎞️ 6 feature films from 6 Francophone countries

🎬 1 short film (adults)

🎭 7 short films (young audiences)

Join us to celebrate cinema, cultures & languages with us! 🌍

Francophonie Film Festival

Francophonie Film Festival

🎞 Francophonie Film Festival is back !

To celebrate Francophonie 2025 in Sri Lanka, the Francophonie Film Festival will take place from 21st to 23rd of March 2025 at Alliance Française de Colombo.

📽 Movies subtitled in English of different genres and countries will be shown, illustrating the diversity and richness of Francophonie cultures !

📢 Stay tuned, the program is coming very soon!

📅 Date: From 21th to 23rd of March

📍Location: Alliance Francaise de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07

🎟Free entrance, without registration

Photographic Exhibition

Nicolas Bouvier à Galle – 70 Years Later | Photographic Exhibition

🎞 Francophonie Film Festival is back !

📸 The Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, in collaboration with the Alliance Française de Colombo, is pleased to present the photographic exhibition “Nicolas Bouvier à Galle – 70 Years Later”, celebrating the annual Francophonie festivities and commemorating the 70th anniversary of Swiss travel writer Nicolas Bouvier’s stay in Galle.

🖼️This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to revisit Bouvier’s extraordinary journey from Geneva to Sri Lanka, and his personal experiences in Galle, as vividly captured in his acclaimed book “The Scorpion Fish”.

📅 Duration: 6th – 23rd March 2025

⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

📍 Venue: Alliance Française de Colombo, 11 Barnes Place, Colombo 07

🎞️ We invite you to immerse yourself in this visual journey and celebrate the cultural exchange between Switzerland and Sri Lanka.

Kids Move

“Bonjour le Monde” | Animation Film

Ten animals inhabit the river, each with distinct characteristics and paths. From the owl soaring to the beaver building, they all contribute to shaping their environment. Together, they greet life with a shared “Hello world!”

🗓️ Saturday, 08 February 2025

⏰ 3:00 p.m. 

📍 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07

🎟️ Free entrance

🔤 With English subtitles

Evening of Jazz

🎵Q x The Band presents, ‘JARDIN D’HIVER – An Evening of Jazz’ 🎶

✨Experience a dazzling performance from Q featuring timeless jazz classics that have shaped her musical journey, as well as a selection of French songs and original compositions. Come join a night of festivities and music! 🥂

🗓️ Saturday, 25th January 2025

🕖 7.00 PM

📍Alliance Française de Colombo, 11 Barnes Place, Colombo 7

🎟️ 3000 LKR

🎉Discounted: 1500 LKR (for Alliance Française students and members)

📧 Limited tickets can purchased at the Alliance Française front desk OR email [email protected] to reserve online.

    Film - Adult

    CINÉ-CLUB – Les Algues vertes

    🎥In Brittany, France, a reporter investigates the mysterious deaths of locals on Breton beaches, potentially linked to toxic algae. As evidence is hidden and threats escalate, she uncovers a conspiracy involving politicians and powerful corporations trying to silence her.

    📆Thursday the 16th January
    ⏰7.00pm
    🏠Alliance Française de Colombo
    🎟️Free entrance

    Agenda 14 | Short Film Festival

    📽️Agenda 14 Short Film Festival was launched in 2011 to promote the work of young filmmakers in Sri Lanka. Every year Agenda 14 acknowledges the work of talented young men and women under several categories.  During the last decade this festival has grown into a fully fledged film festival awarding Best Short Film, Jury Prize, Most Gender Sensitive Film, the Sunila Abeysekera Memorial Human Rights Prize, Best Animated Short Film, Green Award for films on environmental themes and acknowledging outstanding performances, screenplays, editing and cinematography.  The festival recognizes the next generation of filmmakers by presenting the Award for the Most Promising Filmmaker to a contestant under 24 years of age.

    🗓️ 7-9 December 2024

    ⏰ 10.00 a.m to 3.00 p.m.

    📍 Alliance Française de Colombo