The festival is part of the Spring of Francophonie 2026, a yearly festival celebrating the diversity and creativity of the French language and francophone cultures. It is jointly organized by French Alliance in Bishkek, the Embassies of France and Switzerland, the Delegation of the European Union in Kyrgyzstan, the Embassies of Belgium and Romania in Kazakhstan, and nearly 20 Kyrgyz partners.The festival is held with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The official opening of the Festival will beon Tuesday 7th April at 18:00 featuring the Swiss film “Bon Shuur Ticino”, presented in its original languages (French, German, and Italian) with subtitles in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English.

The following movies are:

♦ Wednesday 8^th April at 18h: “Employee of the Month” (Belgian comedy – in French language with Russian subtitles);

♦ Thursday 9^th April at 18h: “Portraits of a Nation: five faces of an identity” (Romanian documentary movie – in Romanian language with Kyrgyz subtitles);

♦ Friday 10^th April at 18h: “The Triplets of Belleville” (French animation movie – in French language with Kyrgyz subtitles).

Entry is free with tickets available through www.kassir.kg!

French is the fifth most spoken language in the world, the fourth most used on Internet, and the third most spoken business language. It is spoken by more than 330 million people on five continents, and is also the language of diplomacy. 88 countries are members of the International Francophonie Organisation, 29 of which have French as an official language.

Find the full program and more informationon social media!

• French Alliance in Bishkek: Instagram @afbichkek; https://www.facebook.com/AllianceBichkek/ https://afbichkek.kg/
• Embassy of France in Kyrgyzstan: Instagram @FranceAuKg; https://kg.ambafrance.org
• Embassy of Switzerland in Kyrgyzstan: Instagram @swissembassykg; www.facebook.com/SwissEmbassyKyrgyzstan