March 29 - 12 pm - VIRTUAL - DC Francophonie Festival and Graphic Novels

ICAF co-founder Guy Spielmann returns to comics studies!

Registration - March 29 - 12 pm - VIRTUAL - DC Francophonie Festival and Graphic Novels

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and La Maison Française are honored to present a virtual roundtable on the theme of African Graphic Novels followed by a Q&A with Joëlle l'Epée alias Elyon's, Cénack Winchester, and Jean-Luc Schneider. The panel will be moderated by Guy Spielmann, Professor at Georgetown University, who specializes in Cultural studies and Politics, and Performing Arts.

DC FRANCOPHONIE FESTIVAL

From March 1, 2022, the Embassy of France in the United States celebrates the DC Francophonie Cultural Festival, in association with the many embassies, members of the International Organization of Francophonie, to offer a diversified cultural program, presenting French-speaking films, workshops, events and cultural programs from all over the world.

Since 2001, the festival has honored the richness of the French language and French communities, bringing together more than 40 partners including the various embassies, the Alliance Française of Washington DC, as well as the Smithsonian Associates. For more information, please visit: https://www.francophonie-dc.org/

All screenings in association with the DC Francophonie festival are free to the public. However, a donation between five to ten dollars would be greatly appreciated in order to keep events like these free in the future.