Venezuela will be present at the 8th edition of Latin America and the Caribbean Week in France, between May 27 and June 12. This is an annual initiative of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to spread the Latin American and Caribbean culture, and strengthen ties with the region.
This year there are more than 500 cultural, scientific, political, economic and gastronomic events, organized mainly by the Latin American and Caribbean Embassies in France, and also by educational associations, cultural and research institutions, with the aim of strengthening ties between France and Latin America.
In this sense, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in France was invited by the French Foreign Ministry to participate in this year’s edition, and has scheduled various activities, in order to show the French public the richness and cultural diversity of the country.
Venezuela participates with four activities: virtual visit of museums, literary conference, transmission of the Venezuelan film Araya, and a presentation on the process of making Venezuelan rum.
To begin Venezuela’s participation in SALC, on June 1, 2021 at 6pm (French time), a virtual visit of two important Venezuelan museums, the Arturo Michelena Museum and the Carlos Cruz Diez Print and Design Museum.
Despite health restrictions, the public will have the opportunity to travel virtually to the Venezuelan capital and visit these two cultural spaces.
Zoom Link (ID de la reunión: 881 5310 6848 / Código de acceso: 87369): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88153106848?pwd=TElRV2txS1lRdVpYa2RuRTk2djNBUT09
Later, on June 3, 2021 at 6pm (French time), the Literary Conference: Venezuelan literature seen by two generations: reflections and challenges will be held. This conference will feature the participation of the writer, poet and lawyer Ana Cristina Bracho, awarded with the Aníbal Nazoa National Journalism Prize in 2019 and recognized as Best Writer by the National Creative Youth Award in 2020. The conference will also count with the outstanding participation of Luis Alberto Crespo, poet, essayist and journalist, former ambassador to UNESCO, who has received numerous awards and recognitions at the national and international level, including the prestigious National Prize for Literature on two occasions (2010 and 2012).
Zoom Link (ID de la reunión: 813 8775 4817 / Código de acceso: 887013): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81387754817?pwd=MEtBcE92N3JwODBQa2ZSLzVzdVI0QT09
Then, on June 8 at 3pm (French time), there will be a virtual screening of the film Araya, by the filmmaker Margot Benacerraf. Produced in 1959, it received, among other international awards, the International Critics Award and the Higher Technical Commission Award at the 12th Cannes Film Festival that same year. It was entirely recorded in the Araya peninsula of the Sucre state and portrays the life of the salineros and fishermen of this arid region and its impressive landscapes. The public will have the opportunity to see one of the best Latin American feature films of all time.
Enlace Zoom (ID de la reunión: 833 7447 0821 / Código de acceso: 639853): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83374470821?pwd=WEJSTTJlQzZOTE90Y0tLNmhKZVFJQT09
Finally, and to close the participation of Venezuela in this edition of Latin America and the Caribbean Week, on June 10 at 5pm (French time), there will be a virtual presentation of the process of making Ron Santa Teresa 1796, cataloged as one of the best rums in Venezuela and the world, with the aim of making the high quality Venezuelan products known.
Enlace Zoom (ID de la reunión: 862 0928 4851 / Código de acceso: 453658): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86209284851?pwd=SWJIN01sWHBscDJsbUFtcFNqMmtNdz09
Due to the global health context, SALC 2021 will be carried out mainly through virtual activities. For more information, you can consult the official website: https://semaineameriquelatinecaraibes.fr/