The festival is held every year in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
In addition he was an ambassador of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 World AIDS Day.
One such example was his campaign for World AIDS Day in 2005.
In its first two years, the theme of World AIDS Day focused on children and young people.
Wednesday being World AIDS Day, the syndrome received much attention in the international press.
World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1.
We are all united together to take at least one small action to commemorate World AIDS Day.
"When something like World AIDS Day comes around, we have trouble finding 20 people to go on television and radio shows," he said.
December 1, World AIDS Day, is an opportunity to take action.
The reading was one of the many events commemorating World AIDS Day.