Ashley leaves for IFFS General Assembly
View(s):The President of the Asian Film Centre and Board Member and Jury Coordinator of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC), Ashley Ratnavibhushana has left for Tunisia on an invitation extended by the International Federation of Film Societies (IFFS) to participate at its General Assembly held at Hammameth, Tunisia.
The assembly is held from April 1 to 7. Earlier Ashley had served as the Secretary of the Asian Region of this Federation. When he took part in the General Assembly of IFFS held in Helsinki, Finland in 1983 he presented a paper on “New Advances in Audio Visual Technology”. He has also participated in IFFS General Assemblies held in Reggio Calabria, Italy in 2001 and 2003.
Ashley joined the Film Critics and Journalists Association (FCJAC) in 1969 and played the key role in establishing the Sri Lanka Branch of the OCIC in 1972 along with Rev. Fr. Ernest Poruthota. One of the founder members of the NETPAC in 1990, he was instrumental in establishing the Asian Film Centre in 1991 which makes a continual contribution to promote a film culture in Sri Lanka.
A distinguished member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), Ratnavibhushana has participated in several international film festivals in various capacities as Jury Chairperson, Jury Member and Delegate. Also he has introduced several Sri Lankan films and their directors to international film festivals.
Recently he has co-authored a book with M L M Mansoor on “Early Sri Lankan Cinema and its Association with the South Indian Film Industry” and also edited a Sinhala book on “Documentaries and Newsreels produced by the Government Film Unit” which was published by the Department of Information.
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