European summer of Cinema in Colombo
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The European Film Festival, one of the much awaited events in the annual cinema calendar in the island nation, will take place for the seventh year from November 27 to December 5 in Colombo and later in Jaffna and Horana.
Organised by the European Union Delegation in partnership with European Cultural Institutions and diplomatic missions in Colombo and New Delhi and coordinated by Agenda 14, the festival will feature 17 films representing Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Romania, Slovakia, Italy, Denmark and Germany.
The Sri Lankan representation for this year’s festival is young director Malith Hegod’s debut film ‘Dekela Purudu Kenek’ (The Strange Familiar) which has already won international acclaims. The film has already represented the country at several international film festivals including the Montreal Film Festival and the London Film Festival.
The films that are scheduled to be screened are Papusza (Poland), Night Train to Lisbon (Switzerland), I’ll be the Goalie (Switzerland), Muse of Fire (UK), The Invisible Woman (UK), Mister Twister – Class of Fun (Netherlands), The Marathon (Netherlands), Pater (France), Bright Days Ahead (France), The Rest is Silence (Romania), Tiger in the City (Slovakia), The legend of the flying Cyprian (Slovakia), It Was the Son (Italy), A High jacking (Denmark), Measuring the World (Germany), Finsterworld (Germany).
In parallel with the European Film Festival, depicting young Sri Lanka film talents, the Agenda 14 short film festival will also be held. This festival is a shared international cultural experience that aims to promote a friendly relationship and to increase mutual understanding between European Nations and Sri Lanka.
Alliance Francaise, the British Council, Goethe Institute, Polish institute in New Delhi, Institut Francais in Paris, Royal Embassy of Denmark in New Delhi, Embassy of France , Embassy of Romania, the Embassy of Italy, the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Consulate of Poland and the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka are the partners of this year’s festival.