Cinematic promotion of Sri Lanka
The updated version of Sri Lanka the travel directory, featuring comprehensive audio-visual details needed for tourists has been released by film producer Ranjith Perera. The first of its kind produced in DVD format comes in parallel to an internet travel directory comprising high quality video clips.
Ranjith Perera
First released in 2010, the latest DVD is comprised of the latest updates over the last five years. The DVD, ‘The Sri Lanka Travel Directory’ provides the traveller with complete information and data relating to Sri Lanka tourism including its history, archaeology, religious, cultural and social angles in addition to leading accommodation in the respective tourist sites. It also has over 20 short video documentaries about different historical sites such as Anuradaphura, Sigiriaya, Polonnaruwa, Galle, Kataragama and many others. It also contains useful information related to tourism and related businesses, tour operators, car services.
A complete audio-visual format done with high definition camera system, the DVD is aimed at promoting Sri Lanka and its history, culture and tradition. “This is a digital promotion of Sri Lanka and it was the only audio-visual directory available for the promotion of the country,” said Ranjith Perera who with his long experience in cinema and television industry took a novel initiative to promote the country.
“It also will be a handy guide for all the tourists who visit Sri Lanka,” he added. Scripted by Prof. K. D. Paranavitana, design concept and audio-visual editing is by Suresh Ranga Weudagedara and Ranjith Perera produced it for Winson Films.
The DVD documentary is also to be used for promotion of Sri Lanka at international travel promotion such as World Travel Mart. - Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
