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Post 21/4: The art of disagreeing and keeping the peace
I am a Sri Lankan, and this Easter, our country was rocked by multiple bombings in Churches and hotels. The lives of hundreds were lost in an instant, and all this was committed by men – who also, like me – called themselves Muslims. Since that fateful Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka has dived into conversation. [...]
‘Rocket Man’ Brings Elton back to life
Rocket Man’ is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of the popular musician Elton John. Directed by Dexter Fletcherand written by Lee Hall, it stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film follows John’s early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of [...]
125th AGM OF WNPS SRI LANKA
The 125th Annual General Meeting of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) is scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 at the Sri Lanka Foundation, commencing at 5.00 pm. The WNPS has, for 125 years, been an active proponent of wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka. The 3rd oldest non-governmental wildlife conservation organization [...]
Nita wins international acclaims once again
Renowned actress Nita Fernando won her second international award at the recently ended Nice International Film Festival in France. Nita won the Best Actress award in the Foreign films category for her role in Visakesa Chandrasekaram’s latest film ‘Paangshu’. In addition to Nita, costume designer of the film, Kumara Karawdeniya won the Best Costume Designer [...]
‘Isolation’ wins a director’s debut award in London
Ranjan Prasanna’s debut directorial venture ‘Visangamanaya’- ‘Isolation’ won the second place at director’s maiden film category at London’s Lift off Film festival recently. Initially ‘Isolation’, produced by Mahesh Wijeratne was among the first 38 films selected for the semi-final round. It was later selected for the five final films in the said category. Polish film [...]
Vimukthi to deliver NFC Film discussion
Internationally awarded filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara will speak on the theme ‘Cinema and the vision of life’ at the film discussion organised by the Education Promotion and the Cultural unit of the National Film Corporation on May 29. Organised with the aim of promoting the culture of cinema, the film discussion has been organised on a [...]
CTF organises a discussion on documentary film
Colombo Theatre Forum has organised a screening of documentary film “Die Abteilung Schauspiel“ (Department for Acting) and the discussion at 5.00 pm on May 28 at the Goethe-Institut Hall, Colombo 7. “Die Abteilung Schauspiel“ (Department for Acting) gives a rough introduction to the study of acting at the ‘Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch Berlin’ and [...]
Young Happenings captured in German cinema
German film ‘4 Kings’, a part of the film series “Young Happenings” which is screened every Friday in the Goethe Hall, will be shown at 7 pm on May 31. “Young Happenings“ portrays young people on how they build up their own life against resistance in the current time. They are doubting and despairing social [...]
‘Purana Gama’: Recreated ancient village for future generations
Anuradhapura is one of the biggest conventional tourist destinations in the country and is the most adored living heritage city of Sinhala Buddhists of Sri Lanka. It has become a central hub for both Sri Lankan religious travellers and foreign travellers to explore the surrounding area. It is the home to preserved ruins, renovated great [...]