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Big win for young Lankan debaters
With the World Schools Debating Championship to be held in Mexico City being cancelled due to COVID-19, our debaters take up an online challenge and emerge victorious at a prestigious international tournament It was a couple of blessings disguised as serious ‘coronavirus casualties’ that swept a team of fresh faced young debaters to heights undreamt [...]
TV Times
Enter Lord Thranduil and then there were more
From beautifully detailed cosplays to intricate clay polymer statues that bring the characters to life, Aishwarya Tennekoon, an architecture student at the University of Moratuwa dreams of directing and supplying SFX props and costumes to the local film industry. Having made statues since he was a child, in 2017 he started his own workshop where [...]
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Forza Street
If you’re a fan of racing games, then you’ve probably heard of Forza (pronounced “Fortsa”). Published by Xbox Studios, Forza has become a sort of quintessential title for anyone looking to simulate an authentic driving experience with some of the fastest cars available. Forza is divided into two primary titles. They are Forza Motorsport and [...]
TV Times
Let us all enjoy the ‘Jeewithe’
Popular band ‘C Plus’ led by talented singer musician Chandumal Fernando, released their latest hit song ‘Jeewithe’(‘ජීවිතේ’)recently on YouTube. ‘Jeewithe’ is penned and melody created by Asanji Wickramasinghe, while music arrangements were created by Senaga Dissanayake of Wayo. Mixed and mastered by Vinod Melpitiya at Wayo Brickhouse. ‘Like everyone else, musicians too have to stay [...]
Jetwing Hotels offers additional discounts for ‘Front Liners’
After months of travel restrictions, Jetwing Hotels is once again able to welcome the public to their homes of hospitality around the island, a communiqué from the Jetwing Hotels stated. With this, come a series of new offers and discounts for guests to enjoy including a special offer for ‘Front Liners’ of the pandemic, such [...]
‘Chernobyl’ TV series lead BAFTA Awards nominations
Chernobyl is leading the pack for this year’s BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards after the Sky and HBO original scored 14 nominations, including best drama mini-series. The nuclear disaster drama’s 14 nods mean it is the most-nominated show in BAFTA history alongside Killing Eve last year, which was also recognised [...]
Viber launches Group Video Calls for up to 20 people together
Viber has launched its new Group Video Callsfeature in Sri Lanka, enabling group video calls for up to 20 people with unlimited duration. Inspired by the tremendous success of Viber’s Group Audio Calls feature, the added support for video meets the growing demand for large video calls to replicate face-to-face conversations and conferences. Social distancing [...]
‘Voyage’ makes ripples at foreign seas
Veteran filmmaker Christy Shelton Fernando’s newest film ‘yathra’- The Voyage’ has won a number of awards at film festivals held over the last few months. The film won the Best Film award in the Drama Category at the Festigious International Film Festival – Los Angeles in January, the Best Film in the Best Narrative Feature [...]
Cinema on Pablo Neruda in Ceylon
Asoka Handagama who is well-known for his innovative and creative concepts and stories for theatre, mini-screen and cinema, is working on his latest film, a tale on Nobel Laureate Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Pablo Neruda who once served as Chilean Consul in Sri Lanka. Handagam is awaiting the coming of two foreign stars, a [...]