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Juggling many roles
In addition to being Executive Producer, Screenwriter, Lead Actor to Chief Editor/Post Production Supervisor, LA based Gehan Cooray had to organise screenings and handle awards submissions for his maiden feature film ‘The Billionaire’ An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s The Millionairess’‘The Billionaire’ is Gehan’s contemporary, gender-swapped adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1936 play ‘The Millionairess’. [...]
Old Visakhians, here’s your chance to go down memory lane
Calling all old Visakhians – here’s your chance to showcase your skills and relive your wonderful schooldays. ‘Viva La-Vida’, A Night of Visakhian Virtuosity – an online talent show and competition organized by the Social Activities Sub-Committee of Visakha Vidyalaya Old Girls’ Association is now receiving entries. The organisers hopes this online talent show will [...]
Venturing out with the three Rs
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. These three words are becoming increasingly important in Sri Lanka, as businesses and enterprises slowly begin to focus more on products that are either sustainable, eco-friendly, biodegradable and cost-efficient, or a combination of all these. From green packaging to bags made out of old sarees and old rice bags, here are a [...]
COLLAB: Supporting ventures in the digital age
As business operations have no doubt changed globally owing to the pandemic, one major change has been the acceleration of digitalization for most ventures. Since Himali De Silva founded Apé, the online resale platform that strives to create awareness of Circular Consumption, she, together with Shivane Wickramasekara and Alison Wijemanne, used their knowledge of using [...]
Inktober art
Events that build communities are a wonderful and beloved thing, and sometimes it only takes a little inspiration and a little magic for global engagements in certain trends. Inktober is one such event. Born out of the need to improve by practice, what was started by one person rapidly picked up the pace and became [...]
TV Times
50 Years as a shepherd of God
On the 19th of December Rev. Father Benedict Joseph, the writer, the Television, radio and print media personality, celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his priesthood. On December 19th 1970 the late Thomas Cardinal Cooray ordained Fr. Benedict as a Priest of the Catholic Church at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena. Since then he has served as [...]
Grammy Awards postponed
The Grammy Awards ceremony due to take place on Jan. 31 has been rescheduled to March 14 because of the coronavirus surge in Los Angeles, organisers said on Tuesday. The Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a joint statement that the ceremony to present the highest honours in the music industry had been delayed [...]
‘Diigawee’: Christain and Buddhist songs under same name
Well known Christian singer K. A. Prins Lal Perera from Kerawalapitiya, Wattala has recently released two CDs featuring Christian songs and Buddhist songs under the same name ‘Diigawee’. ‘Diigawee’, meaning long life, comprises of a collection of Buddhist songs – ‘Bo Saminduge Sevena Labana Api’ and Christian songs under the name ‘Ape Paw Udesa’ will [...]
Fifty new songs from Keerthi
Popular singer and musician Keerthi Pasqual told he has created fifty brand new songs during the lockdown period since March 2020 and he is now ready to release these songs one by one to his own youtube channel. Keerthi has begun the launch of 50 new songs sung by him, on a daily basis on [...]
A microscopic view on post-war North
Filmmaker and academic Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan’s latest film ‘The Single Tumbler’ won the Best International Film award at the Cinemaking International Film Festival (CIFF) at Dhaka in Bangladesh recently. The film competed with highly acclaimed films like “I Father” by Mark Norfolk (UK-Kosovo), Antardwani (India) and number of other award winning films. Set in the [...]
Singer’s personal assistant’s dream to be a producer
The newest movie to be released with the opening of theatre, ‘The High Note’, a story about a superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant will be shown from January 22 onward. Scheduled to be screened at the Scope, Liberty and PVR cinemas in Colombo, the film stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison [...]
Cannes’ featured Bengali movie released here
The prestigious Cannes award winning director Vimukthi Jayasundara’s Bengali movie ‘Chatrak’ or ‘Mushroom’ is now being screened at cinemas around the country. Released in Lite cinemas including Amity Lite Maharagama and Vista Lite Ja-ela, this 2011 film was made on an invitation by a Bengali film producer. It was screened at a number of international [...]
‘Jeewa’ completes shooting
Veteran actor and film producer Jeewan Kumaranatunga’s debut direction ‘Jeewa’ completed its shooting and it is undergoing post-production. Along with Jeewan, other stars in the cast are Sangeetha Weeraratne, Meena Kumari, Kelum Aryan, Clitus Mendis, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Sarath Dikkumbura, Kumara Ranepura, Gayan Mapalagama, Ananda Athukorala, Roshitha Dias, Sudath Wijesekera and many more. In the production [...]