A short film festival, a platform for tomorrow’s budding filmmakers featuring both international and Sri Lankan short cinematic production will be held together with film screenings, discussions and a film master class from December 10 to 12 in Colombo.
Organised by Agenda 14, publisher of ‘14 -a space for expression’, a quarterly cinema journal will feature the short film festival this year which will bring a rare opportunity for moviegoers 15 nominated short films from the 23rd edition of European Film Awards too will be screened during the festival. The festival is to travel to Matara, Kandy and Jaffna early next year.
Organized in collaboration with European Film Academy, the competitive section of the festival will feature short films produced during the last 2 years in Sri Lanka.
Nearly 100 short films from all over the country including the North and the East are ready to compete for the Best Short Film, Best Animated Short Film, Jury Award, Human Rights Award, Most Gender Sensitive Short Film and the Most Promising Young Filmmaker.
Award winning filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara will conduct a Master Class for young filmmakers on December 12 at Goethe Institute in addition to film screening and discussion on December 10 and 12.
“By organizing Agenda 14 Short Film Festival, we plan to start a dialogue on using digital media for expression,” says Festival Director Anoma Rajakaruna.
“With the availability of low cost digital camera equipment and editing software we see lot of young people including university students and school children making short films in Sri Lanka today. Most of them have no proper education in cinema studies or proper training in cinematography or editing,” describes Anoma who herself is also a documentary and short filmmaker.
By organizing a short film festival we plan to create a platform for evaluating their work and to encourage them. During this festival young filmmakers will have an opportunity to interact with each other, exchange ideas and they will have the opportunity to study Internationally acclaimed short films and participate in workshops, Anoma said.
‘Mirror’ reflects on arty cinema
The latest issue of ‘Mirror’, Sri Lanka’s latest Sinhala film magazine is now out with a series of articles on world cinema and local cinema.
Edited by film enthusiast and writer Priyantha Jayaratne, ‘Mirror’ was started as a news letter on cinema in July 2010. The magazine co-edited by Thusitha Jayasundara and Jeewantha Dayananda, has increased in the number of pages and content over the year.
“We have filled the gap of literature on world cinema, art house cinema, articles on the golden era of Sri Lankan cinema and film criticism on current cinema,” Priyantha Jayaratne said.
The 12th issue of this bimonthly movie magazine focuses on world renowned controversial Indian drama film ‘Mr. and Mrs. Iyer’ written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan.
Final show for “Balloth Ekka Be”
The final show of one of the most popular stage drama written and directed by Ravindra Ariyarathne “Balloth Ekka Be”, which has exceeded 250 shows island wide will stage its final performance at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 pm on December 8 at at the air conditioned New Town Hall in Colombo 7.
With a host of popular artist such as, Wijaya Nandasiri, Gihan Fernando, Kumara Thirimadura, Roshan Pilapitiya, Saman Hemarathne and Anusha Dissanayake in the cast, music for the play is composed by Shantha Peiris while Luvoline Vandawall has done stage setting while stage management is by Asoka De Soyza and Shanta Udayakumara.
Costume design by Gihan Fernando and Demal Fernando while makeup by Saman Hemarathne and lighting effects by Upali Weerasinghe. “Balloth Ekka Be” is produced by Asle J. Lanka Computer Training Institute and Jude Srimal is the main organizer of the drama.
Tickets are available at Sarasavi Bookshop, Nugegoda, Sadeepa Bookshop, Borella and theatre. |
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