Talk on evolution of Sri Lankan cinema
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Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin
The cultural programme of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between France and Sri Lanka continues with a sequence dedicated to Sri Lankan Cinema. The French Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives presents ‘Cinema and society: beginnings and evolution of cinema in colonial and post-independent Sri Lanka’, a talk by Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin on Friday, December 1 at 6 p.m. at the Lighthouse Auditorium and lawn, 24, Horton Place, Colombo 7.
Mrs. Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin is Professor at the University of La Reunion. Her research has addressed various aspects of Indian Ocean cultural history, with a focus on cinema and identity politics in colonial and post-independent contexts in India and Sri Lanka.
She is the author of a number of articles and books, including two biographies of Sri Lankan filmmakers: Robin Tampoe, Last of the Big Ones (2008) and Sumitra Peries, Poetess of Sinhala Cinema (2011), as well as a two-volume study about Sri Lanka Cinema, from 1896 to the present.
The conference is open to all and entrance is free.
For more information, check the website: https://lk.ambafrance.org/-Anglais-
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