SAARC Film Festival at NFC from May 16
SAARC Cultural Centre will once again be hosting the SAARC Film
Festival from 16th to the 20th of May 2012, in Colombo. Regional films
of late are becoming popular not only in the region but globally as
well. The SAARC Cultural Centre takes pride in promoting Arts and
Culture in the region, and given the success of the Film Festival in
2011, will once again promote regional films by hosting the upcoming
Film Festival.
This year, in addition to the feature films from member States of the
SAARC Region, the Centre has also called for documentary films from the
region. This will be an unique opportunity for the general public to
view some of the best films screened from 2009-2011 from the SAARC
Member States. An award will be given to the Best Feature Film and
documentary Film which will be adjudicated by a panel of international
Jury from Russia, Iran and Singapore. Further there will also be a
special workshop organized by the Centre for Directors of these films as
well as experts in the Film Industry.
Last year, nominations were received from Bhutan, India, Pakistan and
Sri Lanaka. Sri Lanka’s nomination of Bambara Walalla, directed by
Athula Liyanage bagged first place, with the film “Ami Aadu from India
getting a close second place silver medal. This year, nominations of
feature films and documentaries are expected from Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The SAARC Cultural Centre, in keeping
with its mandate of promoting culture in the region through different
modes of art, will showcase films from the region as cultural
expressions at its forthcoming SAARC Film Festival.
The Film Festival will give all Member states an opportunity to
screen some of the best films from the region. The SAARC Region has
produced some films with a standard of excellence, and this Film
Festival will focus on promoting some of the best films featured from
2009-2011. The festival will also invite the film Directors of the
nominated films to participate at the Festival.
The SAARC Film Festival is bound to be a treat to all film
enthusiasts and is open to the public free of charge. The SAARC Film
Festival is organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre.
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