Cultural DIARY

European film festival

The European Film Festival is set to take Sri Lanka by storm once again!! The Festival will commence in Colombo from 5 - 14 November and then for the first time travel to the cities of Galle (17 - 21 November), Kandy (25 - 29 November) and Jaffna (1 - 5 December).

Twenty nine films from 9 European countries will be featured in Colombo, while a selection will be showcased in Galle, Kandy and Jaffna.

All screenings are free of charge and on a first come first served basis. One of the highlights of this year's film festival is the screening of Stephen Poliakoff's latest film "Glorious 39" to be featured on the closing night of the Colombo festival (14 November, 6.00 p.m.) at the National Film Corporation Cinema Hall (303, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7). Passes for this screening are available for collection at the British Council, Goethe Institut and Alliance Francaise de Kotte.

For more information on films such as trailers, synopsis, screen times and locations please visit the official festival website

www.europeanfilmfestsrilanka.com

Moving Focus

Renowned Indian artist Prof. K. G. Subramanyan will deliver an illustrated lecture on 'Moving Focus' at the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo 4 on November 8 at 6 p.m.

Subramanyan is a contemporary Indian painter, celebrated for his wide ranging scholarship and visual satires. The lecture will be followed by a film screening on the painter.