MOVIES  

Travelling European Film Festival 2015

The 8th European Film Festival presented by the European Union Delegation in Colombo in partnership with several European cultural institutions and diplomatic missions, will continue with its travelling show throughout this month.

Nine selected European Films, will be screened at Horan (9 to 11), Batticaloa (16-18) and Matara (23-25) before its conclusion at the National Film Corporation Cinema in Colombo on October 29 and November 1. The travelling Film Festival is being partnered by Sripalee Campus, University of Colombo, Eastern University and University of Ruhuna.

UK films on show

PADDINGTON

The comic misadventures of a young marmalade-loving Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British, who travels to London in search of a home. He is discovered at Paddington Station by the kindly Brown family, who read the label around his neck “Please look after this bear. Thank you.” For screening times and more information please visit the European Film Festival event page.

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

The story of the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane. For screening times and more information please visit the European Film Festival event page.

Entrance to events are free; for more information and to view the screening schedule visit European Film Festival 2015’s website www.europeanfilmfestsrilanka.com

The organising committee of the festival is chaired by the European Union Delegation in Colombo and coordinated by Agenda 14 which is a not-for-profit film community in Sri Lanka.

This year the participating countries are Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and UK.