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Lankan films gain recognition in France The selection of Vimukthi Jayasundera's 30 minute fiction film Vide Pour l' Amour (Empty for Love) for the 2003 edition of Cannes has helped boost Sri Lankan cinema in the French market. A comment in "Cahiers du Cinema" in its latest issue, referring to the new Asiatic wave in world cinema says, Sri Lankan cinema shows an international explosion and has been welcomed enthusiastically in the French market. "We are sure that Vimukthi is one of the central actors of this new dynamism of Sri Lankan cinematography", says a statement from Natalia Trebik, Broadcasting Manager of Le Fresnoy Studio Des Arts Contemporaries, where Vimukthi has been living since 2001. Vimukthi was born in 1977 in Sri Lanka. He became involved in media and television upon leaving Mahinda College, Galle (where he received his primary and secondary education) and went on to study cinema at the Film and Television Institute of India. He returned to Sri Lanka and was employed at the Lowe Lintas Worldwide ad agency as a copywriter for three years. Since 2001 he has been in residence at Le Fresnoy Studio Des Arts Contemporaries, France. ####### Art lovers view Kalasoori Jayasiri Semage's painting in Geneva by Rienzi Nanayakkara
For the first time in the history, the United Nations headquarters in Geneva has hung up a Sri Lankan's painting in its main hall. The painting has been done by none other than Sri Lanka's reputed painter Kalasoori Jayasiri Semage. It was only last year that Kalasoori Jayasiri Semage held a solo art exhibition in Geneva with the assistance of the Sri Lankan Embassy there. The venue of the exhibition was the main hall of the UN headquarters. During the exhibition it was decided that a painting done by Semage be displayed permanently along with other paintings. The oil painting on canvas measuring 118 x 88 cm. was titled "Hands that feed." ####### London Sinhala production to be staged in New York by Victor Jayanetti, Our London Correspondent A Sinhala drama group based here in London is planning to stage their latest production Anjalie in New York for the benefit of Sri Lankan expatriates. Producer 'Ranga Kala Lanka' is not a stranger to Sinhala drama. They have been instrumental in producing several high quality stage plays including Nari Bena. Their latest production Anjalie became an instant hit when it was staged for the first time in London last year. A successive second showing was staged in Birmingham later. A third showing of the play is scheduled for March 23 at the Commonwealth Institute in London. Director Ari Dissanayake said, "there has been a heavy demand by theatre goers for a second showing in London after which we will be moving to New York. Anjalie is scheduled to be staged in New York on April 18. ####### 15 international adjudicators at Dancesport Championship The 1st Footwork International Dancesport Championship in Sri Lanka will be held on April 6 at the Hilton Colombo. Fifteen renowned international adjudicators from Germany, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and China have been invited to adjudicate at the championship. The panel of adjudicators consists of some of the most qualified dancers and dance trainers in the world. Michael Torres and Sabine Kramski, three times German Champions will be arriving from Germany while Michael and Sabine will also perform a 5-dance Latin Americans slot at the championship. A few familiar faces amongst the adjudicators will be Steven Han - President, Singapore Professional Ballroom Dancers' Association, Chong Sheng Zhi - Principal, Island Dance Studio, Singapore and Walter Luk - Director, the Hong Kong Dance Institute. The adjudicator from Australia, Jason Beaman, 6-times Australian champion and World Professional 10 Dance semi-finalist will be conducting two workshops in Colombo for the local competitors and their trainers. The workshops are being sponsored by Footwork and will be conducted free of charge for all participants. Dharshan Wijesooriya from Sri Lanka is also among the panel of International adjudicators. Dharshan has adjudicated at 12 international Dancesport Championships over the past years and his close association with other championship organizers and dance trainers has evidently facilitated the organizing of an international championship in Sri Lanka. Dharshan will be off to Singapore and Hong Kong in the near future to adjudicate at two upcoming championships as well. The main sponsors of the event are Calsberg and Mobitel. The official print media, sponsor is the Ceylon Daily News and the Sunday Observer, the official TV station is Dynavision and the official radio stations are Sun FM & Gold FM. The official carrier is SriLankan Airlines and the official printer is Softwave. The Championship will be held in the Grand Ballroom, Hilton Colombo. Box plan and tickets are available at the Dancesport Championship Desk at the Hotel (Telephone - 544644). For more details call Footwork on 074408822 or 071777111 or visit ####### Vide Pour l' Amour (Empty for love) Fiction - 30 minutes/16 mm 2002 The story of the film is situated in Sri Lanka and France. In public, life is aimlessly dragged on in a long insecure presence. The young civil guard whose duty is to protect the village is obliged to kill his time throughout the day in a bunker. He loves a young girl who goes to school. She daily travels from her village to her school. Only one bus operates between the city and the village.
On the other hand, the curiosity generated from this is transformed into a fiction. While all of them are looking forward to a change in their lives in breaking the monotony. |
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Another old man, not directly connected with these two characters, who
buys chicken in the village, and after killing them, sells them in the
town, enters in the film as a symbolic character. The army, having nothing
to do now, waste their time in the barracks. They are living in a distress
resulting from the monotonous and grave emptiness. Though all these three
characters meet each other, they depart without any conflict or dialogue
but throughout the film a certain rhythm is developed to create a
relationship and a conflict among them.
