Gender sensitive film festival for Women’s Day

“Men and women engaging in Gender Dialogue through film” will be held at the Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8 on March 10 at 3.30 p.m. It is curated by Anomaa Rajakaruna.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Embassy of France, in partnership with the EU Delegation, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Agenda 14 and the Alliance Française de Kotte in Colombo, have organised the event.

Program:

3.45 pm – Screening of five gender sensitive short films from the Agenda 14 Short Film festival

Have a Nice Day (13'/2013) by Kaushalya Pathirana

Devi (19'/2013) by Anuradha Kodagoda

Let Go (6'/2012) by Tharindu Ranepura

Be With Me (25'/2014) by Randi Pavi Kaluarachchi

Appaal (3'/2014) by Mathavan Maheswaran

4.45 pm – Discussion with film-makers

6.00 pm – Closing film Suddhi; The cow (55'/2000) by Anomaa Rajakaruna

Retrospect at National Art Gallery

Retrospect, a photographic exhibition depicting a collection of photographs by Sanka Vidanagama will be held at the National Art Gallery, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 from March 14 to 15 from 9 am to 6 pm.

‘Retrospect’ will showcase his collection of photographs on four sub themes; general photojournalism, naked truth, sports as a flashback on his professional life.

Lankan photographer’s maiden exhibition in Australia

Sandun Gamage, a well-known photographer from Sri Lanka will hold his maiden exhibition in Australia on March 28 at the Coburg Hall in Melbourne.

The exhibition is organised to coincide with the World Cup Final 2015 which is taking place in Australia. The photographs of a few local cricketers and their families will be on view.

In addition to photographs of cricketers there will be more than 100 outstanding photographs of brides, ancient places and the pageant of the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic will be a part of the exhibition.

The exhibition is organised by ‘AUSCA’, an association initiated with the aim of bringing in the Victoria's Sri Lankan community together. The exhibition will be a milestone of Gamage's photographic and journalism career and it will showcase carefully selected photographs. For more details visit www.sacreations.com

Kapuva Kapothi

Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Kapuva Kapothi will be staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7 on March 15 at 3.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

It is the Sinhala adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Marriage. The cast includes Wijaya Nandasiri, Deepani Silva, Sarath Kulathunge, Lalith Rajapakshe, Wasantha Vittachchi, Ariyarathne Kaluarachchi, Kumudu Prashanthi and Kumari Manike.

Gutikaemata Niyamithai

Thilak Nandana Hettiarachchi's Gutikaemata Niyamithai will be staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 7 on March 13 at 3.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The cast includes W. Jayasiri, Sarath Kothalawala and Dharmapriya Dias.

Seetha Arunella CD launch

Award – winning singer Hasantha Elgiriya's CD Seetha Arunella will be launched at the public Library auditorium Colombo 7 on March 14 at 4.30 p.m.

The keynote address will be delivered by Praneeth Abhayasundara, Seelaratne Senarath will compere the launching ceremony.

Arangetram of four dancers

The Bharatha Natyam Arangetram of four students Kalai Chelvi, Naatya Kalaamani Nirmala Johh took place recently at the New Kathiresan Hall, Colombo 4. Here the students Manasa Manivannan, Prashangi Chandrasegaram, Shankavi Anandaraja and Nalinaselvi Sagdevan in a dance pose.