Youth Cinema forums on way

Wehelle PIYATHILAKE-Maharagama Special correspondent

The National Youth Services Council and the National Film Corporation had jointly launched a project to organise "Youth Cinema Forums" in every Grama Niladhari Division islandwide.

It is proposed to form 14,000 cinema forums islandwide within this year.

Introducing a youth cinema culture in the film field, providing facilities and assistance to young filmmakers are the main aims of this project.

The inaugural ceremony of this project will be held on April 5 at 9 am at the mini theatre of the National Film Corporation, Colombo 7 under the joint patronage of the NYSC Chairman, Director General and National Film Cooperation Chairman Kumar Abeysinghe. All NYSC officals, Provincial Directors, Assistant Director and Youth Services Officers affiliated to Divisional Secretariat islandwide will participate at the inaugural ceremony.

Assistant Director (Aesthetic Division) Sugath Hewavitarana and a reputed actor, a member of the NYSC Board of Directors Arjuna Kamalanath will speak at the program.

After primary forums Divisional, District and Provincial youth film forums federations will be formed and finally the national level youth film forums federation will be formed in Colombo.

After forming the federations it is proposed to establish mini-theatres at selected places.

The formation of youth cinema forums will be completed in 2011. NYSC Chairman, Director General Lalith Pium Perera told the Daily News.