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Art Briefs
American Center hosts King
The American Center is hosting a live webchat with CNN's Senior
Director for Social News, Lila King on 'Citizen Journalism' on May 2 at
4.30 pm at the American Center Auditorium, 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3.
King leads the network's user-participation efforts, including
overseeing CNN's user-generated news Web site, iReport.com.
King will share her thoughts on citizen journalism and tools for
civic engagement, plus answer questions on citizen journalism issues
within your communities. Entrance is free. Please call Nowzad Jabbar on
0112498128 or 0772366368 to reserve your seats.
SAARC film festival to be held in Colombo
The SAARC film festival will be held in Colombo from May 26 to 31.
The festival has over the last two years gained momentum for promoting
some of the best films from the SAARC region claims the SAARC Cultural
Centre.
This event is said to be unique to this region as the festival itself
has become a forum for people interaction as well as understanding and
savoring of culture through the medium of cinema, where films from the
SAARC countries will not merely be a tool of entertainment but rather
one of cultural awareness.
The Festival will take place at the National Film Corporation Cinema
Hall, Sri Lanka.
The closing date for entries will be May 2 and all details are
available at www.saarcculture.org. |
