SAARC film festival to be held in Colombo

SAARC Cultural Centre will be once again be hosting the SAARC Film Festival from May 26 to 31, in Colombo. Regional films of late are becoming popular not only in the region but globally as well.

The SAARC Cultural Centre takes pride in promoting Arts and Culture in the region, and given the success of the SAARC Film Festival in 2011 and 2012, the Centre will once again promote regional films by hosting the upcoming Film Festival. This year too, the Centre will showcase Feature and Documentary films of the region, and Member States of the SAARC Countries, have nominated some of their best movies from the respective countries. This will be an unique opportunity for the general public to view some of the best films from the SAARC Region.

An award will be given to the Best Feature Film and documentary Film - which will be adjudicated by a panel of international Jury from Russia, Iran and Singapore. Further there will be also a special workshop organised by the Centre for Directors of these films as well as experts in the Film Industry. Last year, nominations were received from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s nomination of Akasa Kusum , bagged first place, while the award winning Documentary “ Saving Face” from Pakistan won the Best Documentary Film.

The SAARC Cultural Centre, in keeping with its mandate of promoting culture in the region through different modes of art, will showcase films from the region as cultural expressions at its forthcoming SAARC Film Festival. The Film Festival will give all Member States an opportunity to screen some of the best films from the region. The SAARC Region has produced some films with a standard of excellence. The festival will also invite the film Directors of the nominated films to participate at the Festival.

The SAARC Film Festival is bound to be a treat to all film enthusiasts and is open to the public free of charge.The SAARC Film Festival is organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre. The Festival will take place at the National Film Corporation Cinema Hall. Screenings times will be made available soon. Visit www.saarcculture.org This SAARC Film Festival is not to be missed.