The 2014 Colombo International Film Festival commenced on Tuesday. MTV, MBC and News1st are the media sponsors of the film festival.
The Colombo International Film Festival, organised by the Sri Lanka Film Directors Guild, was inaugurated at the Regal Cinema Hall at 6 p.m. this evening
One hundred and two (102) films from forty (40) countries which have won international praise in 2013 – 2014, will be screened during the festival. The screenings which will be held at five locations across Colombo until September 7 are open to the public, free of charge.
The organisers will also hold several workshops in fields including direction, photography, and screenwriting during the Colombo International Film Festival.
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Offering a great international cinema experience to Sri Lankan film enthusiasts, the ‘International Film Festival of Colombo’ (IFFCOLOMBO) is set to be held for the first time ever from 2 to 7 September. The festival is organised by the Film Directors Guild of Sri Lanka in association with the ‘Okinawa International Movie Festival’ in Japan.More than 70 films selected from countries like France, India, UK, US, China, Germany, Nepal, Israel and Switzerland will be screened at four major cinemas in Colombo during the festival.The list of films also includes African, Caribbean and Latin American films to offer a worldwide cultural experience to the Sri Lankan audience.The films that will be screened are also divided into nine categories including the Juliette Binoche retrospective, Michelangelo Antonioni retrospective, Spanish female directors, Sri Lankan new currents, Sri Lankan diaspora films and children’s movies.Regal cinema, the Majestic cinemas, Empire and Thararangani cinema will be the main theatres for the festival.
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