The Galle Film Festival is currently in planning stages and will be presented on 24 – 27 October 2008 by a team in Sri Lanka comprising Sri Lankan film producer, Damita Nikapota, Geoffrey Dobbs (founder of the Galle Literary Festival) and leading Sri Lankan film-maker Boodee Keerthisena as Festival Director. The festival patrons are Lester James and Sumitra Pieris, Ravindra Randeniya and Madame Governor Kumari Balasuriya and the event will be presented in conjunction with the National Film Corporation, Sri Lanka.

Scheduled Films are below

 

Akasa Kusum / Prasanna Vithanage
A new film about fame and film, from the award-winning Sri Lankan director Prasanna Vithanage.

Village in the Jungle / Lester James Peries
A chilling introduction to the local mores of Sri Lankan village life in the early 1900’s, based on a novel by Leonard Woolf. Part of our Homage to Lester James Peries.

The Treasure / Lester James Peries
One of Sri Lanka’s greatest films, starring Gamini and Malini Fonseka. Part of our Homage to Lester James Peries.

The Black Balloon / Elissa Down
A new Australian film starring award-winning Australian actors Toni Collette and Erik Thomson.

Loins of Punjab / Manish Acharya
The world of seven strangers whose lives collide during a singing contest in a small New Jersey town.

Colours of Passion / Ketan Mehta
Luscious painter imprisoned for semi-naked goddesses. A new film about the life of Raja Ravi Varma

Johnny Gaddaar / Sriram Raghavan
Five business associates hatch a plan that goes awry in a film noir suspense caper with a satirical edge.

Manorama Six Feet Under / Navdeep Singh
The adventures of a detective novelist who loses his manuscript and loses his way..

Pride & Prejudice / Joe Wright (to be confirmed)
Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.

Bandit Queen / Shekhar Kapoor
She was the most feared outlaw in India. If the story wasn't true you wouldn't believe it...

Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 @ 13:45:06 LKT by Janaranj

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