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The 28th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is set to begin from this day onwards. Check inside to know the full details!

By Uditha Devapriya R. Perera, who died last Monday, hailed from the same generation as Sumitra Peries, who passed away in January. A towering hulk of a man, Perera often played characters who did not want to flaunt their strength, who concealed their aggressive streak. This did not make him timid, still less submissive. Whether […]

The 104th birth anniversary of Sri Lanka’s legendary and internationally celebrated film director, the late Dr. Lester James Peries, falls today 05th April 2023. He is also the best example of an enduring liaison with France, her people and her culture. We reproduce Chapter 49 from “The Bonsoir Diaries” (2013), written by media personality Kumar […]

By Uditha Devapriya My Lunches with Orson is the title of a collection of interviews that Henry Jaglom, a US avant-garde filmmaker, did with Orson Welles, over a period of two years (1983-1985). It is at once insightful, refreshing, provocative, and compelling, and it shows Welles at his best. At the time, Jaglom was around […]

Peries lived a life of travel and adventure before enrolling in film school in Brixton and going on to become one of the major, politically conscious figures in Sri Lankan cinema.