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Istill read? In the midst of libraries should be fully packed. On Many services offered
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annual Colombo International waited on their shelves were of public library has ten branches and
immense importance. Crisp, clean,
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observation of the staff, the library
each has their Readers Circle. It was
Book Fair that takes place well organized and under the carful You don’t have to interesting to hear that they have a 01 SUNDAY,
special collection for visually
during the Literacy month lection was priceless. Deputy Chief look far to see the impaired readers. “Getting together OCTOBER,
had an air of importance. Their col-
was crowded from the first Librarian, Chintha Ilapperuma impact that with the Sri Lanka Blind Association,
day itself. The same month available with them. 72 titles of peri- psychologists make. material to the Braille System. We 2017 ISSUE INSIDE
explained some of the material
we have translated some of our
have a regular reader who is visually
when the world celebrates various magazines ranging from They contribute in impaired and makes use of these.
odicals which are very expensive,
International Literacy Day on National Geographic, Ideal Home to almost every For the general readers, we also
8 September. Then why do Filmfare are just to mention a few. profession, You don’t can make a request of the books
“A library caters to many. Our read-
maintain a Request Book where they
know that the library also has a
we constantly grumble that ers range from very young children have to look far to they want to read.” Not many people
to very old men and women. A cam-
Mobile Service. “We go to Housing
pus library is different. They cater to
see the impact that
people do not read? Ceylon research students or academics.” psychologists make. Schemes, Government Offices, the
Today got ready to find out. Talking about special services she They contribute in People’s Bank and even the CGR to Teen Inc.
social backgrounds. Senior citizens almost every give books to the staff. They get to as parents. It is the same with tele-
said, “We get readers from different
keep the books for two weeks and
phones. Once you get used to read-
Daya Chandrapala had come from
return them when we come again.”
can borrow four books at one go
and they are given a period of one profession, You don’t Ilapperuma made it a point to ing, your time is spent productively.”
have to look far to speak of the special programmes Ja-Ela. This was an event he would
month. This is considering their old
not miss. “I always buy excellent
see the impact that Library. A special outdoor camp is translations from Wijesooriya
conducted by the Colombo Public
open to all children and parents on
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Ran Karanduwa won the Swarna
material in addition to the school
syllabus for my children in Grades 8 Pusthaka award in 2015. This time,
many translations of Russian Casket by Aditha Dissanayake win-
with its translation as Golden
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the use of television and computers
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CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE Classical COLLECTIVE
COINS film STORE
CALL TO EXPEDITE
festival and
national cinema Chinese Poetry RECONCILIATION PROCESS LITTLE THE OPENI NG OF THE THE QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE...
idea of
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Colombo International Students’ Film Festival (COINS Film Festival) and the with PRESIDENT DESI GN
In this week’s column, I would like to revisit the recently concluded
concept of national cinema.
things, showed the immense potentials of Sri Lankan young filmmaker, a Modernist
The third edition of the Colombo International Film Festival, among other
apart from displaying the talents of young filmmakers from several other
noteworthy awards. What is important to note, is the avowed objectives of STANDS FIRM COLLECTI VE
countries who took part in the film festival and who walked away with some
the long run, it would create a vibrant Sri Lankan film market.
the film festival that is to create a short film culture in Sri Lanka so that in
Apart from Asian submissions, this year’s festival stood out for contribu- Face
France and Poland. The festival was made up of three categories; the com- STORE
tions (submissions) from European countries such as from Germany,
petition, the Coins World Cinema and the Coins Masters. During the festival
which was held at Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF), 56 films selected out of 280
submissions were screened while in the segment ‘the Coins World Cinema’ , ʹϱ ͱͱͻ ϯͷͷϜͱͽ ͻ ͷϯ ϱϜͽ
a select few short film that were screened at international film festivals
such as the Locarno film festival and the Busan Film Festival were s I indicated earlier Tu Fu was an 01 SUNDAY,
OCTOBER,
screened. In the segment ‘the Coins Masters’ movies by veteran film maker
screened. Abbas Kiarostam and Jude Ratnam’s film ‘Demons in Paradise’ were outstanding nature poet who was Standing firm on his stance that Sri Lanka’s reconciliation
in the glamor of the capital and the
the Digital Film Academy (DFA) of the Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF), which stilled; It is midnight, jang and alps are Aable to capture the vicissitudes and disparity between his aborted process could not be rushed, President Maithripala Sirisena 2017 ISSUE
The driving force behind the farsighted initiative COINS Film Festival is
changefulness of nature with a remark-
In a steep tower I gaze at the
career and the wealth and comforts
has against odds, over the years attempted to provide a higher quality cine-
North Star
if is more successful acquaintances
for formal institution for cinema education in Sri Lanka. Long have I been a myriad-league only privileged theme; he was deeply ad friends. Cleary they are close to ENTER ARJUNA brushed off United Nations High Commissioner for Human
ma education to Sri Lankan youth, to a greater extent fulfilling the vacuum
able vitality. To be sure, nature was not his
Lanka, what is of paramount importance is to create, nurture and empower Much ashamed of this hundred interested in other themes such as poli- lege. His poverty has become an RightsPrince Zeid al-Hussein’s call to expedite the process.
the court and basking in riyal privi-
To create a vibrant cinema culture, let alone a short film culture in Sri
wanderer,
formal institution for cinema education in Sri Lanka with a strong industrial year fame tics, social suffering and the march of unending source of frustration and The President giving a list of failed attempts at reconcilia-
focus. It is such strong institutional infrastructure that could not only bring
out higher quality professionals for the cinema industry but also be able to clods; O’er my land, vapor of windblown time. Politics constituted a compelling whelm him.in the face of this mis- MAHENDRAN! tion in other parts of the world to the UNHRC head had empha- Scribbler
unhappiness; it has begun to over-
Round the high hall, dust from the
lay a foundation for a vibrant Sri Lankan cinema culture. As of now, the
theme in Tu Fu’s writings; it is important
fortune. How to feed his family is a
depends on handful of dedicated filmmakers and allied professionals in the The alien chick betrayed gener- to keep in mind that what interested him every day. troubling question he has to face sized that he does not want Sri Lanka to be another Myanmar.
harsh reality seems to be that almost the entire Sri Lanka cinema industry
waging war.
It is pertinent at this stage to look, even briefly, at the salient characteris- Alas I all of you men from a was not politics in the abstract but politics can he savor happiness? A kind of After Arjun Aloysius's daring escape last week, During a meeting that went little over thirty minutes in New
industry who have made a substantial contribution to the industry.
ous boons
In the face of this misfortune how
paradox seems to suggest the
tic of national cinema against the backdrop of COINS Film Festival and
as felt on your pulse’ it is this predilection
peaceful time.
Similarly, we find kindred traits
ket for cinema. renewed interest for creating a vibrant Sri Lankan cinema culture and mar- demonstrated in the following poem his emotions focus and direction.in a answer. As David Young remarks, ‘if York on Friday (22) evening, the UNHRC High Commissioner Between the lines, yet outside the box! /
a madman dying in utter poverty is
of his that energized his poems and gave
titled Outside the City.
&RQFHSW RI QDWLRQDO FLQHPD Its bitter cold, and late, and falling large number of his poetic texts politics capable of ecstasy at the end, in the it was the former Central Bank Governor Arjuna
In enunciating the pivotal role that the international film festivals made in Dew muffles my gaze into bot- and personal experience intersect in com- Mahendran's turn to take the witness box to give commended the commitment displayed so far by the Sri
Programming, and the Building of a National Cinema’, observes, “As film Smoke trails out over distant salt plex ways. The following poem, which is Lankan Government to the reconciliation process, especially
tomless skies.
creating and nurturing national cinemas, L i z C z a c h in ‘Film Festivals,
tivals and programming mandates contribute to global film culture, to the Where snow-covered peaks cast titled Midnight, bears testimony to this You don’t have to evidence before the Presidential Commission regarding the Office of the Missing Persons (OMP) and the Who says learning can’t be fun?
mines
festivals around the world steadily proliferate, the question of how film fes-
life of film festival host cities, as well as to the success of individual films shadows east. fact. look far to see the of Inquiry into the issuance of Treasury bonds
and filmmakers requires serious consideration.
High-profile international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Armies haunt my homeland still. impact that psychologists make. at the Central Bank. release of lands held by the Armed Forces in North and East
Toronto, and Sundance play a large role in national and international film
And war
culture, bringing concentrated attention from press, industry, and the public
to indigenous and foreign films. While each of these festivals provides a A guest Drums throb in this distant place. They contribute in back to civilian owners, but lamented at its slow pace.
nous filmmaking is also common in programs such as Perspektive with Overnight in a river city, together almost every 23 September 2017 While noting that he would be more satisfied if the journey
platform for showcasing their international selections, highlighting indige-
Deutsches Kino at the Berlin Festival, American Showcase and American Shrieking crows, my old friends, I profession, You don’t Story Continued on PAGE 4 of the government speeded up, Prince Al-Hussein requested
return.
Spectrum at Sundance, or Perspective Canada at the Toronto festival. Each
of these forums undoubtedly plays a role in the formation of that specific As I stated at the beginning my have to look far to Puzzles, games and fun facts to keep your
country’s national cinema culture as well as its reception and reputation
primary intention in these columns
abroad. To further develop this line of inquiry, I will consider what roles film is to focus on one facet of Tu Fu’s see the impact that SUNDA Y LATEST EDITION PRICE : Rs 30.00 President to ensure that the persons appointed to the OMP are
festivals and film festival programming play in the process of forming a poetry – his modernist outlook that psychologists make. VOL: 06/ 47
is well inscribed in many poems. Let
and the Perspective Canada series at the Toronto International Film Festival us consider the following poem They contribute in acceptable to all. kids occupied and entertained during your
national cinema by paying particular attention to Canadian national cinema
almost every
profession, You don’t
. “
which reflects vividly this aspect of
mation of national cinema and what are the issued involved in the process, is called I Am a Madman – the title have to look far to
In dealing with the issue of how film festivals could contribute to the for-
his poetic achievement. The poem
under scrutiny both within and outside the academy, the twin concepts of My thatched cottage stands see the impact that MONEY PRINTING EQUALS 1.02% OF GDP (RS 120.4B)
he observes, “ While the concept of film canons has come increasingly
itself radiating a modernist ring.
national cinemas and canonical great works continue to provide some of
Just west of Thousand Mile
psychologists make.
the primary ways we teach, study, and understand film history. National cin-
emas have been largely organized in terms of a body of great works by Bridge They contribute in Sunday reading.
extraordinary filmmakers.
This development of national cinemas in conjunction with auteur theory Would please a hermit fisherman almost every
This hundred flower stream
has been, by and large, readily adopted by film studies. In Canada, this con- profession,
Bamboo sway in the wind
tion of directors such as Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, Claude Jutra, and Graceful as any court beauty
junction of national cinema culture and auteurism has led to the canonisa-
Denys Arcand, among others. Of course, the formation of a canon is not an
processes of inclusion in and exclusion from film canons share some of the Even ore red and fragrant the modernist face in classical CBSL PRINTS
Rain makes the lotus flowers
automatic, innate procedure but rather a contested cultural process. The
attributes of, without being synonymous with, the selection process of film
festivals. Film festivals provide an important site to help shape and confirm But I no longer hear from friends gutter, then Tu Fu is too. He laughs
as well as contest the canon.
Who live on princely salaries
at his own, mixed emotions and
Canon formation, like film festival programming, necessitates a series of My children are always hungry encounters his own death with an
exclusionary practices. How a canon is formed and which films are exclud-
odd sense of joy. His poverty, age,
ed depend on a series of mechanisms, some of which Janet Staiger outlines
in her essay “The Politics of Film Canons.” Among the most important pro- With pale and famished faces ought to depress him; his joy must
illness, and approaching death
cesses, according to Staiger, are critical attention, film scholarship, and Does a madman grow more seem to most people a kind of mad-
cottage he has built.
inclusion in film histories. In addition to these, Staiger outlines how a “poli-
tics of selection” engages with various discourses of value, art, and exem- Before he dies in the gutter? particularly fond of the thatched the first half of the poem what we performs enact can be usefully While the entire world is engulfed by the Covid 19 pandemic, as a far-
ness. He claims that that the poem
happy
Young goes onto point out that in
find is largely a sense of pastoral
My thatched cottage stands
characterized as two emotional
Although Staiger does not discuss film festivals or festival programming, I laugh at myself – a madman Just west of Thousand Mile contentment. Deeply sensitive to summersaults. However, what is
plary works to inform decisions related to canon formation.
similar discourses are engaged in the process of programming a festival. Growing older, growing madder. Bridge. his surroundings, in harmony with most noteworthy is the effortless-
that. This poem of Tu Fu exemplifies
strongly with the kind of evaluative judgments made in programming. ” poem was written during a relatively The hundred flower stream praise for the circumstances he ness with which it accomplishes
the spring season, the poet is full of
Selection decisions made regarding the canon sometimes correspond
As David Young points out this
What is important to take into consideration is the fact that the discursive
finds himself in. Then, perhaps,
calm period in Tu Fu’s life. He is
Would please a hermit fisherman
growing old and is disappointed .at
referring to.
edged on by his own attraction to
nature of film festivals role in the formation of national cinema and the the sane tine he delights in living Bamboo sways in the wind bamboos and lotus flowers, he Chinese poetry that I have been (Concluded) Rs 3.36B
broader concept of national cinema should not simply be limited to the idea
of movies produced and shown with the boundaries of a nation state.
begins to think of his early existence
Graceful as any court beauty
where he has opted to settle. He is
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