Sinhala Film Festival in Hollywood
Udayakantha Warnasuriya’s ‘Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli’ and Buddhi Keerthisena’s production ‘Sujatha’ will be screened at the first ever Sinhala Film Festival in Hollywood, U.S.A. on November 23 and December 7 respectively.

This festival was started on August 10 at the Dolby T.H.X. Affiliated to Los Angelese Theatre in Hollywood.

The films ‘Rajya Sevaya Pinisai’ (Udayakantha Warnasuriya), ‘Paadadaya’ (Linton Semage), ‘Kalu Sadu Mal’ (Mohan Niyas) and Nishanta Alwis’s ‘Ambusemiyo’ were too screened at the first step of the festival.

This festival been organised by Shirley Asantha de Alwis, who is at present an under-graduate in Cinematography in U.S.A., Pumi Chandrsekera and Kanchana Chandrasekera on behalf of Asiatic Cinema and Drama Foundation.

Piyal Jayasanka was the Organizer (Sri Lanka) while co-ordinators were Samantha de Alwis, Lasantha de Alwis, Ruwan Madanayake and Hepathi Kulasinghe.

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