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“I’m getting married -pandemic or not”

“I’m getting married -pandemic or not”

Kavina and Dilshanth had initially scheduled their wedding for January this year, but then considering the COVID situation in the country decided on a June wedding. Originally from Kandy, but both living and working in Colombo right now, the couple will tie the knot at the Trinity College Chapel in Kandy, and had booked the [...]

They’ve got sustainability on their mind

They’ve got sustainability on their mind

With the goal of bringing together brands that have a common cause, looking at what is happening in the world and around them and the emerging fashion revolution, co-founders of The Design Collective (TDC), Binu Wickramasinghe and Shahili Gomes last month launched the Sustainable Edit. The Sustainable Edit is a space dedicated to select brands [...]

Mirror

Keeping your loved ones safe with Suwapetha

Keeping your loved ones safe with Suwapetha

With the resurgence of the SARS CoV-2 virus in what people are calling “the third wave”, there is no greater time than now to strictly adhere to the safety protocols enforced by health officials. Google, for example, has added COVID-19 exposure notifications to its Pixel line-up of smartphones and other supported devices. These notifications will [...]

Tech Startup Program Spiralation opens for 2021 applications

Tech Startup Program Spiralation opens for 2021 applications

Sri Lanka’s apex Government body in driving the tech-startup ecosystem, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) is now calling applications for its national startup initiative ‘Spiralation’ for the ninth year running. The Spiralation series has so far supported more than 90 successful startups across multiple industry verticals -including health, finance, agriculture, [...]

TV Times

James Koch stars in Hollywood ‘Night Walk’: Ready to release worldwide

James Koch stars in Hollywood ‘Night Walk’: Ready to release worldwide

Hollywood movie ‘Night Walk’, a modern day Romeo and Juliet episode will be released worldwide on 13th June, 2021.  Frederick-James Koch of Sri Lankan descent stars with Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominees Eric Roberts and Mickey Rourke in this ‘Lionsgate’ distributed film ‘Night Walk’. The World Premiere is being held at the prestigious Landmark Theatre in Hollywood on 13th June. [...]

Grammy organisers change rules after allegations of corruption

Grammy organisers change rules after allegations of corruption

The organisers of music’s Grammy Awards have announced an end to the so-called ‘secret’ committees that have led to allegations that the highest honours in the industry are open to rigging. The Recording Academy said that nominations for the next Grammy Awards in January 2022 will be selected by all of its more than 11,000 [...]

‘Rendez-Vous’ with Yasmin and Kumar’

‘Rendez-Vous’ with Yasmin and Kumar’

‘Rendez-Vous with Yasmin and Kumar’, a Franco-Sri Lankan talk show was launched by the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka on its YouTube channel on Friday, the April, 30th. Hosted monthly, this show, as its name suggests, will be a ‘meeting place’ and highlight Franco-Sri Lankan bilateral ties across the spheres of language, culture, literature, [...]

Celebrate a Mother’s Day online

Celebrate a Mother’s Day online

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, this year’s Mother Day is fall on Sunday, 9th May.  Kingsbury Hotel Colombo offers the opportunity to celebrate the Day in the comfort and safety of at home. Choose from the wide variety available on Kingsbury’s Indulgence platform and select something [...]

Chathura’s ‘One Blood’ at Pune Short Film festival

Chathura’s ‘One Blood’ at Pune Short Film festival

Young filmmaker and script writer Chathura Vimarsha’s “One Blood “ has been selected for the 11th Pune Short Film Festival 2021 to be held at Maharashtra in India. The film stars Shyam Fernando, Charindra Chandrasena  and Chaviru Perera Behind the camera director of photography is Sachith Buddhika Manamperi and Vimukthi Solanga Arachchi, editor and colorist [...]

‘Hithumathe Jeewithe’ tours in Australia

‘Hithumathe Jeewithe’ tours in Australia

Hithumathe Jeewithe’ (Wandering life) Chrishantha Manamperi’ s debut film based on a true story is now being touring in Australia. The film will be screened at Plenty Valley in Melbourne on May 9.  On May 2 it was screened at Fountain Gate. A tragic yet shocking story around Batugahage Don Sumathipala who became well-known as [...]

‘Open Doors’ opens maiden Regional Forum

‘Open Doors’ opens maiden Regional Forum

Switzerland’s prestigious Locarno Film Festival’s ‘Open Doors’, an initiative to lead independent filmmakers from Asia to international heights, will launch its first Regional Forum via online from May 27 to 29. Open to South Asian, Southeast Asian and Mongolian film professionals, the project will give priority to those coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, [...]

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