Prasanna Vithanage has just returned to Sri Lanka after a three-week stay in France, where he has been giving a taste of "Akasa Kusum" to European audiences at the 17th Vesoul International Film Festival in France. The film was screened on 14th February at the Majestic Theatre in Vesoul.The film won a Jury Special Mention at the festival. It was announced by Jury President Fatemah Motamed-Aria.
The France screening preceded successful limited festval engagements in India, where Vithanage and his First Assistant Director Daminda Madawela toured Kerala and Bangalore with "Akasa Kusum," screening the film to festival audiences, participating in workshops and educating film enthusiasts about Sri Lankan cinema.
The film first made a stop at the 5th International Film Festival of Thrissur (the capital of Kerala), being the film to open the festival. It was then screened a few days later in Cochin, the financial capital of Kerala. Due to the positive buzz being generated by festival screenings, the film was also invited to the International Film Festival of Angamaly, where the Chitrasena Film Society screened it in mid-January.
Returning for a brief stop to Chennai, Vithanage and Madawela then travelled to Bangalore, where "Akasa Kusum" was presented at the Bangalore International Film Festival 2009, where it received rapturous response.
1 comment:
congratulations Pressanna on your big achievement for "Akasa Kusum"
will you be coming to the Rotterdam film festival next year?
best regads,
Mevan Kaluarachchi
Rotterdam the Netherlands.
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