A critically acclaimed Sri Lankan film maker is mooting an international film festival to be held every year in Colombo. Proposed to be structured along the lines of South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival, this festival will eventually allow Sri Lanka to be on par with “Entertainment Tourism” destinations such as Singapore, Mumbai, Hanoi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, which have ongoing investments in this area.

According to well-respected local film maker Asoka Handagama, most recently known for the 2012 Cannes International Film Festival-premiered “Ini Avan”, the proposed Colombo International Film Festival (CIFF) will go a long way towards helping achieve his goal of making Colombo the “most talked about cine-city in Asia”.

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