News Information and updates for Galle film festival. Information about Festival screenings, events,venues, gala happenings and participants.

From the 2 of December to the 6 of December the costal town of Galle will play host to Sri Lanka's inaugural international film festival. The festival will be a five day extravaganza during which time upto 40 Sri Lankan, South Asian and International Films will be screened. In addition there will also be a programme of workshops, in-depth panel discussions and post screening question and answer sessions. The main screening programme titled Cinema 1 will examine a variety of genera, including cutting edge Sri Lankan cinema, award winning work from international film makers, outstanding contributions by emerging filmmakers and several documentaries.