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  • SAARC International Women’s Day

    i.    Date: 8th March 2020 ii.   Venue: Bangladesh iii.  Programme: Non-Participatory iv.  Theme: “Women in Handicraft sector of Bangladesh” 8th of March is observed as the SAARC International women’s Day coinciding with the International Women’s Day celebrations held around the globe. This year, the Centre organizes this programme in association with the Ministry of Women […]

  • SAARC Handicraft Exhibition & Workshop 2019 Nepal

    Venue: Patan Durbar, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal Date: 8th – 12th September 2019 Known for its rich traditional culture, the SAARC member state of Nepal has an exquisite history of handicrafts and has produced several types of artefacts created from various materials such as wood, stone, metal and fabric. Many traditional arts and crafts continue […]

  • SAARC Photography Competition: Reflections of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Dance in South Asia

    1.    THEME OF THE COMPETITION The theme of the SAARC Photography Competition is “Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Dance”.  This includes photographs of classical, folk, ritualistic, regional, etc., dance performances as well as the traditions, beliefs and rituals associated with dance in each Member State of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri […]

  • SAARC Film Festival 2019

    Date     : 2nd to 7th July 2019 Venue  : National Film Corporation Cinema Hall, Sri Lanka SAARC Cultural Centre successfully conducted the Ninth SAARC Film Festival from 2nd to 7th of July 2019 at the National Film Corporation, Sri Lanka. The Festival was held for six consecutive days screening 34 films comprising of 15 Feature […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2019 – Sri Lanka

    Date      : 22nd – 24th January 2019 Venue   : Senaka Bandaranayake Hall, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, The SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2019, was conducted successfully at the Senaka Bandaranayake Hall, University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka from the 22nd – 24th of January 2019. The Exhibition of Paintings displayed the diverse painting and artistic […]

  • Ninth SAARC Film Festival Award Winners

    Ninth SAARC Film Festival 2019 AWARD WINNERS AND CITATIONS 1. BEST FEATURE FILM – NAGARKIRTAN – INDIA For its most sensitive and delicate employment of the emphatic power of cinema, not just in depicting truth but understanding beyond prejudice, cultural, religious and gender borders. 2. BEST SHORT FILM – NA BOLE WO HARAM – INDIA […]

  • SCREENING SCHEDULE – SAARC Film Festival 2019

    2nd July 3rd July 4th July 5th July 6th July 7th July 10.00 am Inauguration 11.30 am Padmaavat* Master Film/ 164 Mins/ India 2.45 pm Bulbul Feature/ 127 Mins/ Nepal 5.15 pm A Quarter Mile Country Short/ 30 Mins/ Bangladesh 6.15 pm Motorcycle Girl Feature Film/114 Mins/ Pakistan 9.00 am Fhagun Haoya Feature/ 101 Mins/ […]

  • RESCHEDULED – SAARC Film Festival 2019

      The SAARC Cultural Centre is delighted to announce…   DATES AND VENUE 2nd July 2019 Inauguration Ceremony @ The Cinema Hall, National Film Corporation, Sri Lanka 4th July 2019 Film Workshop @ Colombo Film and Television Academy (Prior registration required) 7th July 2019 SAARC Film Awards and Closing Ceremony @ The Cinema Hall, National […]

  • SAARC Research Grant Islamic Cultural Trails: Journey through Time and Space – Minarets and Mosques, Tombs, Trade, Tradition and Technology

    1.    BACKGROUND The “South Asian Cultural Trails” was approved by the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in November 2014.   The Islamic Cultural Trails is the third Research Grant on South Asian Cultural Trails and was approved by the 10th Governing Board Meeting of the SAARC Cultural Centre and the 56th Session of the Programming Committee […]

  • SAARC Film Festival 2019

    1) INTRODUCTION SAARC Cultural Centre will be holding the SAARC Film Festival for the 9th consecutive year in 2019 in Sri Lanka.  The SAARC Film Festival has built a reputation as being a very important platform and focal point for the promotion, celebration and enjoyment of some of the best films from the SAARC Region.  […]