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  • Development of Cultural Industries – Handicrafts

    17th – 20th November 2016 Colombo – Sri Lanka Organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the National Craft Council SAARC Handicraft Village Design Workshop In 2012, the SAARC Cultural Centre, focused on Traditional Handloom with an Exhibition and Design Workshop titled, “The Wheel of Life” Delhi 2012. At the Handloom Exhibition, the […]

  • SAARC Non- Violence Day 2016

    To commemorate SAARC Non Violence day 2016, the SAARC Cultural Capital will organize an Art Competition for Children on the Theme of Non Violence, all school going children will be given an opportunity to paint, thereby instilling values of non violence through the medium of art.

  • SAARC Cultural Capital – Bogra, Bangladesh – Inauguration

    The SAARC Cultural Capital Inauguration to declare the city of Bogra as the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2016/ 2017, will take place on 21st of January, 2017, in Bogra, Bangaldesh. The event will be jointly organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Bangladesh. Several cultural programmes, both […]

  • SAARC Cultural Capital – Bamyan Closing Ceremony

    The SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015/2016 was in Bamyan, Afghanistan, and during this period several local and other programmes involving all 8 SAARC Member States were successfully carried out. The SAARC Artist Camp was one such successful program.  Programmes were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Afghanistan.  The […]

  • Master Class – SAARC Film Festival 2016

    Master Class on 3rd June at 10:30AM – 12:30PM at Russian cultural Centre in Colombo 07. Topic : Contemporary Russian cinema and how to take part in International Film Festivals in Asia. තේමාව: සමකාලීන රුසියානු සිනමාව හා ආසියාවේ ඇති ප්‍රධාන පෙලේ සිනමා උළෙලවල් පිලිබඳ වැඩසටහන. தலைப்பு : சமகால ரஷிய சினிமா பற்றிய கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் ஆசியாவின்  சர்வதேசத்திரைப்பட […]

  • Screening Schedule – SAARC Film Festival 2016

    Date Film 1st June 2016 6.30 pm – Inaugural film – Feature Film Masaan (Adults only) (India/109min) Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan 2nd June 2016 3.30 pm – Short film – Open Category City of Dust (Afghanistan/13min) Directed by Mohammad Jamil Jalla 4.00 pm – Feature film – Open Category Jalal’s Story (Bangladesh/2014/109min) Directed by Abu […]

  • SAARC Film Festival 2016

    The SAARC Film Festival held in Colombo, has over the last four years gained momentum for promoting some of the best films from the SAARC Region. The SAARC Cultural Centre, in keeping with its mandate of promoting culture in the region through different modes of art, will once again showcase films from the region as […]

  • SAARC Literary Festival on South Asian Poetry (2-5 July 2015, BANGALORE)

    1.0 BACKGROUND Known as home to many of the world’s best epics, stories and poems, South Asia is a region with a unique literary tradition. The region shares a common literary tradition that has developed over the years – scattered times and spaces. Ranging from oral histories to epic poems, the South Asian poetry tradition […]

  • SAARC Photographic Competition and Exhibition 2015

    (Theme: World Heritage Sites in the SAARC Region) Background Dates and Venue Guidelines for submitting Photographs Terms and Conditions Deadline for Submission

  • SAARC Film Festival May 26th – 31st 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka –An Unique Experience in Cultural Diversity

    –An Unique Experience in Cultural Diversity   Background Call for Films Open Category Dates and Venue Call for Film Directors and other film artists Other Technical Requirements Deadline for nominations