Our events

  • SAARC Film Festival

    SAARC Film Festival will be held from 22nd to 26th September 2020 in Sri Lanka. The Festival which is acclaimed for being the platform for regional engagement for the South Asian film fraternity will witness its 10th Edition this year. SCC has been working on the realignment of the festival format and the due precautionary […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2020

      About the Exhibition SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2020 was held at the Senaka Bandaranayake Hall, University of Kelaniya on the 23rd of August 2020. The event was organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the University of Kelaniya ensuring the health measures in place. The exhibition was a culmination of the SAARC […]

  • SAARC Exhibition of Paintings

    Details to follow

  • 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/ […]