SWYAA Sri Lanka bid farewell to Mr. Janak Bandaranayake

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 On 1st March 2019, the Cafe on the Fifth at Colombo echoed with the blessings of Swy Sri Lankan family who gathered to bid farewell to one of the outstanding personalities, Mr Janak Bandaranayake, senior Culture and Information Specialist of Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka. The day was a fiesta devoted to the years spent together with Mr. Bandaranayake who was always a pillar of Nipponmaru journey of Sri Lankans. Mr. Bandaranayake retired from his service in January 2019 after serving the embassy for 33 long years. He was the coordinator for Swy programs from the very beginning. His involvement in Swy varies from selecting the National leader and PYs, receiving the representatives of Cabinet Office of Japan, arranging and guiding Port of Call activities with National Youth Services Council and advising each and every participant to be a good representative of Sri Lanka and to make the program a success. One the other hand, this event was a grand reunion for Swyers of SWY 14, 22
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JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2017 GOES HIGH THIS TIME

    Sharing the cinematic tales, Japan one of Asia’s leading film making countries, was showcased its’ recently made films, at the Japanese Film Festival in Colombo.
The Japanese Film Festival 2017 was held from September 22 to 24 at National Film Corporation Theater. The festival was presented by the embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the National Youth Services Council, National Film Corporation and Ship for World Youth Alumni Association of Sri Lanka. This year’s festival was featured on Japanese rural life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city as well as the natural beauty of Japan. The screened four films had received high acclaims both in Japan and internationally. Admission to the theater was free of charge. The chief guest of the festival was the Minister of finance and media, Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, He emphasized that the Japanese film industry had given a huge impact on Sri Lankan film and stage drama industry. He pointed out the impact of Mr. Akira Kurasowa’s film Rashoman on Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra’s stage drama "Maname". Therefore, he emphasized the fact that the Japanese film industry is not new to Sri Lanka. It proved that this festival has enhanced the historical knot between the two films industries.

    “All these films representing a mixture of different genres are stories surrounding the lives of Japanese people which showcase unique aspects of the Japanese culture and society,” said the Japanese Ambassador Hon. Kenichi Suganuma when delivering his speech. Apart from that lots of diplomatic representatives from other embassies were participated for this event. On the final day, the private secretary to His Excellency the president, Mr. Eric Weerawardhana also came to the festival.

The screening was held for 3 days and more than 1000 film lovers came for this event. The success of this year’s festival will encourage the Embassy and other supporting bodies to organize the festival in years to come. Further, the Embassy paid its gratitude to SWYAA- SL for the support given to make the event a success.






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Sachintha Abeysuriya.
SWY 28

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