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Spotlight on Sri Lanka — 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival

October 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival (SSAFF), opening on October 15th, showcases Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), an island country near southeast India. The Tasveer organization, parent organization of the SSAFF, chose Sri Lanka to showcase for several reasons, according to Dr. Alka Kurian, co-director of the Festival.  […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, Alka Kurian, Andrew Hamlin, Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival, Hemal Trivedi, Human Rights, India, Mister Comes Tomorrow, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistan, Prasanna Vithanage, Rucha Humnabadkar, SSAFF, Shamas Nawab Siddiqui, Sri Lankan, USA, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, technology

SSAFF 2014 awards announced — Sri Lankan filmmaker receives Tasveer Emerald Award

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithana was awarded at the 9th annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival Sunday evening with a screening of his film, “With You, Without You.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: AAINA, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Closing Night Reception, Deepti Naval, India, Kanu Behl, Maldives, Pakistan, Prasanna Vithana, SSAFF, Seattle South Asian Film Festival Sunday, South Asian International Documentary Festival, South Asians, Sri Lankan, TITLI, Tasveer Emerald Award

A film festival evolves from tragedy — Seattle South Asian Film Festival features a theme of “daring”

October 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The new Seattle South Asian Film Festival, put on by the Tasveer organization, will be running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 9. Festival director Rita Meher took some questions over e-mail. NWAW:  Please describe your childhood adolescence in Odissa, India.  What were your favorite memories of growing up?  How […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, India, Meher It, Meher Soon, Mumbai, NWAW, New Delhi, Prasanna Withanage, SSAFF, Seattle South Asian Film Festival, South Asians, Sri Lankan, Student Academy Awards, Tasveer Emerald Award, Toronto International Film Festival, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7, Yoni Ki Baat, japan

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