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EntertainmentPosted at: Jul 5 2018 7:32PM


Sri Lanka movie ‘The Frozen Fire' to enter mainstream category of Oscars 2019

Kochi, Jul 5 (UNI) For the first time in the history of Sri Lankan film industry, a movie from the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, ‘’The Frozen Fire’’, directed by Anuruddha Jayasinghe, will enter in mainstream ‘best picture’ category of Oscars 2019, officials revealed.
The preview show of ‘The Frozen Fire’ was screened on Tuesday at the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan movies have only entered twice in Oscars before this, that too in the ‘Best Foreign Language Film category, a release said her on Wednesday.
India-based All Lights Film Services (ALFS), a leading film consultancy company, is handling the Oscar contention of ‘The Frozen Fire’.
ALFS had managed Oscar nominations of more than 14 Indian movies including the much acclaimed Ballad of Rustom, Kamasutra 3D, Pulimurugan, DAM 999 and Color of Sky, the release added.
Lights Film Services (ALFS), a Kochi based film consulting, marketing and promotion division of the Aries Telecasting Private Limited, helps filmmakers ‘Go Global’ by providing their movie/documentary the deserved exposure at international film festivals across the globe. ALFS also conducts rigorous campaigns to help films get into the very prestigious Oscar nomination race. The firm was founded by Sohan Roy, the Founder Director of the USD 10 billion Project Indywood, it said.
Commenting on the Oscar mission, Nisha Joseph, Manager of ALFS said that the entertainment industry is growing rapidly in Sri Lanka. “It is a great privilege to be associated with the Sri Lankan film industry. The Frozen Fire is our first project from the island and we are extremely excited to take this unique project to the Oscars. Sri Lankan cinema has a lot to offer the global audiences and we hope to associate with more movie projects for the international awards arena,” she said.
Nisha, who is also the Artistic Director of All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) highlighted that India-Sri Lanka should strengthen collaboration in culture through promoting co-production movie ventures as well as tourism destinations. “There is immense potential for partnership in culture and knowledge exchange.
Both governments (India and Sri Lanka) should come forward to tap the potential as early as possible. It is the need of the hour,” she added.
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