
In 2008, the LIGHT OF ASIA FOUNDATION in collaboration with the NATIONAL FILM CORPORATION OF SRI LANKA and the BMICH FOUNDATION launched a 3 year program starting with VESAK 2009 to celebrate the 2600th Anniversary of the Birth of Buddhism , with the aim of making SRI LANKA THE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST CINEMA.
The program launched, inviting both International and National Film Makers to submit Buddhist themed films in several categories have yielded impressive results.

Entries Selected
Foreign Films 85 3
Local Films 141 3 + (10)
Total 226 16
8, 9, 10 May 2009 -BMICH Premises
Attractions:-

Entries Selected
Foreign Films 80 35
Local Films 169 80
Total 249 115
21, 22, 23 May 2010-BMICH Premises
Attractions:-

Entries Selected
Foreign Films 114 45
Local Films 148 65
Total 262 110
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 May 2011
BMICH Premises-Independence Square
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