First time in Sri Lanka: 4K Restoration of Nidhanaya to be screened at National Archives

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the 4K restored version of Nidhanaya (1973) of filmmaker Lester James Peries will be screened on the opening day of “Archiving the Image: From Conservation to the Screen” - a workshop on Film Programming and Photograph & Film Conservation that will take place in Colombo from April 7 -9, 2025 at the Sri Lanka National Archives, said Nadeera Rupesinghe, Director General National Archives said.

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The screening at the auditorium of the National Archives at 5.30 pm on 7 April 2025 is open to the public free of charge. The film was restored in 4K by Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory in collaboration with special subtitles.

This screening with English subtitles for the first time in Sri Lanka of the restored film is made possible by The Film Foundation and Cineteca di Bologna, with special thanks to the Lester James Peries and Sumitra Peries Foundation and The Film Heritage Foundation of India.