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Best direction at the 23rd Rainbow Film Festival London, 2022 – By NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:sundayobserver.lk Akira Kurosawa, the celebrated Japanese filmmaker once declared: “human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood, if it depicts these properly”. ‘The Newspaper’, a Sri Lankan film, directed jointly by Sarath Kothalawala and Kumara Thirimadura, two-actor turned film directors bears testimony to the above statement. The film was produced by Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana along with W. Premasiri and Ravindra Guruge. ‘The Newspaper’ is also the fourth award-winning film produced by Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana. It won the award for the best direction at the 23rd Rainbow Film Festival London 2022, which was held across East London from May 29 to June 5, 2022. ‘The Newspaper’ has got a touching and grieving story. It employs an amazing set of characters. Every actor is an exception with a great bit of ...