A director’s cut of ‘News from Jaffna’ was selected for Film South Asia’s prestigious Travelling Film Festival. “The festival includes the award winners of Film South Asia Festival 2015, Kathmandu as well as other films selected to showcase the variety, treatment and intensity that marks the world of Southasian documentary and non-fiction,” organisers said. Kicking off the festival is ‘News from Jaffna’ from Sri Lanka a 28 minute documentary directed by Kannan Arunasalam, and tells the story of a young reporter dares to cover press freedom in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists.” — ‘Festival of Select Documentaries from South Asia’, Times of India, January 2016.