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Vimukthi Jayasundara
Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara ( si, විමුක්ති ජයසුන්දර) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the Caméra d'Or, in 2005. Life and career Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka but comes from Galle. He attended Mahinda College, and the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Filmography Acting roles Awards In 2005, Jayasundara received Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Best Debut Director for his film Sulanga Enu Pinisa. Accolades * 2021 – Jury member at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa. See also * Cinéfondation References External links * * * Vimukthi Jayasundaraat Sinhala Cinema Database Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kala Keerthi
The Kala Keerthi ( si, කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama''". It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Kala Keerthi ranks lower than Vidya Jyothi. Awardees Awardees include: ;1986 * Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva * Rohan de Saram * Dayananda Ekanatha Hettiarachchi * George Keyt * Lester James Peries ;1987 * Ananda Weihena Palliya Guruge * Prof Nandadasa Kodagoda * Anton Wickremasinghe ;1988 * Prof Thomas Earle Joseph de Fonseka * Dr Punchi Bandara Sannasgala * Varindra Tarzie Vittachi ;1989 * Eileen Siriwardhana * Alankarage Victor Suraweera * Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja * Jinadasa Vijayatunge ;1990 * Miniwandeni Pathirannehelage Tillakaratna * Arumugam Kandiah ;1991 * Wimal Abayasundera * Diongu Badaturuge Nihalsinghe ;1992 * Edwin Ariyadasa * Ananda Salgado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60 Seconds Of Solitude In Year Zero
''60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero'' is a 2011 anthology film, a one-time-only event that took place in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia on 22 December 2011. The film is a collection of one-minute short films created by 60 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema. The project, developed as an ode to 35mm film and dedicated to preserving the freedom of thought in cinema, was conceived by Veiko Õunpuu with Taavi Eelmaa and funded by the 2011 European Capital of Culture Tallinn, the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the EU-Japan Fest Committee. Content Directors *Phie Ambo (Denmark) *Shinji Aoyama (Japan) *Jes Benstock (UK) * Mark Boswell (USA) * Mark Cousins (Ireland) *Maxì Dejoie (Italy) * Gustav Deutsch (Austria) *Feyyaz (Germany) * Michael Glawogger (Austria) *Jorge Michel Grau (Mexico) *Malcolm Le Grice (UK) *Jan Ijäs (Finland) * Ishii Gakuryu (Japan) * Jeon Kyu-hwan (South Korea) *Jussi Jaakola (Finland) *Ken Jacobs (USA) * Vimukthi Jayasund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimnayaka Hudekalawa
''Nimnayaka Hudekalawa (Alone in a Valley)'' ( si, නිම්නයක හුදකලාව, italic=yes) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Boodee Keerthisena and produced by his father Buddhi Keerthisena. It stars Saumya Liyanage and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Samanalee Fonseka and Ravindra Randeniya. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Seram. It is the 1277th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film cited as the last outing of Tissa Abeysekera before his death. Plot A creative director of an advertising agency going through an experience that he has never encountered. His wife being pregnant and waiting to give birth any moment, he has to be at office and sort out an urgent advertising campaign. While at the office he gets a phone call from his mother that wife is about to give birth and she is taking her to hospital. On his way to hospital, he encounters an experience. Through this experience he starts to fight with his desires a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matha (film)
''Matha'' ( si, මාතා) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala and Tamil romantic war film directed by Boodee Keerthisena and co-produced by Ruwan Jayasingha, Sanath Ranaweera and Vijaya Rathnayake. It stars Darshan Dharmaraj and Yasodha Radhakrishnan in lead roles along with Thumindu Dodantenna and Raja Ganeshan. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram. It is the 1244th film in the Sri Lankan cinema. Plot The story revolves around two lovers who are LTTE carders fighting for a separate land. The film deals with the moments of final battle of Eelam war in Sri Lanka, while the two characters struggle to find their way to protect their expected child. Cast * Darshan Dharmaraj as Yoga * Yasodha Radhakrishnan as Parvati ** Divya Dharshanee as Young Parvati * Dharmapriya Dias as Lt. Dias * Thumindu Dodantenna as Nimal * Raja Ganeshan as Parvati and Puri's father * Mallika Keerthi as Parvati and Puri's mother * Gayan Perera * K.M Pavithra as Puri, Parvati's brother * Kriz Chris as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi
''Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi'' ( si, සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Nuwan Jayathilake and co-produced by director himself with Maya Nawagaththegama for Nawagaththegama Films. It stars Priyankara Rathnayake and Suranga Ranawaka in lead roles along with Sujeewa Priyalal and Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by Chitral Somapala. It is the 1326th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film successfully passed 100 theatrical days. Plot Cast * Priyankara Rathnayake as Edward * Suranga Ranawaka as Kumari * Sujeewa Priyalal as Rasika * Anjana Premarathna as Duminda * Sampath Jayaweera as Ranji * Iranganie Serasinghe as Granny * Sanath Hennayaka as Nandapala * Sisira Thadikara as Farmer * Lanka Bandaranayake as Farmer's wife * Wasantha Muhandiram as Podi Vijay * Denushka Weerapperuma as Aunt * Chamal Ranasinghe as Apple salesman * Dinal Asanka as Kapuwa * Wimal Kumara de Costa as Elder father * Bandula Vithanage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature films including Death on a Full Moon Day (1997), August Sun (2003), Flowers of the Sky (2008) & With You, Without You (2012) and won many prestigious national and international awards and have also been commercially successful in Sri Lanka. In his early theatre work, he translated and produced plays by international writers, adapted works of world literature to film. He has battled against the censorship in Sri Lanka and worked as an educator of cinema who has conducted many Master classes in the subcontinent for young filmmakers and enthusiasts. Life and career 1980s–1997 Prasanna Vithanage became involved in theatre after leaving school. He translated and directed George Bernard Shaw's play, ''Arms and the Man,'' in 1986. In 1991, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoka Handagama
Asoka Handagama (born December 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He obtained his primary and secondary schooling in a provincial school and went on to study Mathematics at the University of Kelaniya where he was awarded a first class honours degree. He obtained his MSc in Development Economics at Warwick University in 1995. He is also an Assistant Governor of the Sri Lankan Central Bank. Theatre Asoka Handagama's entry to filmmaking was via the theatre and television. His maiden theatrical effort, '' Bhoomika (film)'', was to address the seedling emerging ethnic crisis in the Island. The play won the National Youth award for best direction in 1985. His second stage play ''Thunder'', was placed second runner up in the Best script in 1987 State drama Festival. The country was a real killing field when he directed his third, and most controversial play, ''Magatha''. The play, with its radical theatrical form, bravely questioned the existing judicial system of the country. ''Magat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundenek
''Thundenek'' ( si, තුන්දෙනෙක්), marketed theatrically as Her. Him. The Other, is an upcoming Sri Lankan Sinhala tri-segmented anthology film. The film is directed by three award-winning Sri Lankan filmmakers: Asoka Handagama, Vimukthi Jayasundara and Prasanna Vithanage. Produced by The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (a Department of the Government of Sri Lanka), the film is scored by K. Krishna Kumar and Kapila Poogalaarachchi. The film premiered on 19 February at the Tharanganee Film Hall to mostly positive reviews from critics. The film revolves around three separate stories linked to postwar experiences and ethnic conflict in Sri Lankan society. The film is also titled ''Her. Him. The Other'' due to this narrative structure. Plot *''Her'': Directed by Prasanna Vithanage, the segment is about a pro-LTTE videographer, Kesa, who travels around Jaffna in search of a lady called referred to as "Her". *''Him'': Directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant (2015 Film)
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. The order was formerly much more diverse during the Pleistocene, but most species became extinct during the Late Pleistocene epoch. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive skin. The trunk is used for breathing and is prehensile, bringing food and water to the mouth, and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulanga Gini Aran
''Sulanga Gini Aran (Dark in the White Light)'' ( si, සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala psychodrama film directed and produced by Vimukthi Jayasundara. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Ruvin De Silva and Steve De La Zilwa. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram. Though it premiered internationally in 2015, the film released in Sri Lanka in 2017. It is the 1271st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics. International recognition It was screened in many international film festivals such as Festival del film Locarno, and Dubai International Film Festival. * Locarno International Film Festival 2015 - Nominated Golden Leopard *TOKYO FILMeX 2015 - Jury Special Mention *Festival des 3 Continents 2015 - Competition *International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific countries in Vladivostok - Competition Plot A Buddhist monk on a spiritual quest. A Student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taprobana (film)
Taprobana ( la, Taprobana; grc, Ταπροβανᾶ), Trapobana, and Taprobane (, ) was the name by which the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka was known to the ancient Greeks. Tabrobane is suggested to be derived from Sanskrit "Tamraparni".. This name could be a reference to the "copper colored" shores of Sri Lanka, and may have entered Greek via the Pali "Tambapanni". History Reports of the island's existence were known before the time of Alexander the Great as inferred from Pliny. The treatise ''De Mundo'', supposedly by Aristotle (died 322 BC) but according to others by Chrysippus the Stoic (280 to 208 BC), incorrectly states that the island is as large as Great Britain (in fact, it is only about one third as big). The name was first reported to Europeans by the Greek geographer Megasthenes around 290 BC. Herodotus (444 BC) does not mention the island. The first Geography in which it appears is that of Eratosthenes (276 to 196 BC) and was later adopted by Claudius P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raya Martin
Raya Martin (born 1984) is a Filipino filmmaker. His works include '' Independencia''Abrams, Simon"Independencia" ''Slant Magazine'', 4 October 2009. Retrieved on 8 January 2015. and ''Manila'', which he codirected with Adolfo Alix, Jr. Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr., also known as Adolf Alix Jr. (born October 17, 1978), is a Filipino screenwriter and film director. Biography He was born October 17, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. He graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lun ... References External links * Filipino film directors Filipino screenwriters 1984 births Living people Filipino male writers 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers 20th-century Filipino writers 21st-century Filipino writers {{Philippines-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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