Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara () is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week). The prize was created in 1978 Ca ...

, in 2005.

Life and career

Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

but comes from Galle. He attended Mahinda College, and the Film and Television Institute of India in

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Filmography

Acting roles

Awards

In 2005, Jayasundara received

award at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

for the Best Debut Director for his film Sulanga Enu Pinisa.

Accolades

* 2021 – Jury member at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa.

References

External links

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Vimukthi Jayasundara
at Sinhala Cinema Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayasundara, Vimukthi Living people Sri Lankan film directors Alumni of Mahinda College Film and Television Institute of India alumni 1977 births Kala Keerthi Directors of Caméra d'Or winners