Vimukthi Jayasundara
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, in 2005.
Vimukthi Jayasundara
- Name
- Vimukthi Jayasundara
- Born
- 29 July 1977
- Birthplace
- Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Education
- Film and Television Institute of India · Mahinda College
- Languages
- Sinhala
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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, in 2005.
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• Honorific Prefix — Kala Keerthi • Name — Vimukthi Jayasundara • Born — 29 July 1977 • Birthplace — Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka • Occupation — Filmmaker • Years Active — 2003–present
Life and career
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
Filmography
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • Director — Producer — Writer • 2003 — Vide pour l'amour — Short Film • 2005 — The Forsaken Land, Sulanga Enu Pinisa — Directorial Debut • 2009 — Ahasin Wetei • 2011 — Chatrak — Screened at Directors’ Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival • 2011 — How Far 2 Heaven? — Documentary • 2011 — 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero — Anthology film consisting of 60 directors • 2012 — Light in the Yellow Breathing Space — Short Film • 2012 — Jeonju Digital Project 2012 — Anthology film co-directed with Ying Liang & Raya Martin Segment: "Light in the Yellow Breathing Space" • 2014 — Taprobana — Short Film • 2015 — Sulanga Gini Aran • 2015 — Elephant — Executive — Short Film • 2018 — Thundenek — Segment: "Him" Co-written with Asoka Handagama & Prasanna Vithanage Marketed as Her. Him. The Other • 2019 — Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi — Executive • 2025 — Spying Stars — Compete at the BFF Key • Denotes films that have not yet been released
Acting roles
Acting roles
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2012 — Matha — Kamal • 2016 — Nimnayaka Hudekalawa — Vishva's Friend • 2017 — How to Become a Filmmaker with 10 Dollars — Himself — Documentary
Accolades
Accolades
• 2021 – Jury member at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa.
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.
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