Vimukthi Jayasundara

Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara
Born	(1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 44) Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2003–present
Awards

Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sinhala: විමුක්ති ජයසුන්දර) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist.^[1]^[2] Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the prestigious Caméra d'Or in 2005.^[3]

Life and career[]

Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka but comes from Galle. He attended Mahinda College.^[4] and he attended the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.^[3]

Filmography[]

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes	Ref(s)
2003		Yes	No	Yes	Short Film
2005	Sulanga Enu Pinisa	Yes	No	Yes	Directorial Debut
2009	Ahasin Wetei	Yes	No	Yes
2011	Chatrak	Yes	No	No	Screened at Directors’ Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival	^[5]
2011		No	Yes	No	Documentary
2011	60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero	Yes	No	No	Anthology film consisting of 60 directors
2012		Yes	No	Yes	Short Film
2012		Yes	No	No	Anthology film co-directed with Ying Liang & Raya Martin Segment: ""
2014		No	Yes	Yes	Short Film
2015	Sulanga Gini Aran	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015		No	Executive	No	Short Film
2018	Thundenek	Yes	No	Yes	Segment: "Him" Co-written with Asoka Handagama & Prasanna Vithanage Marketed as Her. Him. The Other
2019	Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi	No	Executive	No		^[3]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Acting roles[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Matha	Kamal
2016	Nimnayaka Hudekalawa	Vishva's Friend
2017		Himself	Documentary

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.^[4]

References[]

^ "Vimukthi vs Cannes". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ "Vimukthi teaches filmmaking in India". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Vimukthi Jayasundara". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Striking gold". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Discipline is important in design Vimukthi Jayasundara created 'Chathrak'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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