Inoka Sathyangani
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| Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda | |
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| Occupation | Film director, Producer |
Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director and producer. In the year 2002, she received critical acclaim for her maiden effort Sulang Kirilli, which deals with the theme of abortion. The film bagged the highest number of awards won by a single film in the history of Sri Lanka's film industry. She is an active member of "Colombo Independents Cinema Forum" which works towards a "better and wholesome Srilankan cinema". After a highly productive maiden venture, she is regarded as one of the few successful female directors in Sri Lanka.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Keerthinanda had her early education at Sujatha Vidyalaya, before moving on to Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo for her secondary studies.
With her inborn talent and creativity for artistic work, she won almost all of the house competitions in her young days. However, going in the footsteps of her father and brother, who are both lawyers, she too was selected for the Faculty of Law at the University of Colombo.
Not very enthusiastic about law, she dropped off in her final year of studies, to pursue a career in film-making.
[edit] Career
Keerthinanda first worked as a Trainee Production director in 'Telecine' under veteran director D.B. Nihalsinghe. Then she joined 'Teleview' as a Freelance TV Director. It was there, that she directed her first teledrama 'Nidi Nethi Reyak Sihinayak'.
After working on a couple of more teledramas, she launched her career as a film director in 2002 with 'Sulang Kirilli' which dealt with the controversial theme of 'abortion'. It won many local as well as international awards, including the Sarasaviya Best Actress Award for Damitha Abeyratne, who also made her debut as a film actress.
She also participated in the 34th International Film Festival of India 2003, at Siri Fort in New Delhi on October 17, 2003.
[edit] Filmography
- Sulang Kirilli (The Wind Bird, 2003)[2] [3]
[edit] Awards
Presidential Film Awards Festival
2004 - Wishwa Keerthi Award
2003 -Sarasaviya Best Director Award
8th Dhaka International Film Festival
2004 - Best Film Award (GRAND PRIX)
2004 - Best film - The International Critics Award (FIPRESCI AWARD)
O.C.I.C.(Jury for International Catholic Bureau of Film) - 21st Cinematica Del Uruguaya in Latin America.
2003 - Best Film 2003 - Best New Director - The Major Opera Prima Award
Other Awards
2003 - Best Feature Film - Silver Dhow award - The Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania
2003 - The Best Director - Tamil Nadu International Film Festival (Channi International Film Festival) in India
[edit] References
- ^ "Home truths for Sri Lankan film", BBC News, 18 October 2004.
- ^ "Sarasaviya Awards:And the verdict is...", Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), 29 August 2004.
- ^ "An influential maiden effort", The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka,ISSN:1391-0531), 05 October 2003.
- Asia Pacific Film Festival, September 2005
- Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival - 2005
- Home truths for Sri Lankan film : BBC News - 18 October, 2004
- Sathyangani of "Wind bird's" fame claims wings
- "Sulan Kirilli" : Maiden effort by Sathyangani
- International Award-winning film director speaks out
