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Sri Lankan filmmaker and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lanka Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, actor, and theatre artist who mainly works in Sri Lankan cinema. She is known for the short film Tradition (2016).
Lanka Bandaranayake | |
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Born | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | 21 May 1982
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Years active | 1998–present |
Notable work | Tradition (2016) |
Lanka was born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. In 2016, she finished her Bachelor of Arts degree in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka..[1] She received a Chevening Scholarship in 2021 for her Master's Degree in Directing Film and Television, which she completed with Distinction at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom.[2]
Lanka started her career as a theatre artist in 1998 before filmmaking in 2016. She has been working as an actress and costume designer in theatre, teledramas, and films.[3]
In 2008, she was cast in Security, a short theatre play that was directed by Hewage Bandula. It was staged at the Colombo Theatre Fest for Young Audiences, 2008.[4]
Her first short film, Tradition, was selected for more than 40 international film festivals.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
In 2019, she directed her second short film, Inheritance (2020), with the partnership of the British Council of Sri Lanka.[13]
In 2020, Lanka directed "The Delivery" chapter on the anthology film Goodnight Colombo.[14]
Her third short film, Mahasona (2021), was selected for various film festivals.[15][16][17]
In 2021, her debut feature film, The Hail, was selected by the Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program at Global Media Makers in Los Angeles.[18][19] During the program, she developed her debut feature film project, The Hail (Working Title).[2]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Tradition | Yes | Yes | Yes | [3][6][7][11][20][21] | |
2020 | Inheritance | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | Nominated for National Short Film at 6TH JAFFNA ICF | [13][22] |
2021 | Mahasona | Yes | Yes | Co-writer | [15] | |
2021 | The Delivery | Yes | Yes | No | Short film from an anthology | [23][24][14] |
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