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.
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 YearTitle Credited as Notes DirectorProducerWriter2003Vide pour l'amourShort Film2005The Forsaken Land, Sulanga Enu PinisaDirectorial Debut2009Ahasin Wetei2011ChatrakScreened at Directors’ Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival2011How Far 2 Heaven?Documentary201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroAnthology film consisting of 60 directors2012Light in the Yellow Breathing SpaceShort Film2012Jeonju Digital Project 2012Anthology film co-directed with Ying Liang & Raya MartinSegment: "Light in the Yellow Breathing Space"2014TaprobanaShort Film2015Sulanga Gini Aran2015ElephantShort Film2018ThundenekSegment: "Him"Co-written with Asoka Handagama & Prasanna VithanageMarketed as Her. Him. The Other2019Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi2025Spying Stars Compete at the BFF +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Acting roles Year Title Role Notes2012 Matha Kamal2016 Nimnayaka Hudekalawa Vishva's Friend2017 How to Become a Filmmaker with 10 Dollars 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.
Accolades 2021 – Jury member at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa.
See also Cinéfondation
References
External links
Vimukthi Jayasundara at Sinhala Cinema Database