Burning Birds Explained
Burning Birds (දැවෙන විහඟුන්) is a 2018 Sri Lankan adult drama film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara and co-produced by Pushpakumara and Antonin Dedet. It stars Anoma Janadari and Samanalee Fonseka with Mahendra Perera and Shyam Fernando. The music was composed by R. Abaji and Philip David Sheppard.[1] The film was premiered in the main competition of the 21st Busan International Film Festival in 2016.
The film was released in Sri Lanka on 29 June 2018[2] by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka through its Rithma circuit cinemas.[3] The director's cut[4] was released from 26 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 only in three theaters - Regal Colombo, Lido Borella and Skylite Malabe, under the "Adults Only" banner.[5]
The film successfully passed 50 days in theaters.[6] It is the 1307th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7] With many awards at Derana Film Awards 2019, the film was re-screened in few theaters for a limited engagement including Savoy Premier at 1.30 pm.[8]
Cast
Awards and nominations
- 15th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva (FIFDH)- (Winner) The Best Film (Grand Prix)
- 15th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva (FIFDH)- (Winner) Youth Jury Award[9]
- 21st Busan International Film Festival, 2016 – New Currents Competition - (Nominated) The Best Film
- 17th International Film Festival Tokyo Filmex, 2016 – (Winner) Special Jury Prize (the 2nd Prize)
- 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2017 – Bright Future Competition
- 40th Gothenburg Film Festival, 2017 – Ingmar Bergman Competition -(Nominated) The Ingmar Bergman Award
- 27th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan-(Nominated)-The Best Film
- 35th Munich International Film Festival
- 32nd Cinema Jove, Valencia International Film Festival (in Competition)
- 3rd Valletta Film Festival
- 5th Lake Como Film Festival (in Competition) - Special Jury Mention (Student Jury)
- 70th Locarno Film Festival
- 14th Anonimul Film Festival (In Competition)
- Asian Film Festival Barcelona
- 13th Kazan International Film Festival, Russia
- 3rd Jafna International Cinema Festival, Sri Lanka
- 5th South Asian Film Festival in Paris - FFAST
- 3rd Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles - (Winner) Best Actress
- 12th Jogja-Netpac International Film Festival, Indonesia (in competition)
- 16th Pune International Film Festival, India (World Cinema)
- 8th Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2018
- 9th SAARC Film Festival (in Competition) - Best Actress & Best Editor (winners)
- Presidential Film Awards (2019),Sri Lanka - Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress
- Derana TV Film Awards (2019), Sri Lanka - Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Make-up
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Submission for the 2017 BIFF is now opened. Biff.kr. 30 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730202338/http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=23352&c_idx=287&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2. 30 July 2017. dead.
- Web site: Dewena Wihagun - Burning Birds. National Film Corporation. 30 July 2017.
- Web site: Human rights film festival - winners. 21 March 2017. Euronews. 30 July 2017.
- Web site: ‘Burning Birds’ wins best film in Geneva. Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. 30 July 2017.
- Web site: Davena Vihagun flying tomorrow . Sarasaviya . 6 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705210746/http://sarasaviya.lk/2018/06/28/?fn=sa1806284 . 5 July 2018 . dead .
- News: ‘Burning Birds’ in the air . Sunday Times. 1 July 2018.
- News: ‘Davena Vihagun’ Director’s cut now on . Sunday Times . 6 September 2018.
- Web site: ‘Burning Birds’ director's ut . Facebook. 28 July 2018.
- News: ‘Burning birds’ passes 50 days . Sunday Times . 6 September 2018.
- Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 7 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . 23 August 2016 . dead .
- News: Burning Birds’ back in theatres. Sunday Times . 7 October 2018.
- Web site: FIFDH Award මූන් ලයිට් සමඟ දැවෙන විහඟුන් තරඟයට . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.