Lanka Bandaranayake Explained

Lanka Bandaranayake
Birth Date:1982 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Years Active:1998–present
Notable Works:Tradition (2016)

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).

Early life

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.

Career

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.[2]

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.[3]

Her first short film, Tradition, was selected for more than 40 international film festivals.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In 2019, she directed her second short film, Inheritance (2020), with the partnership of the British Council of Sri Lanka.[12]

In 2020, Lanka directed "The Delivery" chapter on the anthology film Goodnight Colombo.[13]

Her third short film, Mahasona (2021), was selected for various film festivals.[14] [15] [16]

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.[17] [18] During the program, she developed her debut feature film project, The Hail (Working Title).[19]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2016Tradition[20] [21]
2020InheritanceNominated for National Short Film at 6TH JAFFNA ICF[22]
2021Mahasona
2021The DeliveryShort film from an anthology[23] [24]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. December 2020 . EXPOSING PATRIARCHAL PRACTICES: Lanka Bandaranayake . live . ARTRA . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216210032/https://www.artra.lk/visual-art/exposing-patriarchal-practices . 2022-12-16 . 2022-12-16 . Artra's Emerging Artists Best of 2020.
  2. Valentina . Vitali . 2020 . Interview with Lanka Bandaranayake . BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies . 11 . 1 . 101–104 . 10.1177/0974927620935762 . 227249733 . 2021-11-28 . 2021-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128202505/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0974927620935762 . live . free .
  3. Web site: ‘Colombo Theatre Fest’ for young audience . 2023-11-19 . www.sundaytimes.lk . 2023-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119062237/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/080727/TV/sundaytvtimes_5.html . live .
  4. News: Weheraduwa . Nisanka . July 16, 2018 . ලංකා බණ්ඩාරනායක සහ ජූඩ් රත්නම් ලොකර්නෝ යති . Cinema LK . 6 August 2023 . 6 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806122512/http://cinema.lk/%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%B6%E0%B6%AB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%A2%E0%B7%96%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB/?fbclid=IwAR0FJ2_3BI-GGF_QhJcUBu9aWFGlz-bYDg6msXoOQ3-y2h2r58hJVB8JVNE . live .
  5. News: Guidicelli . Sara Rossi . 6 August 2018 . Il cinema che apre le porte . Azione . 6 August 2023.
  6. News: कोसेली . लोकार्नो डायरी महोत्सव . Ekantipur . 6 August 2023 . 6 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806122513/https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2018/09/01/15357720394849931.html?fbclid=IwAR1N0A-aPJV9RcihVSx_Ate9yrhGAebcb3uCDPA_xBykATpq1CTsVpMjInU . live .
  7. Web site: 9 November 2017 . Revisit the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival . 18 November 2023 . 18 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118064502/https://www.reelasian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RA-2017Program-webversion.compressed.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: 2017-04-08 . Ivy Film Festival 2017 Official Program by Ivy Film Festival - Issuu . 2023-11-18 . issuu.com . 24-25 . en . 2023-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118065548/https://issuu.com/ivyfilmfestival2016/docs/iff2017_program_v8_compressed . live .
  9. Web site: 2017 – FILMFEST DÜSSELDORF . 2023-11-18 . de-DE . 2023-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118065549/https://filmfest-duesseldorf.de/archiv/2017-2/ . live .
  10. Web site: Tradition: Survival Of A Soul With Scars . 2023-11-17 . asianmirror.lk . en-gb . 2023-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117102424/https://asianmirror.lk/entertainment/item/24445-tradition . live .
  11. Web site: 2019-12-09 . Film Festival: Contemporary South Asian Films by Women . 2023-11-18 . FACT . en-GB . 2022-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216212537/https://www.fact.co.uk/event/film-festival-contemporary-south-asian-films-by-women . live .
  12. Web site: Female Filmmakers First . 18 November 2023 . British Council Sri Lanka . 7 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107235642/https://www.britishcouncil.lk/programmes/arts/female-filmmakers-first . live .
  13. Web site: Film Forum Online: Goodnight Colombo - Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka . 2023-11-18 . @GI_weltweit . en . 2023-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118191400/https://www.goethe.de/ins/lk/en/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=22276266 . live .
  14. Web site: 6 June 2021 . ලංකාගේ 'මහසෝනා' මෙවර කාන් සිනමා උලෙළට . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127212149/https://theleader.lk/hansa-wila/7017-demon . 2023-01-27 . 2023-08-06 . The Leader.
  15. Web site: 6 June 2021 . ලොවවටා ගිය ලංකාගේ "සම්ප්‍රදාය" YouTube අවකාශයට . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121072250/http://cinema.lk/%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D/?fbclid=IwAR1Tyl0VitRdx_cP7WeWkfof73FyBN4DVNWbKFnwLYDbTqn0lWLtt07k2h4 . 2023-11-21 . 2023-08-06 . Cinema.lk.
  16. Web site: 9 October 2017 . TRADITION (LANKA BANDARANAYAKE) IMAGINEINDIA 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602020040/https://imagineindiafestival.com/2017/10/09/tradition-lanka-bandaranayake-imagineindia-2018/ . 2023-06-02 . 2023-08-07 . Imagine India International Film Festival.
  17. Web site: 4 October 2022 . ලංකා බණ්රඩාණායකට හොලිවුඩයෙන් ශිෂ්‍යත්වයක් . 2023-09-13 . Mirror Arts . 2023-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121072249/https://mirrorarts.lk/news/6605-a-scholarship-from-hollywood-for-lanka-bandaranaike?fbclid=IwAR0TQy6_FfsTnBU-Ewj8Pp_9B2wUqKVkWkvZpj6nTMO1AuQs79bCWy3Xd_M . live .
  18. Web site: 4 October 2022. Sri Lankan director gets opportunity in Hollywood. 2023-09-13. THE LEADER. 2023-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20231121072249/https://lankaleader.lk/entertainment/2560-sri-lankan-director-gets-opportunity-in-hollywood?fbclid=IwAR2kBbZmbg62xf8HT1d3El8all5fUky_l7XZYYwCcSd4a1I0JWLiDC_GzM0. live.
  19. Web site: The Hail . 2023-11-16 . Film Independent . en-US . 2023-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116192819/https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/the-hail/ . live .
  20. Web site: Ninth SAARC Film Festival Award Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117093722/https://saarcculture.org/ninth-saarc-film-festival-award-winners/ . 2023-11-17 . 2023-11-17 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Aniballi . Alessandro . 2020-02-09 . Tradition (2016) di Lanka Bandaranayake - Recensione Quinlan.it . 2023-11-18 . Quinlan . it-IT . 2023-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118190524/https://quinlan.it/2020/02/09/tradition/ . live .
  22. Web site: Unstoppable Jaffna Cinema Festival braves Covid pandemic . 2023-11-19 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka . 2023-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119061958/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210418/magazine/unstoppable-jaffna-cinema-festival-braves-covid-pandemic-439926.html . live .
  23. News: Susitha . Fernando . 11 July 2021 . Cinema Anthology by new filmmakers on pandemic . The Sunday Times . 6 July 2023 . 16 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216145359/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210711/magazine/cinema-anthology-by-new-filmmakers-on-pandemic-448560.html . live .
  24. News: 2 October 2021 . GOODNIGHT COLOMBO! . 6 July 2023 . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121072249/https://artra.lk/visual-art/goodnight-colombo . live .
  25. Web site: National Youth Services Council . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124121658/https://www.parliament.lk/papers_presented/08012013/annual_report_national_youth_services_council_2009.pdf . 2023-11-24 . 2023-11-16.
  26. Web site: Boyle . Asvajit . 2021-01-09 . 2nd Edition of the Colombo International Women's Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116203545/https://www.agenda14.lk/post/women-s-film-festival-2020-awards-ceremony . 2023-11-16 . 2023-11-16 . Agenda 14 . en.
  27. News: 11 March 2024 . Winners of Study UK Alumni Awards announced in Sri Lanka . 12 March 2024 . Businesscafe.

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