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Chinthana Dharmadasa 
Chinthana DharmadasaBorn Gunesh Chinthana Dharmadasa
November 27, 1976
Moratuwa, Sri LankaOccupation writer, film director, producer and screenwriter Chinthana Dharmadasa is a Sri Lankan writer, film director, producer and screenwriter.[1] He worked for several periodicals as a writer and directed several Short films and Music videos. He also co-directed the Feature film film How I Wonder What You Are.[2][3]
Biography
Born in 1976,Chinthana graduated from the University of Peradeniya,[1] Sri Lanka and moved forward into the printed media as a film critic [4] through publications such as the Ravaya weekly journal.
Later he studied filmmaking under Prasanna Vithanage and made his first short film ‘Afterwards, he fell sleep’. This was selected in to the best category in shorts 2005 film festival, organized by National Film Corporation, Sri Lanka.[1] For that film Chinthana received a one year film training scholarship at the Lodz Film School, Poland.[4] His second short film ‘Insignificant’ which was about the lives of people on the beach after the Tsunami disaster won the special jury award at the environmental film festival held by Asia Pacific television.[1]
Chinthana also hosts a film program at a local television station.
He collaborated as scriptwriter for Boodee Keerthisena's upcoming feature project, ‘Alone in a valley’.[5]
How I Wonder What You are’ is his debut feature which he made with his friend Udaya Dharmawardhana .[1][4]
Career
Chinthana began his career as a film critic and script writer.[4] Later he co-directed the stage play "Iris" based on Hermann Hesse's short story with same title.
He is also the co-script writer of film "Alone in a Valley" directed by Boodee Keerthisena.[5]
References
Categories:- Living people
- 1976 births
- Sri Lankan film directors
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