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.
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| Directed by | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara |
| Written by | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara |
| Produced by | Antonin Dedet Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Renuka Balasooriya |
| Starring | Anoma Janadari Samanalee Fonseka Mahendra Perera Dasun Pathirana |
| Cinematography | Kalinga Deshapriya Vithanage |
| Edited by | Ajith Ramanayake Katharina Wartena |
| Music by | R. Abaji Philip David Sheppard |
Production companies | Neon Production (France) Sapushpa Expressions (Sri Lanka) |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Sri Lanka France Qatar The Netherlands |
| Language | Sinhala |
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
edit- Samanalee Fonseka as Wasana
- Anoma Janadari as Kusum
- Mahendra Perera as owner of slaughter house
- Chandani Seneviratne as Sumana
- Leonie Kotelawala as mother-in-law/grandmother
- Pubudu Chathuranga as owner of brothel
- Thissa Bandaranayaka as principal
- Shyam Fernando as paramilitary leader
- Sanjeewa Dissanayake as father
- Dasun Pathirana as Bus driver
- Dharmapriya Dias as Police inspector
- D.B. Gangodathenna as Old man at brothel
- Darshan Dharmaraj as animal slaughter
Awards and nominations
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "Submission for the 2017 BIFF is now opened". Biff.kr. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Dewena Wihagun - Burning Birds". National Film Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Human rights film festival - winners". Euronews. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "'Burning Birds' wins best film in Geneva". Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 July 2017. - ^ "Davena Vihagun flying tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "'Burning Birds' in the air". Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "'Davena Vihagun' Director's cut now on". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "'Burning Birds' director's ut". Facebook. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "'Burning birds' passes 50 days". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Burning Birds' back in theatres". Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "FIFDH Award මූන් ලයිට් සමඟ දැවෙන විහඟුන් තරඟයට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External links
edit- Burning Birds at IMDb
- "Burning Birds". Iffr.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Burning Birds". Festival.giff.se. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- Schilling, Mark (26 November 2016). "Zhang Hanyi's 'Life After Life' Wins Tokyo Filmex Top Prize". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Burning Birds". Dohafilminstitute.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "'Burning Birds': Busan Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Film Burning Birds - Neon Production". Neoncinema.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "'Burning Birds' ('Davena Vihagun'): Film Review". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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