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Vimukthi teaches filmmaking in India
The Cannes Award Winning young filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara was invited to conduct a Master Class in film making for the Talent Campus for young filmmakers in India.

Vimukthi the prestigious Camera d'or winner for the best director of a maiden feature film at the 58th Cannes International Film Festival also participated as a special guestdirector in Cinemaya International Film Festival 2005 held this month in New Delhi.

The young filmmaker who had gone back to France where he did his major part of his studies in filmmaking participated in a number of film festivals in Europe with his film "Sulanga Anu Pinisa" (Forsaken Land). The film which had already been distributed in Europe, America and Asia will be released in Sri Lanka next September.

Vimukthi also was selected as a member for the International jury at the International Documentary Film Festival of Marseilles held from July 1 to 6 2005 at the National Theatre of Marseilles / La CriÈe. Vimukthi's first visit to Marseilles was with his maiden short film "The Land of Silence". This was at the competitive section of the 13th Marseilles film festival in 2002 where he received rave reviews from the international critics. The Land of Silence, Vimukthi's second short film dealt with the ravages of war.

Now recognized as the most important documentary film festival in Europe, International Documentary Film festival of Marseille in France celebrates the power and artistry of the documentary film. The festival is an essential art and champions the documentary filmmaker as an important contributor to society. (SRF)

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