Young filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s maiden film ‘Ingilena Maluwo’ (Flying Fish) which has won international acclaim will be screened at the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne Australia from June 11 to 24 June.
The film which won the NETPAC award for the Best Asian Film in Bangalore last year would be screened at the ‘Sub- Continent films’ section. Sanjeewa’s film will be shown along with cinematic directions from Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan. ‘Shot in a seemingly idyllic village by first-time director Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, this startlingly assured film Flying Fish is a harrowing account of a war’s malignant effects on even the simplest of human interactions,’ the festival organisers noting on the film stated.
The movie which conveys the devastating effects of Sri Lanka’s civil war without ever showing a military clash has represented Sri Lanka in 25 international film festivals and won a number of awards including the Best Director Award in New Territories at the St. Pertersburg International Film Festival- KINOFORUM, Special Jury Mention for Red Chameleon Award and the Blue Chameleon Award at 5th CinDi IFF aka Cinema Digital International Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, Critic’s Choice Award, 5th New Jersey South Asian Film Festival, USA and was nominated for the Tiger Award at the 40th International Film Festival at Rotterdam.
The film is produced by Mano Nanayakkara (Asia Digital Entertainment(Pvt) Ltd and Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s Sapushpa Expressions (Pvt) Ltd.
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