AFA.PIFF.ORG | 7-15 October, 2010.

PELAN WATTAGE Pushpakumara

: Sri Lanka

: M

: Fellow

Nation	Sri Lanka	Sur Name	PELAN WATTAGE
Given Name	Pushpakumara	Nickname	Sanjeewa
Birth Y/M/D	5. 05(May). 1977	Gender	M
position	Production Design

Introduction
In 2005 I obtained my first Degree (BA) from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura. Meanwhile Sri Lanka Film Corporation began a Diploma course in filmmaking, which was the first academic experience ever in Sri Lanka related to Cinema. I followed it and emerged batch top. Later, I obtained a scholarship from the Korean government under the Cultural Initiative Programme (CPI) to take part in Asian Young Filmmakers Forum 2007/2008 and also studied Korean language at Chonbuk National University. In 2009 I obtained Master of Arts Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

I shot my first short film called “Touch” in 2007 which won the Special Jury Price at NWFF in 2008 at Colombo. In 2008 I shot a second short film called “Wings to Fly” which also got official selection NWFF at same year. Now I am working on my first feature film project and hope to shoot it this year.

Currently I am working for the University of Kelaniya and Sri Pali Campus- University of Colombo as a visiting lecturer on to filmmaking and film studies.

Filmography
2009 (Preproduction) Flying Fish - Director, Scriptwriter
2008 Wings to Fly - Director
2007 Touch - Director