Rajee Samarasinghe

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Rajee Samarasinghe
University of California San Diego
California Institute of the Arts
OccupationFilmmaker
Websiterajeesamarasinghe.com

Rajee Samarasinghe (born January 12, 1988) is a

filmmaker and visual artist.[1][2][3] His work explores a wide array of topics including the Sri Lankan Civil War, his family, and the deconstruction of documentary and narrative film.[2][3]

Early life and education

Samarasinghe was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1988,[1][4] during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Initially interested in illustration, his focus later shifted to film.[2] He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts (Media) from the University of California San Diego and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Video from the California Institute of the Arts.[2][4]

Career

Samarasinghe's 2016

Golden Gate Award nominee.[9]

Samarasinghe's 2018 short film, Piṭuvahalayā (The Exile), which examines Sri Lanka's post-war era, premiered in the international competition at the 64th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen[10] and subsequently screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival.[11]

Samarasinghe's 2020 short film, The Eyes of Summer,

Film Society of Lincoln Center & MoMA,[17][18][19] the 26th Slamdance Film Festival,[20] and the 49th Festival du nouveau cinéma.[21] The film also went on to win the Tíos Award for Best International Film[22][23] at the 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival.[24]

Samarasinghe's debut feature film, Your Touch Makes Others Invisible,[25][26][27][28] has received support from the Sundance Institute[29][2] and Berlinale Talents.[30][26][31][2]

In 2020, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film[2] and in 2021 he had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rajee Samarasinghe". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rizov, Vadim. "Rajee Samarasinghe". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "Inherent Mystery with Rajee Samarasinghe". McEvoy Foundation for the Arts. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ a b "Rajee Samarasinghe". IFFR. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ^ "International Competition - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen". www.kurzfilmtage.de. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ^ "Festivals: Oberhausen". Film Comment. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  7. ^ "2017 Winners | Athens International Film + Video Festival 2020 - October 12–18". Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  8. ^ "IF I WERE ANY FURTHER AWAY I'D BE CLOSER TO HOME". FIDMarseille. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  9. ^ "Shorts 4: New Visions". SFFILM. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  10. ^ "Competition Selection - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen". www.kurzfilmtage.de. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  11. ^ "Today is a Thing of the Past". BFI London Film Festival 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-25.[dead link]
  12. ^ Martin (2020-07-03). "Short Film Review: The Eyes of Summer (2020) by Rajee Samarasinghe". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  13. ^ Samarasinghe, Rajee (2020-01-24), The Eyes of Summer (Documentary, Short, Drama), Shalani Dilasha, Malka Malshani, Lanka Rajapaksa, Charlis Gamage, Envy the Monster, retrieved 2020-10-25
  14. ^ "The Eyes of Summer". IFFR. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  15. ^ "Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2020". IFFR. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  16. ^ "Cinema Scope | Discrete Charms: Rotterdam's Tiger Short Competition". cinema-scope.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  17. ^ "New Directors/New Films 2020 Lineup Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  18. ^ "Shorts Program 1 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  19. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2020-02-20). "New Directors/New Films 2020 Lineup Launches With Sundance Hit 'Boys State'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  20. ^ "2020 Slamdance Film Festival". slamdance2020.eventive.org. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  21. ^ "THE EYES OF SUMMER". Festival du nouveau cinéma. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  22. ^ "Additional Awards Programs & Winners Announcement". Ann Arbor Film Festival. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  23. ^ "CalArtians Honored at Ann Arbor Film Festival". 24700. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  24. ^ "The Eyes of Summer". Ann Arbor Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  25. ^ "Berlinale Talents Project - Your Touch Makes Others Invisible". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  26. ^ a b "South asian films shine at 70th Berlin Film Festival". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  27. ^ Samarasinghe, Rajee, Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, retrieved 2020-10-25
  28. ^ "Your Touch Makes Others Invisible". HELLO BENJAMIN FILMS. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  29. ^ "Sundance Institute Names Latest Nonfiction Grantees". www.sundance.org. November 26, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  30. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Rajee Samarasinghe". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  31. ^ Shedde, Meenakshi (2 March 2020). "How India Scaled the Berlinale Wall". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  32. ^ "Watch An Evening with Rajee Samarasinghe | MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

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