Sumudu Malalagama

Biography

I am Sumudu Malalagama, producer and filmmaker from Sri Lanka. I have produced and directed films since 2009. My passion recently took me to Asian Film School Busan (course in International Film Business) and to BIFF 2017. There, my feature project Heli; The Daughter won a development grant for its pitch. I believe that cinema is the medium that can connect to the whole world, and together with the creatives at Green Pictures I am looking to work within the international scene. I look forward to gaining more skills and contacts to promote a more collaborative and experimental kind of cinema in Sri Lanka.

Production Company

Founded in 2014, Green Pictures is an independent filmmaking circle equipped with creative souls. Our company believes in and supports independent cinema. Our films are inspired by real life. Our concepts always move forward to transcend stories and explore experimental forms of cinema, as it is our goal to defend a director’s own interpretation and expression. Until now, we have produced several short films. We are constantly looking for innovative ways and collaborations to share stories to the whole world.

Selected Filmography

Silent violence by Shanaka Bodiyabaduge (Experimental, 6’, 2016)
Garden of Eden by Sumudu Malalagama (Experimental, 4’, 2015)
When Tharkovsky Meets Godard by Viraj Liyanarachchi (Fiction, 25’, 2013)

Line up

Heli; The Daughter by Viraj Liyanarachchi (Fiction, 80’, 2019)
The hidden truth about Sri Lankan women working in Middle Eastern countries.

Can’t I Stay by Malaka Samith (Fiction, 80’, 2020)
The story of a Communication Engineer, and of how her communications are lost in this fast-paced era.

Indonesian Puppetry by Chanaka Wijamunige (Documentary, 60’, 2011 to present)
Three generations of Indonesian puppetry artists.

Contact Details

malalagamasumudu@gmail.com
+94 775 426 058