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Samila Vidanage Occupation: Actor, Singer, Director, Writer, Poet
Years Active: Over 13 years
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Notable Works: Extensive theatre experience, multiple awards in short film direction
Education: Diploma of Education at the National Film Corporation in Sri Lanka
Early Life and Education
Samila Vidanage is a dedicated artist from Sri Lanka. He completed his Diploma of Education at the National Film Corporation in Sri Lanka. Samila Vidanage is a multifaceted artist from Sri Lanka with extensive experience in several creative fields. He has 20 years of experience in acting, singing, music composing, screenwriting, and directing. Additionally, he has a significant presence in theatre, which spans 13 years. Samila is the owner of "කෘති publications," showcasing his involvement in the literary domain as well Samila Vidanage lives in the Pettah, in Sri Lanka. He studied at A.E Gunasinghe Vidyalaya, and specialized in art subjects for A levels and currently doing his film degree at vocational institute in Ratmalana. Samila is also active on various social media platforms, sharing his work and aesthetic experiences. He has a YouTube channel where he posts his songs, music compositions, and directing projects His Instagram and Twitter profiles further highlight his roles as an actor, singer, director, writer, and poet
Career Samila has extensive experience in various artistic fields, including acting, singing, screenwriting, and directing. He is known for his contributions to theatre and has received multiple awards for his work in short films. Some of his notable achievements include:
Best Short Film Director Awards Recognition at various film festivals such as Agenda 14 Contributions to Research Apart from his artistic endeavors, Samila Vidanage has contributed to academic research. One of his notable papers is on graph matching attacks on privacy-preserving record linkage
This Is Not A Spoon - Jury Award. WMC short film festival 2020
Special Jury Award, Dahadiya Siththama 2014
Don't Shoot the Lions (Monologue), Finalist, Youth Drama Festival 2014
Best actor, Best Music Director Dahadiya Siththama Stage Drama Festival 2013
Death Drum Finalist, Youth Drama Festival 2013
Best Actor, Left Right North, National Film Corporation Short Film Award, 2012-2013
A Positive Thinking Dog (Original), Best actor, Western Province Short Drama Festival 2012
Singing range Base
Film Paangshu, Director: Visakesa Chandrasekaram
Bombay Velvet, Director: Anurag Kashyap
Colour, Director: Isuru Weerasinghe Mudali
Gaadi, Director: Prasanna Vithanage Dark in White Light, Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara
Directing Credits:
Short Drama
A Positive Thinking Dog (2012)
Death Drums (2013)
Maname And I Are Childish (2013)
Don't Shoot to Lions (2015)
Black Out (2015)
Drama
Stars Also Crying (2015)
Short films
A Coin (2007)
Posters (2008)
He Was There (2013)
When I Am Dreaming (2017)
3 Minutes (2018)
Embrace With Love (2018)
This is not a spoon (2020)
Short Documentary Films
Links To Pettah (2011)
To Life (2017)
https://fmderana.lk/fm2018/sinhala-music-videos/497/mawni-oba-t-m-jayarathna https://lk.linkedin.com/in/samila-vidanage-064415101 https://www.instagram.com/samilavidanage/ https://www.youtube.com/user/samilavidanage
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Samila Vidanage Occupation: Actor, Singer, Director, Writer, Poet
Years Active: Over 13 years
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Notable Works: Extensive theatre experience, multiple awards in short film direction
Education: Diploma of Education at the National Film Corporation in Sri Lanka
Early Life and Education
Samila Vidanage is a dedicated artist from Sri Lanka. He completed his Diploma of Education at the National Film Corporation in Sri Lanka. Samila Vidanage is a multifaceted artist from Sri Lanka with extensive experience in several creative fields. He has 20 years of experience in acting, singing, music composing, screenwriting, and directing. Additionally, he has a significant presence in theatre, which spans 13 years. Samila is the owner of "කෘති publications," showcasing his involvement in the literary domain as well Samila Vidanage lives in the Pettah, in Sri Lanka. He studied at A.E Gunasinghe Vidyalaya, and specialized in art subjects for A levels and currently doing his film degree at vocational institute in Ratmalana. Samila is also active on various social media platforms, sharing his work and aesthetic experiences. He has a YouTube channel where he posts his songs, music compositions, and directing projects His Instagram and Twitter profiles further highlight his roles as an actor, singer, director, writer, and poet
Career Samila has extensive experience in various artistic fields, including acting, singing, screenwriting, and directing. He is known for his contributions to theatre and has received multiple awards for his work in short films. Some of his notable achievements include:
Best Short Film Director Awards Recognition at various film festivals such as Agenda 14 Contributions to Research Apart from his artistic endeavors, Samila Vidanage has contributed to academic research. One of his notable papers is on graph matching attacks on privacy-preserving record linkage
This Is Not A Spoon - Jury Award. WMC short film festival 2020
Special Jury Award, Dahadiya Siththama 2014
Don't Shoot the Lions (Monologue), Finalist, Youth Drama Festival 2014
Best actor, Best Music Director Dahadiya Siththama Stage Drama Festival 2013
Death Drum Finalist, Youth Drama Festival 2013
Best Actor, Left Right North, National Film Corporation Short Film Award, 2012-2013
A Positive Thinking Dog (Original), Best actor, Western Province Short Drama Festival 2012
Singing range Base
Film Paangshu, Director: Visakesa Chandrasekaram
Bombay Velvet, Director: Anurag Kashyap
Colour, Director: Isuru Weerasinghe Mudali
Gaadi, Director: Prasanna Vithanage Dark in White Light, Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara
Directing Credits:
Short Drama
A Positive Thinking Dog (2012)
Death Drums (2013)
Maname And I Are Childish (2013)
Don't Shoot to Lions (2015)
Black Out (2015)
Drama
Stars Also Crying (2015)
Short films
A Coin (2007)
Posters (2008)
He Was There (2013)
When I Am Dreaming (2017)
3 Minutes (2018)
Embrace With Love (2018)
This is not a spoon (2020)
Short Documentary Films
Links To Pettah (2011)
To Life (2017)
https://fmderana.lk/fm2018/sinhala-music-videos/497/mawni-oba-t-m-jayarathna https://lk.linkedin.com/in/samila-vidanage-064415101 https://www.instagram.com/samilavidanage/ https://www.youtube.com/user/samilavidanage