Pradeepan Raveendran was born in
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
on 12 July 1981. He is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker. The Pradeepan's first directorial debut was in 2009 with the short film ''
A Mango Tree in the Front Yard''. This film was an official selection at the
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...
in 2009 and subsequently nominated for a Golden Bear. His second short film ''
Shadows of Silence'' was completed in 2010. This film premiered at the
Cannes International Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
in 2010, as part of its ‘
Director’s Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
’,.
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His debut feature film Soundless Dance (2019) premiered at Atlanta International Film Festival.
Films screened at various film festivals throughout the world.
He founded the 'Exil Image'
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(Exil Image) in 2008, The above films are produced through this production. Pradeepan has been living in Paris, France since 2004.
Filmography
* '' A Mango Tree in the Front Yard'', (2009
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* '' Shadows of Silence'', (2010
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* '' Soundless Dance'', (2019
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References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Sri Lankan Tamil people
Sri Lankan film directors