Susitha R. Fernando
Encyclopedia
Susitha R. Fernando is a journalist and the film critic for a Sri Lankan English-language
daily newspaper the Daily Mirror
and its Sunday weekly edition, The Sunday Times
, based in Colombo
, Sri Lanka
.
, Sri Lanka
. In 2005, at the age of 27, while an undergraduate studying English literature/communications and methodology, he attended the 34th International Film Festival Rotterdam
(IFFR), taking part in its training program for young film critics, for which he anticipated writing an account for the website of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) on the festival's Tiger Cub Competition, the new installed competition for short films
that brought forward three winners: Nuuk [cf. Nuuk
] by German director Thomas Koener
, Interlude by Dutch director Joost van Veen and Veere by Dutch director David Lammers."
At that time he introduced himself as the film critic for the Daily Mirror
, an English daily newspaper in Sri Lanka
.
Since then, he has written many more film reviews, film-related interviews, and reports about other film festivals, as well as reported on various other news stories for the Sri Lanka Daily Mirror and its weekly Sunday newspaper, The Sunday Times
. He also reports on other news for these newspapers.
-backed Offenders' False Accusation" and published in the Daily Mirror on 8 November 2006, became the subject of a press release and letter to the editor submitted by the Asian Human Rights Commission
on the same day.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
daily newspaper the Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
The Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Its Sunday counterpart is the Sunday Times.Its sister newspaper on financial issues is the Daily FT.-Traffic:...
and its Sunday weekly edition, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd...
, based in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Education and training
Fernando is from ColomboColombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. In 2005, at the age of 27, while an undergraduate studying English literature/communications and methodology, he attended the 34th International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...
(IFFR), taking part in its training program for young film critics, for which he anticipated writing an account for the website of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) on the festival's Tiger Cub Competition, the new installed competition for short films
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
that brought forward three winners: Nuuk [cf. Nuuk
Nuuk (album)
Nuuk is the fifth solo album from German ambient music producer, Thomas Köner. Originally released in 1997 as a part of the Driftworks 4 CD box set , it was re-released in 2004 by Mille Plateaux with a DVD containing films made from still images to accompany the music.Nuuk is the capital city of...
] by German director Thomas Koener
Thomas Köner
Thomas Köner is a multimedia artist whose main interest lies in combining visual and auditory experiences. He's been noted for his use of low frequencies...
, Interlude by Dutch director Joost van Veen and Veere by Dutch director David Lammers."
At that time he introduced himself as the film critic for the Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
The Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Its Sunday counterpart is the Sunday Times.Its sister newspaper on financial issues is the Daily FT.-Traffic:...
, an English daily newspaper in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Since then, he has written many more film reviews, film-related interviews, and reports about other film festivals, as well as reported on various other news stories for the Sri Lanka Daily Mirror and its weekly Sunday newspaper, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd...
. He also reports on other news for these newspapers.
Controversy
One of his news accounts, entitled "Officers Suffer from NGONon-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
-backed Offenders' False Accusation" and published in the Daily Mirror on 8 November 2006, became the subject of a press release and letter to the editor submitted by the Asian Human Rights Commission
Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations...
on the same day.
External links
- Articles by Susitha R. Fernando (Results) published in the Sri Lanka Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd...
. (Search facility) - Daily Mirror – Home page (search facility).
- FIPRESCI: The International Federation of Film Critics – Official Website