2000Nominee
Best Director
This Is My Moon
Asoka Handagama
Director · Writer
December 2, 1962
Biography
Asoka Handagama was born in 1962 in South Sri Lanka. He studied mathematics, before working for Sri Lanka’s Central Bank. He is considered as one of the “Third Generation” in Sri Lankan cinema. Asoka Handagama's entry to filmmaking was via theatre and television. His first two plays gained immediate recognition as they won several awards, but he had his true break-through with Magatha. He started to direct movies for television. His debut feature Moon Lady won many awards but he gained international recognition with This is my Moon (2000)
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Writing
A Letter of Fire
2016Nominee
Best Director
Let Her Cry
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Writing
My Kind of Hero
2019Highlight
Best Director
Asandhimitta
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A Letter of Fire
Let Her Cry
The Dawning of the Day