Keerthigan Sivakumar
Director, Screenwriter, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor, Editor, Casting
- www.linkedin.com/in/keerthigan
Born in 1988 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He arrived in Switzerland as a refugee in 2009. He graduated in Visual Communication in 2016 and completed his Bachelor in Cinema from ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne) in 2021. His graduation film DOOSRA (2022) received the Upcoming Talent award at the Solothurn Film Festival, the Audience Award for Best Graduation Film in Europe at the Premiers Plans d'Angers and was nominated for the Swiss Film Award for Best Graduation Film. His short fiction film, THE GAP (2024), won the Forum for Bilingualism Prize (Bienne), and the Bernese Prize of emerging talent. His first feature documentary project is currently in development.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2024
- Le Gap by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2022
- Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2021
- Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2019
- Jegan by Keerthigan Sivakumar
Screenwriter
- 2024
- Le Gap by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2022
- Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2021
- Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2019
- Jegan by Keerthigan Sivakumar
Editor
- 2021
- Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
Casting
- 2024
- Le Gap by Keerthigan Sivakumar
Re-Recording Mixer
- 2021
- Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2018
- La Caricia by Aurel Ganz
Sound Editor
- 2019
- Les écoutantes by Agnese Làposi