Keerthigan Sivakumar

Director, Screenwriter, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor, Editor, Casting

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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

Awards

(a selection)

2022
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Upcoming Talent (Winner) in Doosra
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