Mr. Nalaka Wijewardhane

Current Position

• Lecturer in Television Media studies/ Documentary film studies, Department of Mass Media, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo
• Coordinator: Electronic Media Study Unit in Department of Mass Media, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo (Since 2015 March)
• Student Counselor in Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo
  Sport Coordinator in Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo (Since 2015 March)
• President: Sri Palee Campus Teaches Association, Sri Palee Campus, and University of Colombo (Since 2015 March)
• Lecturer, National Film Diploma Course, National Film Cooperation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Coordinator Beatification Committee: Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo

Short Courses/ Workshops

• Wageningen School of Social Science, Wageningen University, Netherlands “Collecting and Analyzing Film Based Data” Course, November 12 -27, 2015
• RNTC Refresher Course: Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health – Getting the Stories Right: Colombo – Sri Lanka organized by the University of Colombo and RNTC; from 21st of September till 2nd of October 2015
• Center for Multimodal Communication (CMC), University of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark“PhD Master Class in Multi modal Analysis Methods”, November 30 -December 4, 2014
• University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka“R: Introduction to Central Features of Modern Data Analysis” (2013)
• Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka ‘Research Methodology & Introduction to Thesis Writing’ Course (2012)

Previous Professional Positions

• Program Producer, Siyatha TV, Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo

Awards & Scholarship

• SEDA(staff and educational developers) Qualified (UK)
• HETC HRD Scholarship for MPhil/PhD Programme – Higher Education for the Twenty First Century (HETC) Project, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Events and conferences

• 27/05/2015 “Conference presentation”), Visual Ethnography of Ceylon: Multimodal Analysis on Visual Representation of Travelogue Films in Colonial Era, “International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary” (accs2015), The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies ,Art Center of Kobe, Kobe, Japan, May 27-June 1,2015
• 08/07/2015 “Conference presentation” Visual Ethnography of Ceylon: Ideological Perspectives of Travelogue Films in Colonial Era” Conference on National Development through Research and Innovation, HETC Symposium, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka, July 7-8, 2014
• 04/04/2014 “Conference presentation” A Critical Study on Visual Representation of the Documentary od Song of Ceylon” International Conference on Transcultural Identity Constructions in a Changing World Dalarna University, Sweden, April 2-4, 2014
• 23/11/2013 “Conference presentation” A Critical Study on Visual Representation the Colonial era Ethnographic film” “Second Annual International Conference on Culturte,Globalization and the Developing world, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013
• 17/08/2012 “Conference presentation” A Semiological Study on the Connotative Meanings Depicted by the Colonial Documentary film: A ramble Through Ceylon” Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo”, Sri Lanka, 2012
• 11/07/2008 “Conference presentation “The Use of Visual Media for Human Attitudinal Development (A Study Based on the Film: Rang de Basanthi: 2006) “Second Annual International Symposium, University of Sabaragamuwa”, Sri Lanka, 2008
• 30/11/2014 PhD Master Class in Multimodal Analysis Methods Center for Multimodal Communication (CMC), University of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark, November 30 -December 4, 2014

Membership of International Conference Organizing Committee

• 2010 International Conference on Media and Diversity, Colombo

Creative Works

Feature Films

• 2016 : Call to the night (Pre-Production), Director

Short Films

• 2011 : An Inconclusive Moment, Director
• 2004 : The Intimate, Director/Script Writer

Tele Dramas

• 2009 : Purokathanaya (One Episode Tele Drama)
  Director

Documentary

• 2016    : Ehalagala Lake resort:  Director/ Script writer
• 2015    : Kanola GroupDirector
• 2015    : Historical Development of Road Constructions
• 2015    : Quick Chef (Pvt) LtdDirector/Script Writer
• 2014 : Bitulink Emulsion (Pvt)Ltd
  Director/Script Writer

• 2013 : EGI HYBRI, LAUGFS
  Director/Script Writer

• 2013 : Faculty of Graduate study, University of Colombo
  Director/Script Writer

• 2011 : Drive Green: Cleanco Lanka LTD
  Director

TV Commercial

•      2017   : Bajaj RE TV Commercial 45 SecDirector
•      2017    : 150 Years of Ceylon Tea Promo Videos- Tea auction Promo: 1 min- Global Tea Party Promo: 1 min

  – Tea Convention Promo: 1 min

  – Ceylon Tea Festival Promo: 1 min

• 2016    : CDB Ran Kati TV Commercial 20 SecDirector
• 2015    : CDB Poya TV Commercial 45 SecDirector
• 2012 : Quick Chef 30 Sec
  Director/Script Writer

TV Programmes

• 2009 : De Pola Business Programme , Siyatha TV
  Producer

• 2009 : Keti Magazine Programme, Siyatha TV
  Producer

• 2008 : Haride Hariyata, ITN, Sri Lanka
  Producer

Consultations

• Member, Advisory Board, Deploma in Digital Production, IHR, University of Colombo
• Member, Curriculum Development Committee, Department of Mass Media Studies, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo
• Member Blended learning Program, Studies, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo

Previous Professional Training

• 2007 Certificate Course in Non-Liner Editing, Sri Lanka Institute of Printing, Sri Lanka
• 2005-2006 Television Programme Production Techniques & Video Technology National Youth Service Council, Maharagama, Sri Lanka

Internship

• 2003 – 2008 Newspaper Journalism Lakbima News Paper, Sumathi News Papers (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanaka
• 2007 Television Programme Production at Swarnawahini, EAP Media Network, Sri Lanaka

Research Interest

• Visual Ethnography
• Digital Production of Film and Television
• Contemporary Video Arts
• Multimodal Text Analysis
• Postmodern narrative theory

Contact Details

M: +94 772 227 141, T: +94 342 263 616, F: +94 342 263 617
nalaka@spc.cmb.ac.lk / nalakawijewardhane@gmail.com
Department of Mass Media Studies, Sri pale Campus, University of Colombo, Wewala, Horana,
Sri lanka