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2009 Norway film
Vanni Mouse
Directed byTamiliam Subas
Written byTamiliam Subas
Produced byTamiliam Subas
StarringMice (Sinthu, Thulani)
CinematographyTamiliam Subas
Edited byTamiliam Subas
Music byNitharsan
Release date
  • 9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (Norway)
Running time10 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguagesTamil, Sinhala

Vanni Mouse (Tamil: வன்னி எலி) is a short film produced and directed by Tamiliam, a Sri Lankan Tamil from the diaspora. It won the best award in an international festival. It won the best film award in the fiction category in the nine-day 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka 2010. Commenting on the award, Barrister S. J. Joseph of Eelavar Cine Arts Council, based in London, told TamilNet this was the first time a Sri Lankan Tamil artist had been awarded at an international film festival.

"As far as content is concerned, the film is against violence perpetrated in the name of national integrity. To convey this message, the director picked up a form, which is an interesting combination of wild life cinematography, surrealistic backdrop and realistic incident. A monotonous journey of some mice ends up in an unexpected revelation of a human tragedy. The approach is quite original for anti-war film," said the Jury Recitation during the announcement of the award.

Synopsis

Vanni Mouse is a short film following the journey of two mice which flew from the wood of Vanni. The two inseparable couple end unfortunately in an internment camp (Manik Farm) located in Vavuniya (Sri Lanka) where hundreds of thousands tamils are imprisoned by the Sri Lankan government. These two mice witness the tragedy of many innocent civilians behind the barbed wires, which remains as unspoken truth. Whether the two will escape from the terrifying environment is the climax of this short film.

Awards

  • Best Short film 4th Ulagayutha International Tamil film festival India 2011.
  • Second Prize Makkal TV Ten Minute Stories India 2010.
  • Best Critic Award 8th International Tamil Film Festival Canada 2010.
  • Best Fiction Award 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka 2010.
  • Special Prize Tamil film festival Norway 2010
  • Special Prize Periyar thirai 2009

Official selection

References

  1. Hassan, Mainul (15 March 2010). "11th International Short and Independent Film Fest ends". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "Timeout". www.newagebd.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010.
  3. "TamilNet".
  4. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.

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