Lester James Peries

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries
Born	(1919-04-05)5 April 1919 Dehiwela, British Ceylon
Died	29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 99) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)	Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter
Years active	1949–2006
Spouse	Sumitra Peries (1964–2018; his death)
Parent(s)	Dr. James Peries, Mrs. Winifred Jayasuriya
Relatives	Erica Leitan, Ivan Peries, Noel Peries
Website	www.ljpspfoundation.org

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්) (5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan movie director, screenwriter, and movie producer.^[1][2][3] He was known for his works Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira and Yuganthaya.

His movie Wekande Walauwa was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for the Academy Awards.^[4]

References

1. "Nidhanaya". BFI. 2006. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
2. "Lester James Peries and Clint Eastwood to receive UNESCO's Fellini Gold Medal at Cannes Festival". UNESCO. 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
3. "Lester James Peries: A Pioneer of a Tradition". FIPRESKI. 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
4. Dr Lester James Peries, Father of Sri Lankan Cinema Archived 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, T.K.Premadasa, Asian Tribune Retrieved 30 March 2016

Other websites

• Sri Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database – Dr. Lester James Peries
• Lester James Peries on IMDb
• Official Website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka
• ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ලොව ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨතම සිනමාකරුවා වෙයි Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
• ඔබට සුබ උපන් දිනයක් වේවා Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
• ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ගැන සිනමා කිවිඳිය සුමිත්‍රා පීරිස්ගේ ආදරණීය හෙළිදරව්ව Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine