UNITED NATIONS: UNDP Interview With Rehan Mudannayake →

Rehan Mudannayake is an award-winning Sri Lankan film director and actor. Having been enamored with filmmaking at an early age, he is highly aware of the power of cinema to raise consciousness and ignite change. His latest film DIDI has been selected – from over 6,000 submissions – for the Academy Award-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival.

FORBES: The Must-See Film Of The Year: How South Asian Movie ‘Funny Boy’ Breaks New Ground For Diverse Voices →

For me, growing up in Sri Lanka during a civil war was a surreal experience. One of the most groundbreaking books that I loved that captured the complexities of the moment, was Funny Boy by acclaimed author Shyam Selvadurai, about growing up gay during those troubled times.

VARIETY: Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing Buys Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy,’ With Netflix Launch Set for December (EXCLUSIVE) →

Deepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land on Netflix this December, Variety can reveal.

DEADLINE: ‘Funny Boy’: Deepa Mehta Enters Oscar Race With South Asian Coming-Of-Age Drama →

The first trailer for Deepa Mehta’s forthcoming coming-of-age drama Funny Boy debuted today after it was announced that it would be Canada’s official selection for Best International Feature Film for the 2021 Oscars. Array Releasing acquired the film earlier this month and it is slated to open theatrically in select cities and debut on Netflix on December 10. This is the first film under Ava DuVernay’s distribution banner to be considered for an Academy Award.

THE SHELF: Funny Boy Review: Pigs Can Fly If You Want Them To →

We can finally share the joyful secret that is Funny Boy. Deepa Mehta’s latest drama is a buoyant, soulful, and refreshingly openhearted film. Both a love story and a compelling tale of one Tamil family’s road to Canada while escaping the civil war in Sri Lanka, Funny Boy explores the ways in which prejudice traverses cultures, communities, and families.

INDIEWIRE: ‘Funny Boy’ Trailer: Deepa Mehta’s Adaptation of Coming-of-Age Novel Acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY →

Acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing earlier this month, Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy,” an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s 1994 novel of the same name, has been announced as Canada’s official selection for Best International Feature Film for the 2021 Academy Awards. Set for release on Netflix beginning Thursday, December 10, ARRAY has premiered a first-look trailer for the film.