Dinitha Vithanage
- Composer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Dinitha Vithanage is a Sri Lankan-born composer and filmmaker based in Toronto. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto Scarborough. In his final year at UTSC, Dinitha was awarded the prestigious Abram Krashinsky Prize in Music for the Best Original Composition. Since then, Dinitha has scored over fifteen short films and two feature films spanning many genres. Dinitha's work as an independent filmmaker can be found in narrative films and music videos. He is the writer, director, and director of photography of eight music videos, three narrative short films and a feature film. His most recent short film, "For a Coffin Full of Gold," earned him the award for Best Director and Best Drama at the 20th University of Toronto Film Festival.