Lankan born Jason Rajasinghe bags Emmy and makes motherland proud

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Jason Rajasinghe with his Emmy award

Sri Lankan born film producer and travel and tourism enthusiast Jason Rajasinghe bagged his first Emmy award for his work on Season 1 of Uniquely Wisconsin” “Farm to Table Pizzas” at the 65th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards held recently in the USA

The category was Outstanding Achievement for Lifestyle – Official Videographer for Season 1, Episode “Farm to table pizzas: The little red barn” with the media company Discover Mediaworks for their new show “Uniquely Wisconsin”

Jason has been developing the guerilla film industry in Sri Lanka through his company IFILMSRILANKA FOR 10+ YEARS with his business partner Annika Senanayake. They aim to educate and help the youth take the step into making their career in the industry through their internship program.

“I hope this win serves to inspire the youth of Sri Lanka to see the potential in our people and make waves in our own film industry. I am blessed to have been a part of this amazing team in the USA. I have learned to turn my passion into purpose, and for that I honour my WOWLife Church,” Jason said.

Jason has officially started a new film production company called RAD PRODUCTIONS USA with his wife Hope Rajasinghe and his long running business partner Annika Senanayake.

RAD PRODUCTIONS USA is currently working on an original docu-series called ORIGIN, The Road to Ancestral Roots, that focuses on the reconciliation of our food. The last piece of the series will feature Sri Lanka, with filming set for 2024.