Wunna
| Maung Wunna | |
|---|---|
 Maung Wunna in 1991. | |
| Native name | မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ |
| Born |
19 January 1945 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died |
11 January 2011 (aged 65) Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation | Director, Writer |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Spouse(s) | Cho Cho Yi |
| Children | 1 daughter, 2 sons |
| Parent(s) |
Thadu Khin Nyo |
| Relatives | Thu Maung, Min Lu (brother) |
| Awards | Myanmar Academy Award (1971, 1990) |
Maung Wunna (Burmese: မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese director and writer.[1] He came from a family heavily involved in the entertainment industry—his father Thadu was a director and his brother Thu Maung was a prominent singer and actor[1] and Min Lu was a reputed satirist. Maung Wunna died of lung cancer in 2011.[1]
Career
Wunna worked from an early age as a sound engineer and film editor for his novelist and filmmaker father, Thadu. In 1970 he earned a BA in philosophy from University of Yangon. His first film as a director, Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung, was released in 1971, and he won the National Award for Best Direction. Alongside his work as screenwriter and director, Maung Wunna published articles on film, short stories and novels.
After 42 years of regional release, his 1972 film Tender Are the Feet was premiered at the Forum section of the 64th Berlin Film Festival in February 2014.[2]
Selected Filmography
- Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella (Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung) (1970)
- Tender are the Feet (Ché phawa daw nu nu) (1972)
- Behind the Lace Curtain (Zar khan zee naut kwai hmer) (1973)
- The Palest of Pink (Pan nu yaung ma yint ta yint) (1974)
- Miss. Wai, Filled with Flowers (Pan tway nè wai) (1975)
- Deep and Unforgettable Sorrow (Hnaung ta myaih myaih) (1976)
- To My Bosom Friend (Chit tè thu ngè lé) (1977)
- The Story of Maung Sein Thaung and Ma Hnin Yee (Maung Sein Thaung nae Ma Hnin Yee) (1987)
- Seventh Degree Multiple Sorrow (Khun hnit sint ah-lwan) (1990)
- Something to Laugh About (Yi saya maw sayar) (1994)
- Miss Gyan Bone, from the Seven Hut District (Khwun na eain tan ka Ma Gyan Bone) (1995)
- Winter in My Heart (Yin htè ka hsaung yarthi) (1999)
- Energy Boost (Dat khè) (2002)
- A Man who Can Laugh as Melancholy (Lwan aung yé tat thu) (2005)
- Right to the Core of the Heart (Yin nint aung hmwe) (2007)
Awards
- 1971: Academy Award for Best Director, Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung (Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella)
- 1990: Academy Award for Best Director, Khun hnit sint ah-lwan (Seventh Degree Multiple Sorrow)
References
- 1 2 3 Thae Thae Htwe (24 January 2011). "Director Maung Wunna passes away". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ Myanmar film culture at the Berlinale – “Tender are the Feet” | Goethe Institute