TCL in 1994 when he was invited to join Television Broadcast (Overseas) Limited in Hong Kong. He was sent to Malaysia's ASTRO as its general manager of Film and Television Production and later, in 2003, as its Executive Director of Feature Film Production. In Kuala Lumpur, Nihalsingha trained several hundred Malaysian young people in all facets of film and television production. He returned to Sri Lanka in early 2006 and was active in migration of film to digital and television migration to digital. Besides a BA in Economics from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Nihalsingha has an MA in Film Studies from the Norwich University, Vermont, USA and a PhD in Public Enterprises from the University of South Australia in Adelaide. Filmography Cinematography References "Public Enterprise in Film Development-Success and Failure in Sri Lanka", by Trafford Publishing, British Columbia, Canada. 1939 births 2016 deaths Sinhalese people Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Ananda College Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya) Sri Lankan film directors Kala Keerthi