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Sara
Seneviratne CV |
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Sara
Seneviratne is
the first Sri Lankan political cartoonist to win
Amnesty International's Human Rights Press Awards
(1996,1997, and in1998). Among his prestigious
honors are commendations and awards by U.S.
President Bill Clinton & Britain's Queen
Elizabeth ll. |
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SARA
Seneviratne, a professional multimedia consultant and
artist, who pioneered newspaper graphics in Sri Lanka to
Associated Newspapers - LAKE HOUSE ( ANCL) in 1980, Upali
Newspapers has contributed his work for many international
newspapers, Magazines, Advertisng Studios in many parts of
the world and to name a few: Singapore Monitor, Hongkong
Standard. Hong Kong iMAIL, ASAIWEEK, CORPORATE- Business
monthly, APPLE DAILY, ORIENTAL DAILY, WINDOW- weekly
political magazine in HK, UNIT TWO CREATIVE SERVICES in
Singapore, COMPASS NEWS in London, FREEDOM FORUM in
Washington DC, UN, WITTY WORLD in Pensylvannia USA, and
Hanna Barbera in Sydney.
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From
political satire to social issues and human rights, the
cartoonist , whose pen name is SARA, has pencilled in his
unique brand of commentary as a political cartoonist in Hong
Kong Media for a good part of a decade.
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SARA is
known to many politicians in USA, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong as
a controversial editorial Political Cartoonist.
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He operates
his SARAsene & Associates Multimedia Organization in
different parts of the world, New York, Los Angeles, Colombo,
Singapore and the main office in Hong Kong. Looking for
partnership in anypart of the world to expand mutimedia
projects.
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| 36
year old professional career in 16 major internationl cities
around the world... |
| Over
35 years Professional exerience as an Editorial Political
Cartoonist, Senior Editorial Newspaper consultant , Graphics
Consultant , Creative Director, Art Director, Animator,
International Political Magazine Publisher, Political Critic,
Cartoonist, Caricaturist, Multimedia Lecturer and Sculptor.
Worked in many major cities around the world: Colombo, Rome,
Singapore, Bankok, Kathmandu, Sydney, Paris, Heidleberg,
Canyon Country, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Washington
DC, Chattanooga TN and Hong Kong. |
| International
Newspapers: |
- Starits
Times of Newspapers
- Singapore
- Singapore
Monitor -
Singapore
- Bankok
Post-
Thailand
- Hong
Kong Standard Newspapers -
Hong Kong
- Hong
Kong iMail
- Hong Kong Daily Newspaper
- South
China Morning Post -
Hong Kong
- Nepal
Press Institute
- Tolukan
Times -
USA
- APPLE
DAILY - (
Largest Chinese Daily Newspaper in Taiwan / Hong Kong )
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| International
Magazines: |
- Asiaweek
- Newsweek
- Corporate
Business Weekly
- Window
- Political Weekly Magazine- Hong Kong
- Far
Eastern Economic Review
- Asia
Money -
International Monthly Magazine
- Finanace
Asia -
British Monthly Magazine
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| International
Organizations: |
- FAO
( UN) -
Rome
- UNICEF
(UN)
- Freedom
Forum -
Washington DC
- Freedom
Forum -
Hong Kong
- Witty
World -
International Political Cartoonists Association- New
York
- American
Editorial Cartoonists Association
- USA
- International
Press Association
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- As a
Publisher, Books published on...
- Political
Humour Magazines
- Creator
of
CRICKETOON
FUNWORLD -
World's most outrageously funny monthly (launched in
New York and Hong Kong)
- De
Alwis Advertising Co-
Colombo
- Grants
- Colombo
- Graphic
and Animation International Studios
- Colombo
- Unit
Two Creative Services- Creative Director
- Singapore
- Australian
High Commission
- Colombo for Book Projects
- Hanna
Barbera -
Chief Animator- Sydney
- Tintookies
- Peter Scriven - Character Artist and
- Creator
of all Tintookies characters-
Sydney
- Starits
Times -
Singapore- Consultant designer
- Hong
Kong Standard
- APPLE
DAILY
- HONGKONG
iMAIL
- ASIAWEEK
International News Magazine
- CORPORATE
- Business Magazine
- WINDOW
Weekly magazine
- Far
Eastern Economic Review
- ORIENTAL
CHINESE PRESS GROUP ( SUN)
- FUNWORLD
International Cartoon Magazine - Publisher in Hong Kong
and New York
- Lecturer
in Visual Art and cartooning - FREEDOM FORUM - Hong Kong
and Washington DC
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Won
many international awards and commendations from world
leaders and international organisations for my published
work including most prestigious press awards from
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS (PRESS) AWARD in
1996, 1997 & 1998. |
| Worked
for many major newspapers, Advertising Companies, major news
and graphics suppliers (COMPASS NEWS FEATURES) and
international magazines (ASIAWEEK) in Hong Kong and many
other major cities in the world as an Art Director, Creative
Director, Editorial Political Cartoonist, Illustrator and
lecturer in Computer Graphics etc. |
| Appointed
by Washington DC based "Freedom Forum" to
represent as a Multimedia Expert to some countries in Asia
to give lectures on Mac based computer graphics to
publishing establishments of those respective media
organisations. |
| Published
series of international editorial political cartoon humour
mags ( FUNWORLD INTERNATIONAL) on monthly basis and launched
these in different parts of the world. Apart from that
published lots of different sports souvenirs from
International Cricket to Marlboro sponsored Tennis games
From New York to Hong Kong. |
| Commended
(for my Published Newspaper Political Cartoons &
Illustrations and My launched monthly International
Political Humour Magazine in Hong Kong & USA) by ex-
President USA Bill Clinton, British PM Tony Blair, EU
Commissioner and ex HK Governor Lord Chris Patten &
Queen Elizabeth II Philippine President Fidel Ramos. |
| Working
experience as a... |
| Media
Conultant, Editor, Journalist / Special political
commentator, Art Director, Creative Director, Chief Designer,
Multimedia Art Director, Editorial Political Cartoonist and
Visualiser, and Publisher, Design Director for... |
- Hong
Kong Standard Newspapers
- Hongkong
iMAIL English daily
- Apple
Daily Newspapers
- ASIAWEEK
Weekly Magazine
- COPORATE
Monthly Business magazine
- HONGKONG
iMAIL newspapers
- WINDOW
Weekly Political Magazine
- FINANCE
ASIA - International business magazine
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| In
Sri Lanka... |
- Times Of
Ceylon
- Independent
Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd
- Upali
Newspapers Ltd
- Lake
House Newspapers Of Ceylon Ltd
- 2001
Designers International Advertising Company
- BOSS
CONTROL Advertising & Design Company (subsidiary of
Walt Disney),
- GRAPHICARTS
CO LTD,
- J WALTER
THOMPSON Colombo,
- De Alwis
Advertising Co.
- UNIT TWO
CREATIVE SERVICES Singapore Ltd,
- Hanna
Barbera Animation Studios -Sydney Australia,
- TINTOOKIES
Creative Production Australia.
- SARASENE
& ASSOCIATES LTD - International Graphic and
Advertising & Design Studios,
- UNESCO
& UNICEF
- Pioneer
of CRICKETOON Magazines ( Specialised in Cricket &
other sports cartoons and caricatures)
WORLWIDE
MEDIA COVERAGE For my work...
CNN - INSIDE ASIA - Interview on my cartoon & Graphics
Exhibition in HONG KONG, Colombo & Singapore
TVB Pearl - on Editorial Political Cartooning for APPLE
DAILY RTHK - Profile of SARA - The Media Man - 30 Minute
programme about my Career.
ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree-
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Institute of Aesthetic Studies -
Graphics)
- Diploma
in Graphic Art, Animation and Print Media &
Journalism.
- Hong
Kong Foreign Journalists Asoociation,
- Singapore
Journalists Association
- Kelaniya
University- Sri Lanka.
International
Garphic art & Cartoon Exhibitions held
- THE
EMOTIONS OF THE CITY
- HONG
KONG CULTURAL CENTRE NEW VISION - ONE MAN
- EXHIBITIONS
IN SINGAPORE,
- ITALY,
LOS ANGELES & COLOMBO.
- lAMPOONING
LEADERSHIP- FREE PRESS, FREE SPEECH, FREE SPIRIT-
FREEDOM FORUM AT SHUI ON CENTRE, HONG KONG.
- SARA'S
WITTY WORLD - EXHIBITION AND LAUNCH OF FUNWORLD
INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE IN HONG KONG, LOS
ANGELES, NEW YORK, CHATTANOOGA USA, COLOMBO.
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| Presently,
operating my own international media Publishing & Design
Company in Hong Kong which has links to major international
media Organizations including Human Rights Organizations in
USA, CHINA, PHILIPPINES, UK, NEPAL, AUSTRALIA and GERMANY. |
| Referees. |
- Lord
Chris Patten
- The last Bristish Governor of Hong Kong and EU
Commissioner
- Dr.
Sarath Amunugam
- Minister of Finance Government of Sri Lanka
- Dr.
Seevali Ratwatte
- Chairman - Upali Newspapers Ltd
- Mr.
Anura Bandaranayake
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism
- Sir
Donald Tsang CEO
- Hong Kong SAR Government
- Miss
Maria Tam
- National people's Congress ( NPC)
- Mr.
David Chu Yu Ling
- National Peoples Congress (NPC)
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| Contacts |
Hong
Kong Permanent Resident
5, 1/F, Sha Po Old Village
Yung Shue Wan
Lamma Island
Hong Kong. |
Home
& Office Phone: (852) 2982 1819
Mobile: (852) 92265178 |
| Email
: funworld.sara@gmail.com |
| www.sarasene.com |
| Sara
SENE Cartoons Examples.... |
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