Native name မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ Religion Theravada Buddhism Occupation Director, Writer Name Wunna Wunna | Nationality Burmese Cause of death Lung cancer | |
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Born 19 January 1945 Rangoon, British Burma Died 11 January 2011 (2011-01-12) (aged 65)
Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar | ||
Secretary clinton delivers remarks with foreign minister of burma wunna maung lwin
Maung Wunna (Burmese: မောင် ဝဏ္ဏ) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese director and writer. 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 and Min Lu was a reputed satirist. Maung Wunna died of lung cancer in 2011.
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- Secretary clinton delivers remarks with foreign minister of burma wunna maung lwin
- Chrissie wunna in labour
- Career
- Selected filmography
- Awards
- References
Chrissie wunna in labour
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.