Dr Udan Fernando obtained his PhD from the University of Amsterdam (in International Development Cooperation). He has focused on development cooperation and aid policy and worked in Sri Lanka, Europe, East & West Africa and Southeast Asia, including being the Executive Director of the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), a Sri Lankan think-tank (2012-2020) Currently based in Singapore, Udan is a Consultant with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), a US-based academic association. At AAS, Udan works with the project “Developing the Humanities and Social Sciences and Supporting Under-Represented Scholars of Asia”, in Cambodia, Thailand, India, Pakistan and East Timor.
He has a Diploma in Cinematography and from 2019, Udan launched a parallel career of making documentary films, which include Dwandha – A Tale of Two Rebels (2019), A Covid Honeymoon (2020), A Virgin Vote (2020), Evoking (2022) and Not So Greener Pastures (2023).
