THE FILM "BLOOD" DIRECTED BY ANOMA WEERASEKERA OF THE SRI LANKA RUPAVAHINI HAS WON THE BEST SHORT FILM AWARD OF THE 2011 YOUTH SHORT FILM AND DOCUMENTARY FILM CONTEST. THE AWARD CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE SRI LANKA NATIONAL FILM CORPORATION 31st JANUARY.
74 SHORT FILMS AND 14 DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE CONTEST OUT OF WHICH 10 SHORT FILMS AND 10 DOCUMENTARY FILMS WERE SHORT LISTED FOR AWARDS. THE WINNERS WHO CAME FIRST WERE PRESENTED A CASH PRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND RUPEES. THOSE WHO CAME 2ND AND 3RD WERE AWARDED 75 THOUSAND AND 50 THOUSAND RUPEES RESPECTIVELY. THE "RITI PANNA" DIRECTED BY A M A CHAMINDA ATTANAYAKE WAS AWARDED AS THE BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM. ANOMA WEERASEKERA'S "WANA PETHIN NIKMA" DOCUMENTARY FILM ALSO RECEIVED A COMPETENCY AWARD. THE CEREMONY WAS ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE COUNCIL. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE FESTIVAL WAS TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUTH IN INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES. MINISTER DALLUS ALAHAPPERUMA AND DEPUTY MINISTER DUMINDA DISSANAYAKE AND SEVERAL OTHERS ATTENDED THE FUNCTION.
ANOMA WEERASEKERA WHO WON THE AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM IS A PRODUCER OF THE NEWS DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL RUPAVAHINI. SHE IS A HONORS GRADUATE ON MASS MEDIA FROM THE KELANIYA UNIVERSITY.
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