Lalith Ratnayake has won the Golden Royal Tiger Globe Award for Best Film Director at the 31st Calcutta International Film Festival (31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in India.
It is revealed that the film ‘Riverstone’ is set to receive more international awards for its acting and technical aspects.
He received these awards for the film ‘Riverstone’ which he created.
A special appreciation ceremony was held in this regard It was held at the Sri Lanka National Film Corporation under the patronage of its Chairman, Cinematographer Sudath Mahadivulwewa, and with the participation of the officers.
Speaking at the event, Chairman and filmmaker Sudath MahadivulWewa said that it was a great achievement for the country that a filmmaker from our country received such excellent awards at a film awards ceremony held in a country with a huge film industry like India.The jury revealed that there is a jury of about thirty-five participants representing several countries in the world.
The Chairman also recalled that the talents of artists such as Ananda Kumara Unnahe were discussed by filmmakers.
‘Riverstone’ director Lalith Rattanaka, actors Ananda Kumara Unnehe, Randika Gunathilaka and General Manager of the National Film Corporation Ruwan Premaweera also expressed their views.
This film has been produced by Prabhat Roshan and Nimanthi Porage.
Anura Premalal