Derana to award cinema
View(s):The first Derana Lux Film Awards to recognizing Sri Lanka’s cinema artistes is to be held on September 14 at the Museus College auditorium in Colombo.
Organised by TV Derana, one of the leading TV channels in the country, a wide range of approximately 30 interesting awards are up for grab under four different categories- the Main category, Art House category, Critics’ award and the Popular category.
Apart from the usual awards such as Best Film and Best Director, this film awards will add novelty to existing award ceremonies adding Best Performance in a Negative Role, Best Performance in a Comic Role and Best Makeup.
“The film awards will be on par with international standards” promises TV Derana, Director Programming, Sharmila Dharmarasa.
“We want to honour and encourage those who have worked hard in the industry” explains Sharmila going on to say that this will play an important role in ameliorating the standards of the film industry in Sri Lanka.
The general public are also urged to join in selecting the recipients of these awards by voting online at www.cinema.lk or stating their preference via SMS to 9900. The show is to telecasted on the Derana Channel at 9.45p.m on September 21, 2012.
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