| Malaka's 
              ‘Transference’ wins in BollywoodMalaka Deshapriya, a young Sri Lankan short filmmaker won an award 
              at Sports Movies and TV- 1st Mumbai International FICTS Festival 
              held recently.
 Malaka won the Silver Ten Award from the short film category for 
              his film ‘Transference’.
 Organised 
              in the heart of world's biggest film Industry Bollywood (in Mumbai) 
              where close to 1000 films are made every year, "Sport Movies 
              and TV - 1st Mumbai International FICTS Festival" was organized 
              to support filmmakers by giving opportunities to come and interact 
              with the throbbing film Industry to network and collaborate to jointly 
              make more films. While 
              Malaka won the Silver the Golden TEN Award was won by Amit Kumar 
              for his direction The Bypass at the festival held from March 1 to 
              5. At stake are Golden Ten Awards and Silver Ten Awards for Best Film/ 
              Short Films/ Documentaries in each category. The winning films / 
              Documentaries will get a direct entry in the Milan edition of the 
              Festival, which takes place every year in October in Milan, Italy 
              to compete for the Guirlande d' Honneur worth thousands of Euros. 
              Films are judged by a top Jury comprising Professionals from the 
              world of Cinema, Advertising, Sports and Media.
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