Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat

Presidential Secretariat

The Presidential Secretariat is the office of the President of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution....

and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Winner: Deepika Priyadarshani Peiris (Adaraneeya Vassanaya)

Best Upcoming Actress

Winner: Chathurika Peiris (Adaraneeya Vassanaya)

Merit Awards:

Camera Direction

Winner(s):

• Ashoka Jayasena (Adaraneeya Vassanaya)
• Srimal Sathyajith Wedisinghe - (Diyayata Gindara)
• Dasun Madusanka - (Sooriya Arana)
• Sajith Anuthara - (Sooriya Arana)
• Make-up Artist - Gunasiri Uhanovita (Adaraneeya Vassanaya)
• Seetha Kumari - (Randiya Dahara)

Pioneer Awards

Winner: Shelton Premaratne, G.D.L. Perera, Udula Dabare, Anula Karunatilake

Vishva Keerthi Awards

Winner: Benette Ratnayake, Asoka Handagama, Nithyavani Kandasamy, Anoma Janadari, Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda, Damitha Abeyratne, Prasanna Vithanage, Nimmi Harasgama

Swarne Singhe Awards

Winner: Tony Ranasinghe, D.B. Nihalsinghe, Irangani Serasinghe, Premasiri Kemadasa.
Special Award: Vimukthi Jayasundara