Announcing the winners…
Congratulations all! 
Audience Award – Short Films
‘Small is big for some people’ by Jeevitha Parananaththayalan ( Sri Lanka)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Veteran Filmmaker Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Best Debut Film
‘The Red Suitcase’ by Fidel Devkota (Nepal/Sri Lanka)
Special Jury Mention
‘Nona Pani’ by Syeda Neegar Banu (Bangladesh)
Other nominations
‘Whispers of Fire & Water’ by Lubdhak Chatterjee (India)
‘Main Hoon Lallu Singh’ by Shristipal Singh (India)
Ceylon Theatres Award
For the Best National Short Film
‘Aragalaya’ by Sandeep Mithum Darshana
Special Jury Mention
‘Gamanak’ by Kasun Wadumestri
Other nominations:
‘A night expands into the infinite’ by Soban Velrajah
‘The Silent Honeymoon’ by Didula Induwara
Best International Short Film
‘Smoke gets in your eyes’ by Alvin Lee (Singapore)
Special Jury Mention
‘The Voice’ by Stepan Zhirov (Russia)
Other nominations
‘Priyo Ami’ by Suchana Saha(India)
‘Sampo’ by Marziyeh Riahi