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‘Forsaken Land’ rated one of the best
Vimukthi Jayasundara's 'Sulanga Enu Pinisa' (The Forsaken Land) was rated as one of the top films by the public audience here in Rotterdam.

The film which was screened under the section of 'Cinema of the World- Time and Tide' at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR), had four public screenings to almost packed audiences on January 26, 30, February 2 and 3. The selections in this section are made on the basis that the films that reveal 'the social, political and cultural commitment of filmmakers'.

One of the films screened in this non competitive section is given an audience award on the basis of the selection made by the filmgoers who marked their votes after screening of the film.

According to the rating on January 26 Vimukthi's film had reached the third place out of nearly a hundred films screened during the day.

The result was released on the festival web site 'www.filmfestivalrotterdam' and in 'the Daily Tiger', the official newspaper published during the festival period. The award is named the Tiscali Audience award and this includes cash prize too.

Earlier the script of 'Sulanga Enu Pinisa' was awarded Prince Claus Film Grant Award for the best Cine Mart project in 2004 by the Rotterdam Film Festival. The Festival on an international level, supports filmmakers to realize their dreams of filmmaking.

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