SIGNIS Salutes
The talents in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama industry were recognised at the recently held 38th SIGNIS Salutation Film and Teledrama awards ceremony at the BMICH.
The awards ceremony was held under the patronage of veteran film actress, Punya Heendeniya.
Films screened in 2013 and 2014 and Teledramas telecast in 2014 were scrutinized for judgment in this year’s Salutation Ceremony.
Yesteryear silver screen queen, Punya Heendeniya was honoured with the Special Signis Salutation Award.
This is the highest award given by Signis Sri Lanka for a person who has contributed immensely for the development of cinema in Sri Lanka.
In addition five other veterans in the fields of theatre, cinema and music; Lucien Bulathsinghala, Anoja Weerasinghe, Bandu Samarasinghe, Hyacinth Wijesratne and Priya Sooriyasena, were honoured with lifetime awards, Signis International Homage.
Ashley Rathnavibhushana was awarded the Cyril B. Perera Memorial Award for his contribution to Sri Lankan film literature, while Gamini Weragama was given the Leslie Botheju Memorial Award, which has been introduced for the first time for the Best Book of the Year on Media.
Among the main award winners of the SIGNIS TELE Awards 2015; Outstanding Performance (male) Jackson Anthony Gold award (Appachchi) and Janak Premalal Silver award (Girikula), Outstanding Direction- Rukmal Nirosh, Gold award – Sulanga Matha Mohothak and Ananda Abeykoon, Silver award (Appachchi) 6
Award winners for SIGNIS Film awards 2015 were; Creative Script Writing-Jayantha Chandrasiri Gold award (Samanala Sandhawaniya) – Anuruddha Jayasinghe Silver award (Bomba saha Rosa), Creative Performance (Female)- Yashodha Wimaladharma Gold Award – (Samanala Sandhawaniya) and Chandani Senevirathna Silver award – (Nikini Wassa), Creative Performance (Male) Uddhika Premarathna Gold award – (Samanala Sandhawaniya).
Creative direction Gold award for Jayantha Chandrasiri (Samanala Sandhawaniya), Creative Performance (Male) Gold award for Jagath Chamila(Sameege Kathawa) and Creative Direction Gold award for Priyankara Withanachchi (Sameege Kathawa) and Silver award for Nilendra Deshapriya (Thanha Rathi Ranga).