Raigamtele’es 2020-2021

The Raigam Tele’es Secretariat proudly declares the 17th Raigam Tele’es which will be held combining the postponed event for 2020 with the event for 2021.

2020 – Tele-creations telecast during the calendar year 2020, applications are closed and judging process is now completed.

2021 – Tele-creations telecast during the calendar year 2021, applications are now accepted.

Raigam Tele’esthe Nation’s Tele Award

A wide range of cinema and television festivals are conducted at both domestic and international levels in order to uplift the quality and creativity of relevant products through appreciation of good work done by the artistes, producers and institutions, annually. Further these festivals result in setting benchmarks for the industry. Sri Lankans experienced the first-ever indigenous film festival, Sarasaviya Cinema Award Ceremony on 9th

May 1964 and since then a few more award ceremonies have been introduced by the Government as well as Nongovernmental bodies, of which some are not visible regularly while a few others are not in existence today.

In 2005 Raigam Tele’es was launched by the local business conglomerate in FMCG industry, the Raigam Group of Companies to fill the gap that had been created in conducting a regular award ceremony for the television industry due to the unstable situation in the country.

Today, Raigam Tele’es has become one of the most prominent television festivals in Sri Lanka with the record of conducting such an event consecutively for sixteen years.

The highest quality standards are said to be maintained in the judging process, innovative presentation and broad coverage through most television channels and social media are the success factors of the festival. Raigam Tele’es has pioneered in introducing many features to the industry including announcement of nominations at a grand function prior to the main event. While the award winners receive cash awards, all the nominees receive a valuable insurance cover and testimonials.

An independent noncommercial body under the name “Raigam Tele’es Secretariat” has been established for conducting the event under the guidance of an eminent panel of artistes and academics.

The strong partnership of Sampath Bank, is the key pillar of sustainability of the festival.

Raigam Tele’es 2020-2021 – Combined Event

At each Raigam Tele’es award ceremony teledramas and other television programmes telecast during the relevant calendar year are considered. The television programmes that were telecast in 2019 were considered at the last event conducted in September 2020. Unfortunately the award ceremony which was due to be held in early 2021 was not possible due to the pandemic.