Award of Merit for ‘The Newspaper’

The directors of ‘The Newspaper’ film Sarath Kothalawala and Kumara Thirimadura last week received Award of Merit Special Mention from the IndieFEST Film Awards which took place online.

Award of Merit Special Mention: Liberation / Social Justice / Protest had been couriered to Sri Lanka. The IndieFEST Film Awards puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality films and documentaries. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, the USA and more.