2nd CEYLON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
AWARDS 2023
Ceylon International Film Festival Awards are presented annually by Ceylon International Film Festival jury to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the film industry.
Nominations / Winners
Best Short
Me and Myself by Passos Zamith (Portugal)
Ezhuthalar by Jegadeeshwaran J (India)
WINNER
PIETA by Ravindu Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Rename – Li Weilong (China)
Best Documentary
The Sound Of Tibetan Gust by Zhao Fengyi (China)
Irako by Hashem Karimi (Iran)
WINNER
Hidden Pockets by Patrick Rutnam (USA)
Interview With A Monk by Shekar Daryl & Chatura De Silva (USA)
Best Animation
The Long Rain by Cassandre Léonard (France)
The Source 1996 by Ivy Luxen (US)
Why Did The Giraffe’s Flower Fades by Kaveh Kanani (Iran)
Wawel Dragon by Cameron Carr (UK)
WINNER
Best Music
The Source 1996 – Ivy Luxen (US)
The Long Rain by Cassandre Léonard (France)
WINNER
Seeds – Nadeeka Guruge (Sri Lanka)
Happy Land by Nour Khair Alanam (Syrian Arab Republic)
Best Cinematography
The Sound Of Tibetan Gust by Zhao Fengyi (China)
WINNER
Irako by Hashem Karimo (Iran)
Me and Myself by Passos Zamith (Portugal)
Ezhuthalar by Jegadeeshwaran J (India)
Best Editing
Ezhuthalar by Kumaraysh Pasupathy (India)
The Genius of the Place by Paul Vu & Hayden Blaz (Sri Lanka)
WINNER
The Sound of Tibetan Gust by Wang Linghui (China)
Irako by Omid Sharifi & Reza Sharifi (Iran, Islamic of Republic)
Best Sound Mixing
Irako by Fardin Zabihi (Iran, Islamic of Republic )
Ezhuthalar by Pragathish Pugazh (India)
Seed by Sashin Gimhan (Sri Lanka)
WINNER
Happy Land by Nour Khair Alanam (Syrian Arab Republic)
Best Production Design
Suneth Malinga Lokuhewa – Seeds (Sri Lanka)
WINNER
Li Weilong – Rename (China)
Cameron Carr – Wawel Dragon (UK)
Dustin Clingan – Favorite Son (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
Nour Khair Alanam – Happy Land (Syrian Arab Republic)
Akira Iwamatsu -Happy Ending (Japan)
WINNER
Li Weilong – Rename (China)
Best Supporting Actor
Samer Omaran – Happy Land (Syrian Arab Republic)
WINNER
Ryusei Matsuo – Happy Ending (Japan)
Darshan Darmaraj -Seeds (Sri Lanka)
Best Supporting Actress
Tiffany Bedwell – Good Guy with a Gun (USA)
WINNER
Yumi Kashihara – Happy Ending (Japan)
Barbara Roberts – A Year to Life (USA)
Best Actor
Sarathy – Ezhuthalar (India)
WINNER
Trae Hicks – Seed (Sri Lanka)
Diogo Tomaz – Me & myself (Portugal)
Hideyuki Inoue – Happy Ending (Japan)
Best Actress
Niranjani Shammugaraja – Seed (Sri Lanka)
Rename – Li Weilong (China)
Yolanda Belvis – Latir Amargo (Spain)
Kana Shimizu – Happy Ending (Japan)
WINNER
Best Director
Cameron Carr – Wawel Dragon (UK)
John Mossman – GOOD GUY WITH A GUN (USA)
Passos Zamith- Me & Myself (Portugal)
WINNER
Afdhel Aziz- The Genius Of The Place (Sri Lanka)
Best Picture
GOOD GUY WITH A GUN by John Mossman (US)
Seeds By Sanjaya Nirmal (Sri Lanka)
The Genius Of The Place by Afdhel Aziz (Sri Lanka)
Happy Ending – Akira Iwamatsu (Japan)
WINNER