Daringly different
Ajantha Wijewardena’s Ehema Nowunu Ehema Dennek
judged best Short Film at Sri Lanka Youth Cinematic Harvest:
Ajantha Wijewardena is not among, what
you’d call the ‘A Listers’, in Sri Lanka’s celluloid sphere. But
having won the award for the best short film at the third Sri Lanka
Youth Cinematic Harvest 2013/2014, for her ground breaking 10 minute
movie, Ehema Nowunu Ehema Dennek, her name is fast becoming
familiar, especially among those appreciative of quality work and
sensitively approached subject matter, women’s issues in this
instance. The Youth Cinematic Harvest organized by the National
Youth Service Council and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills
Development, is a competition held for young film makers with
exceptional talent. The award ceremony was held at the Maharagama
Youth Centre
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