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| Presidential Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 20th Presidential Awards | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Cinematic Achievements |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Presented by | Current President of Sri Lanka |
| First awarded | 1979 |
| Last awarded | 26 July 2019 |
| Website | http://www.nfc.gov.lk/presidentioal_awards.php |
Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was 1st awards in 1979 by President J. R. Jayewardene, and continue till 2004. The awards were not held from 2005 to 2014 when Mahinda Rajapakse was president. The award started to be presented again in 2015 by President Maithripala Sirisena, and last awarded by President Ranil Wickramasinghe in 2023.