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ilango ram

mouna vizhiththuligal (silent tears)

Logline
An innocent father and his blind daughter with a doll spend their days within the walls of a bunker during the final stages of civil war in Sri Lanka.
Talent
ilango ram
Role of participant
director
Director
ilango ramanathan
Producer
ilango ramanathan
Screenwriter
ilango ramanathan
Status
finished
Year of production
2014
Running time
12 min
Genre
Drama
Country of Production
Sri Lanka

Festivals and Awards

1. Winner - Best Foreign Language Film – Alexandria Film Festival – USA
2. Winner – Best Foreign Language Short Film - International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema – London
3. Winner – Second Best Short Fiction Film – Chennai International Short Film Festival - India
4. Winner – Best Short Film – Norway Tamil Film Festival – Norway
5. Winner – Best Director – World Short Competition Festival – London
The film also won 3 other awards at the festival
 Best Editor
 Best Child Artist
 Third Best Short Film
6. Winner – Award of Excellence Special Mention – Best Shorts Competition - USA
7. Winner - Asia Pacific Platinum Award for the Best Short Film - Asia Pacific Filmmaker Festival & Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
8. Winner - Platinum Award for the Best Director - World Film Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
9. Winner - Jury Special Award - Fetna 2015 Short Film Contest – USA
10. Winner - Best Sri Lankan Short Film - Vimbam Tamil Short Film Festival - London
Film also won two other awards at the festival
 Best Child Artist
 Best Cinematographer
11. Winner – International Humanitarian Platinum Awards – World Humanitarian Awards – Indonesia 12. Winner – International Gold Award - International Film Competition Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia 13. Winner – Best Screenplay – South Texas International Film Festival – USA
14. Winner – Second Best Short Film – Greenbay Film Festival – USA
15. Official Selection – Atlanta Underground Film Festival – USA 16. Official Selection – Sunscreen Film Festival – USA
17. Official Selection – Los Angeles Film & Script Festival – USA 18. Official Selection – Mica Film Festival – Brazil
19. Official Selection – Flathead Lake International Film Festival - USA
20. Official Selection – Peace On Earth Film Festival - USA
21. Official Selection – Kochi International Short Film Festival – India
22. Official Selection – Athens International Film and Video Festival – Ohio, USA 23. Official Selection – Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival – India
24. Official Selection – International Tamil Film Festival - Canada 25. Official Selection – Hoboken International Film Festival – USA 26. Official Selection – Siouxland Film Festival – USA
27. Official Selection – Ugu Film Festival – South Africa