Benette Ratnayake\'s internationally
acclaimed maiden film "Aswesuma" (The Compensation)
won seven awards including one for the best direction at the
recently held \'Sarasavi\' film festival in addition to
several other international awards.\'Aswesuma\' earlier won
Platinum Award for the Best First Feature at the 34th Houston
IFF., Special Jury Award (Fipresci) by Federation of
International Film Critics at the 4th Mumbai IFF. and Special
Jury Award- Don Quijote at 7th Dhaka IFF. In addition the
movie was an entry at other world renowned film festivals
including Moscow IFF, Montreal IFF and Kerala IFF.
