Film Heritage Foundation presented the ‘Champions of Film Heritage Award’ to Dammith Fonseka for his determination to save Sri Lanka’s film heritage. The award was presented by David Walsh, Training & Outreach Coordinator, FIAF, and renowned actor Boman Irani at the opening ceremony of the 7th Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2022 on Sunday, December 04th, 2022 at Regal Cinema, Mumbai.
“For his single-minded determination to save Sri Lanka’s endangered film heritage in the face of innumerable challenges and for enabling the training of a growing army of Sri Lankan film archivists that has created a movement for film preservation in his country.”