Los Angeles, 24 May, (Asiantribune.com): Hollywood’s Young Artist Foundation has presented the Best Child Actor of the World in an international feature film Award to Sri Lankan child artist Sarala Kariyawasam , who performed a highly acclaimed role of a child widow in the award winning controversial film , “Water.”
“Sarala performed an absolutely outstanding role in a brilliant film that should have been given more recognition by Hollywood,” said Maureen Dragone, President of the Foundation, which is holding its 28th consecutive year of awards recognizing and honoring talented young child artists all over the world.
“The young actress will be definitely being better known in the future,” Dragone further said.
The jury of the foundation said, Sarala has been named, the “Leading Young Actor or Actress for the Best Performance in an International Feature Film”, for the current year.
This is the highest award any Sri Lankan child has ever won in any performing arts in the history of Sri Lanka.
Sarala’s parents will accompany their prodigiously talented daughter (11) to Hollywood to accept the award from President Dragone of the foundation in a trip sponsored by Sri Lankan Air’s Colombo and Los Angeles offices at a ceremony presided over by the Sri Lankan ambassador in Washington DC, Bernard Goonetilleke.
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