Sikkim State AIDS Control Society (SSACS) has announced the name of the winners of the short film competition held in Gangtok. In the open category, Dilip Rai directed film ‘Jeevan’ came first, Dipankar ratna Sakya directed ‘Pretty Woman’ came second and Biswas Timsina directed ‘Awareness Starts at Home’ came third.
The winners were announced and awarded Rs. 1 lakh, 70 thousand and 50 thousand respectively. Similarly, ‘A Silent Diary’ directed by Amon Rai came first in the student category, while Kumar Bishwakarma’s ‘HIV sanga ko jiwan’ and Shrishti Pradhan’s ‘Bhagya ko Vidambana’ came first, second and third respectively. A total of 46 films participated in the competition, 33 in the open category and 13 in the student category. Mr. KB Gurung Health department advisor was the Chief Guest. The competition was judged by CL Ghimire, CP Giri, Dipendra Mohora and Dr. Sirjan Gurung.
