Jaffna International Cinema Festival

The Jaffna International Cinema Festival is a non-partisan platform to explore contemporary forms of creative expression in cinema.
It’s main aim is to celebrate independent cinema in the peninsula, whilst creating an understanding of other cultures, promote harmony and mutual understanding through cinema.
The festival promotes and encourages young filmmakers by screenings of their debut films and short films.
The Jaffna International Cinema Festival  invites film enthusiasts, Sri Lankan and International, to visit Jaffna to experience the independent cinema of a new generation.
 
The Goethe-Institut supports this endeavor 2019 by bringing the following films from Germany to the festival:

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