Silent River Film Festival

The 2021 Silent River Film Festival Virtual Edition takes place from October 14th-17th. TESTIMONIAL “This is an extraordinary festival, I’ve never been to a festival like this. There is so much spirit in it. It’s fresh, new and open festival. This is a 21st century festival.” ~ Johanna Demetrakas, (An Emmy nominated director and editor). “I am honored to be receiving these award at the Silent River Film Festival for the excellence of everyone involved in creating this informative film. Thank you for this and for your kindness; and for allowing FEMME to be seen by more people and to have more thrust in the world.” ~ Sharon Stone (Actress) “How I Became an Elephant is delighted and flattered to be a part of the ‘Silent River Film Festival”. Bringing people together is one of the main reasons many of us get involved in this wonderful industry. Coming together in the spirit of the ‘Cinema For Causes’ program is an added honor and a big thrill for all of us.” ~ Jorja Fox (Actress /CSI Star) “The Silent River Film Festival” is a refreshing change from the run-of-the-mill film festivals. SRFF is a multi-cultural celebration of films, ideas, panels, and cultural events like dance and local artisans. Films from all over the globe offer a much different and much needed perspective of life in other places which also unites our common yet unique humanity. I highly recommend the experience for both the filmmakers and movie lovers alike.” ~ Victoria Sampson (Editor/Writer/Director) ABOUT Founded in 2011 by writer and filmmaker Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, "Silent River Film Festival" (SRFF) is a premier platform for independent filmmakers worldwide. When the Pandemic hit the world, the festival survived to tell the stories. In 2020, the Silent River Film Festival turned into a virtual festival. The positive side of this change was that the festival doubled its audiences by hosting the filmmakers and screenings online, open to interactions with the viewers worldwide. Now, the Silent River Film Festival brings the best of independent films for entertainment and to support cinema for causes annually and on a rolling basis. The 2021 SRFF will take place from October 14-17th. HISTORY The Silent River Film Festival was founded on the 40th anniversary of Irvine as the first international film festival in the city. The festival operates from Irvine and Los Angeles, nestled in the heart of beautiful southern California. Since 2011, the festival has showcased over 500 films from 40 countries and has become a platform for new and established filmmakers alike. It has also earned itself a reputation of being a festival attended by celebrity filmmakers and actors, who share space with our new and upcoming filmmakers and artists to encourage and inspire them. MISSION The Silent River film Festival is established with a vision to bring the “East and West” together to share their best work of films and “Cinema and Causes” together to raise awareness about the issues that are important to us. The festival also aims to provide fair representation to women filmmakers and create more opportunities for student filmmakers. It is also committed to promoting diversity and inclusiveness in our industry. Bring on your best work and submit to the Silent River Film Festival on FilmFreeway at – https://filmfreeway.com/SilentRiverFilmFestival We look forward to seeing your work.