Silk Road International Film Festival

Silk Road International Film Festival (SRIFF) is held annually in Dublin, Ireland around the Chinese Lunar New Year. Founded in 2012, the Silk Road International Film Festival (SRIFF) is an international acclaimed film festival. The festival also holds year-round screenings, talks & events. Past guests have included world renowned filmmakers such as Director Abel Ferrara (King of New York, Bad Lieutenant, Pasolini, Welcome to New York, Tommaso, Siberia), Director Béla Tarr (The Turin Horse, Satantango), Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Reds, The Last Emperor, Apocalypse Now), Cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari (A Separation), Editor Tony Kearns (Black Mirror, The End of the F***ing World) SRIFF screens an exclusive array of world cinema showcasing a rich diversity of features, documentaries, shorts, student films & a newly introduced category of music videos in 2020. SRIFF celebrates world cinema where we discover new films and voices from around the world. As well as screening international films there is a special selection of films from the “Silk Road”, countries part of the historical network of the Silk Road ancient trade routes. The selection called “Belt & Road” includes Asian, Arab, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and European cinema. SRIFF identifies emerging international talent and connects them with audiences and industry. MISSION Celebrate excellence in screen based storytelling. Promote cinema of the world and Belt & Road. Facilitate international contacts between filmmakers. Narrow distances between people & cultures, break boundaries & foster cross-cultural collaboration & social change. MEMBER Belt & Road Film Festival Alliance Partner of The “Belt and Road Film Festival Alliance” (BRFFA) established at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival 2018 now comprising of 38 film festivals & Institutions from 33 countries. BRFFA facilitates the bilateral panorama of films; encourage the mutual recommendation of film festival judges and event guests; strengthen the exchanges and cooperation in film production and distribution; and establish and implement the film information sharing mechanism among contracted parties. The BRFFA is a platform to show films, to communicate & to create opportunities for further cooperation among our film industries and other related fields. SRIFF aims to give student filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their work internationally through the student filmmaking competition “Film Festivals Cinergy”, a union of film festivals around the world, aiming to promote talents in filmmaking & to foster cross-cultural collaboration. Student filmmakers have an opportunity to win a trip to Notre Dame University International Film Festival, Lebanon to screen their film in competition where flights & accommodation are part of the winning prize! Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards officially recognised film festival. IMDb Qualifying film festival.