Colombo Peace Film Festival: 19th to 21st September 2025

A special programme for children will be held on Saturday morning (20th September), showcasing short films on peace, diversity, and friendship, designed to inspire young minds and foster understanding from an early age.

The event is organized by the United Nations in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Alliance Française de Colombo, the Embassy of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Embassy of the State of Palestine, the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka, the Goethe Institut Sri Lanka, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, and Scope Cinemas. 

Free entrance by prior registration. Scan the QR code to view the programme and register.

Full Programme:

Friday, 19 September 

5:30pm–7:30pm | at The International Centre for Ethnic Studies
The Negotiators – How to Make Peace (2022, Switzerland)
Director: Rosalind Bain

Saturday, 20 September 

10am–12 noon | At the Alliance Française
Short Movies for Children (France)

2pm–4pm | At the Alliance Française

The Crossing (2021, France)
Director: Florence Miailhe

6pm–9pm | At the Goethe-Institut
Republic of Silence (2021, Germany)
Director: Diana El Jeiroudi

Sunday, 21 September 

10am–12 noon | At the International Centre for Ethnic Studies
Let the River Flow (2023, Norway)
Director: Ole Giæver

2pm–4pm | At the International Centre for Ethnic Studies
Drowning in Holy Water (2020, Iran)
Director: Navid Mahmoudi

6pm–8pm | At Scope Cinemas Multiplex – Havelock City Mall
No Other Land (2024, Palestine)
Directors: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor