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CEYLON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & TRADE EXPO 2025

The 3rd Ceylon International Film Festival runs from September 23 to 28 in Santa Barbara, California.

CEYLON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & TRADE EXPO 2025

A Celebration of Film, Culture, and Community

Festival Dates: October 13th – 18th, 2025

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Program Schedule

Best Film 2024

FEATURE FILMS

A Soulful Poetry

Soppana Sundhari

A Trip Elsewhere

Quota

Vindhya Victim Verdict V3

Sinhabahu

Comes the Wind

The Activated Man

SHORT FILMS

The Child We Share

Escape Experiment

Water Of Life

Love Has Nothing To Do With It

Meringue Club VOSTA

The Soul in My Head

Identibye

A Clean Well-Lighted Place

Love is Art

Ramad

The Call of Water

ANIMATION FILMS

Anim-Tormented

Anim-Hero's Journey

Anim-Novavita

Anim-In Half

Anim-Bird Drone

Star Valley

Dandedog

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

My Quiet Home

Birubala

Kokkarippu- a Roosters’ Crow

Bread, Bread, Juvenal

Ratnavelu Chetty

My Radio My Life

The Process of Finding a Partner

News & Updates

Our Recognition

Founder of Ceylon International Film Festival Aruni Boteju receiving the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Salud Carbajal…

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ravindra Randeniya, born on June 5, 1945, in Dalugama, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, was the second of six siblings in a family deeply rooted in the local brass hinge industry. His father, L.P. Perera…

Lifetime Cey-Cine Award

Sriyani Amarasena is a revered figure in Sri Lankan cinema, with a career spanning over six decades as an actress, producer, director, and writer. Her journey in the entertainment industry began…

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