The SAARC Film Festival 2015 will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka over a period of 6 days from May 26 to 31. The Festival will also include a workshop with well-known film directors.

This year, the SAARC Cultural Centre will also have an open category for SHORT FILMS, from the SAARC Countries, which will be screened on the May 29 and 30.

The SAARC Film Festival is different from the rest, in that SAARC Member States nominate some of their best films that showcase the culture of the SAARC countries, in the form of film. A reputed panel of adjudicators select the best films, and awards are given as incentive to continue producing good films for the region.

It also aim to provide a platform for exchange of ideas and shared points of view from film directors from the Region. Cinema is a form of art, and today with easy accessibility of advanced digital knowledge this medium of cinema has become very powerful. The SAARC Region has produced some films with a standard of excellence. In 2015, the SAARC Film Festival will focus on feature and short films first screened AFTER May 2013, from all Member States, inviting directors of these movies for workshops as well as recognizing the best movie- feature film/Short Film screened within the stipulated time frame, the Government Information Department said.