[1][2] The Damah Film Festival in Hiroshima was held annually from 2009 until 2013, with the theme "Connecting our hearts together", in some years also being presented in Fukuyama.
Supported by the Hiroshima Film Commission, the festival relied on around 100 volunteers to stage the event.
[3] The 2011 event was affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and Japanese actor Etsushi Toyokawa was a special guest at the festival.
[3] In 2014 the inaugural rebranded festival (as Hiroshima International Film Festival) introduced three new competitions and programs: the International Short Film Competition, Special Screenings, the "Hiroshima EYE".
the Swiss documentary film The Day the Sun Fell by Aya Domenig was presented at the festival.
[10] In 2023, the festival opened with The Village, directed by Michihito Fujii[7] and starring Ryusei Yokohama.