Festival

Festival presentation: 

Leeds International Film Festival is the largest regional event of its kind in the UK with a widespread reputation of excellence and originality. Last year we had record breaking audience figures of 40,000 and the 29th anniversary edition of the festival will take place this November. We show the very best in challenging, new cinema. Please visit our website for details of last year's programme: www.leedsfilm.com.

LIFF is also a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards and BAFTA in it's short film competitions. There are £6000 worth of prizes across seven short film competitions.

Festival Nickname: 

LIFF

Edition: 

29

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Animation

Art-house films

Awards

British Films

Documentary

Environnement/Nature

European Films

Fantasy/Science Fiction

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

International

Underground

Women

Category/Format: 

Animated Films

Documentaries

Fiction Features

Independant

Music video

Short films

Student film

There are £5000 cash prizes available across our short film competitions and LIFF is also a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards and BAFTA.

The winning films in the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition and World Animation Award are eligible for the Academy’s Short Film Awards. The festival’s British and Yorkshire short film competitions are BAFTA qualifying.

Short Film Awards

- Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition- £1,000 Prize

- World Animation Award- £1,000 Prize

- Best British Short- £1000 Prize

- Yorkshire Short Film Competition- £500 Prize

- Screendance Short Film Competition- £500 Prize

- Fanomenon International Competition (Genre / Fantasy Short Films)- £500 Prize

- Dead Short Competition (British horror shorts under 10 mins)

- Music Video Award

- Arctic Minutes- £500 Prize (Short films one minute or under themed around the Arctic)

Feature Film Submissions

In addition to the short films, feature-length fiction films and documentaries can also be submitted. The full line-up for LIFF28 can be viewed online at leedsfilm.com.