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LIFF 2024 Audience Awards

We received over 15,000 votes for the LIFF 2024 Audience Awards - thank you for voting! LIFF 2024 Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature - top 20 1.    Memoir of a Snail 2.    I'm Still Here 3.    De…

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LIFF 2024: Jury Winners Announced

The winners of the LIFF 2024 short and feature film competitions have now been announced. We want to say a huge thank you to our Jurors of competition, find out more about them here. Constellation com…

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LIFF Partners with Purple Patch Arts to Engage Learning-Disabled Audiences

This year at Leeds International Film Festival, we've teamed up with Purple Patch Arts to create an inclusive, multi-sensory experience of the short film House Phone for learning-disabled participants…

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Ukrainian Resistance at LIFF 2024

In a powerful collaboration to celebrate Ukrainian cinema and resistance, we present three features and six short films that capture the spirit and creativity of Ukraine with the financial support of …

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Free Programme Guides Now Available

The free programme guide for the 38th edition of Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is now available, The LIFF 2024 Guide is a great way to navigate the huge and diverse programme of films at th…

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LIFF 2024 Programme Now Live

The full LIFF 2024 line-up is now live! Join us for an epic and exciting journey through film from 1-17 November, with 104 feature films and 143 short films from the UK and across the world to discove…

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LIFF announces opening and closing films, and feature competitions.

We are thrilled to reveal the opening and closing films for LIFF2024 and our Constellation and Fanomenon sections, and 16 UK Premieres in our feature competitions. Constellation is our new main progra…

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LIFF 2024 Programme Launch + Passes

Join us on 9 October as we reveal the full programme for the 38th Leeds International Film Festival, 1-17 November 2024.

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Introducing the LIFF First Look Day

The countdown to the 38th Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) officially begins on 14 September with the launch of a brand-new preview event, the LIFF First Look Day. This special preview day off…

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LYFF hits the road with LYFF on Tour

Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF) is taking its vibrant collection of short family-friendly films on the road, offering an exciting lineup perfect for sparking young imaginations. This tour will featur…

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Leeds Young Film VR cinema returns to Breeze in the Park

Embark on an underwater adventure where you can ride a jellyfish, encounter a leatherback turtle, and come face-to-face with a whale shark with Leeds Young Film Festival and Breeze in the Park, this s…

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First LIFF 2024 Details Revealed

We’re excited to reveal the first details of the 38th edition of the Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF), including a first look at two new Spotlight programmes featuring legendary actress Smita …

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New Programmers Announced for LIFF 2024

We’re proud to introduce the 21 new programmers who have joined the Leeds International Film Festival team. These roles were filled through an open application process, which included entry level posi…

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Submissions Open for INDIs Awards 2025

Submissions are now open for the thirteenth edition of the The INDIs (Independent Directions) Film Awards, the UK's only award for independent young filmmakers. The INDIs champions and celebrates the …

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Cinema On The Square 2024: Full Programme Revealed

We’re proud to launch the second edition of Cinema on the Square, the open-air summer cinema that celebrates movies and music on the big concert stage screen in Millennium Square. Last year, Leeds Int…

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Leeds Young Film Festival 2024 | That's a Wrap!

The curtains have closed on the 25th Anniversary edition of Leeds Young Film Festival and we’re incredibly proud of all the young people and families who took part in this year's activities. Our missi…

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LIFF Spring Film Weekender Announced

You don't have to wait until November for your next LIFF experience! The new LIFF Spring Film Weekender will take place 26-28 April at Vue in The Light and will include previews and exclusive screenin…

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INDIs Film Fest 2024 - First Details

This February, the INDIs Film Fest is back in Leeds, bringing a fresh twist on cinema for young filmmakers (15+) and the creatively inclined. It's a gathering where emerging talents in film, VR, and t…

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