Festival Experience
Eat and Drink
This year Leeds International Film Festival has teamed up with some of the best restaurants in the city to give you some very special audience discounts on a great variety of cuisine. Make sure you don't miss out on these amazing deals.
La Tasca is a Spanish tapas restaurant and bar located on Greek Street. La Tasca offers an authentic, vibrant taste of Spain to the UK. La Tasca are currently offering customers as much as you can eat tapas for £10.
www.latasca.co.uk
Felicini is renowned for its modern Italian Cuisine. Serving pizzas for just £5 from 5pm to 7pm every night this is a hit for any Italian food lovers.
www.felicini.co.uk
The Living Room offers a diverse menu including wholesome hearty cooking along with European cuisine. For full details on available menus and special offers visit
www.thelivingroom.co.uk/leeds
Tampopo authentic tastes of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Korea through healthy, high-quality food at value-for-money prices with quick, friendly service. Tampopo are offering Leeds International Film Festival the chance to purchase 2 main meals for the price of 1.
www.tampopo.co.uk
Where to Stay
Unsure where to stay in Leeds?
The city offers a range of accommodation from budget to luxury 5 star hotels. This year the Film Festival hospitality partners are offering audience members reduced room rates over the duration of the event, allowing you to be based in the heart of the Film Festival action every night.
For more information about Leeds contact Tourist Information on 0113 242 5242, www.enjoyengland.com
Festival Partners Park Plaza are offering film festival audiences the chance to save 10&percent; on all room rates from the 4-16 November. For more information visit
Jurys Inn is just five minutes walk from Leeds city centre and the train station. Room rates start from £54.00, with group rate available on request.
Roomz is located on Burley Road. Room rates start from £59.
The Film Festival Bar
Join the Film Festival team
The Film Festival Bar at Santiago's, The Wardrobe and The Adelphi Join the Film Festival team, guests and other filmgoers every night at the end of each day's screenings for drinks, music and conversation about the films you've seen. The Film Festival Bar is located at the following venues and opens from 10pm, just come down and for entry show a film ticket for the day, or your full Film Festival or Short Film City pass:
- Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th November upstairs at Santiago's Bar at the bottom of the Grand Arcade, off Vicar Lane
- Friday 7th to Monday 10th November, downstairs at The Wardrobe, St Peter's Square, by the West Yorkshire Playhouse
- Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th November upstairs at Santiago's Bar
- Friday 14th NovemberThe Adelphi Bar, Hunslet Road, just over Leeds Bridge
How to travel
Bus
0113 245 7676 / www.mymetro.com
The main mode of public transport within Leeds is the bus. Day Riders can be purchased from around £3 and allow you travel round the city, making it easy to travel from venue to venue.
Train
08457 484 950/ www.nationrail.co.uk
The train is the main transport link into the city.
Taxi
Telecabs 0113 279 2222
Private hire taxi firm for the city centre offering competitive rates.