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Next Edition: 5 - 22 November 2026

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Tomorrow 10:00	Leeds Young Film Festival Hola Frida! LYFF Cine-Takeover	Tickets
Tomorrow 11:00	Autism friendly, PAYC Hola Frida! LYFF Cine-Takeover	Tickets
Tomorrow 12:00	Descriptive Subtitles LYFF Screendance Short Films LYFF Cine-Takeover	Tickets
Tomorrow 14:45	Leeds Young Film Festival Dancing Queen 2 in Hollywood LYFF Cine-Takeover	Tickets
Tomorrow 19:15	INDIs Film Fest INDIs X Howard Assembly Room: Wild Style	Tickets
Mon 6 Apr 11:30	Leeds Young Film Festival Peter Rabbit Family Films	Tickets

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Leeds Young Film Festival

Sun 5 Apr - Multiple times

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LYFF Screendance Short Films

LYFF Cine-Takeover

Leeds Young Film Festival

Sun 5 Apr - 12:00

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Dancing Queen 2 in Hollywood

LYFF Cine-Takeover

Leeds Young Film Festival

Sun 5 Apr - 14:45

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LIFF 2026: Open Call for Leeds-Based Artists

This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary edition of Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF), one of the largest events of its kind in the UK. Also this year, Leeds celebrates 400 years since recei…

Bradford Filmmaker Nominated for a BAFTA Following LIFF Win

Bradford filmmaker Jordon Scott Kennedy has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for his short film Rocket Fuel which won the Yorkshire Film Competition at LIFF 2025, presented in partnership w…

Leeds Filmmaker Wins Berlinale Short Film Contest

Leeds filmmaker Alfie Barker has been announced as the winner of the second edition of The Dream Makers: Short Film Contest by CUPRA at the Berlin International Film Festival. Barker first engaged wit…

Leeds Young Film Festival launches for 2026

Tickets are now on sale for Leeds Young Film Festival 2026, taking place over the Easter holidays from 28 March to 19 April at venues across Leeds and Bradford. This year’s programme is packed with af…

LIFF 2025 Feature Film Award Winners

The winners of the LIFF 2025 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 competition c…

LIFF 2025 Audience Award Winners

We received over 16,000 votes for the LIFF 2025 Audience Awards - thank you to all our audiences who voted on the films. LIFF 2025 Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature - top 20 1. The Voice of Hin…

Announcing the winners of the 2025 LIFF Shorts Awards

LIFF SHORTS celebrates short film from around the world, across the UK and right here in Yorkshire! Over nine competitions of curated shorts, our teams of juries have selected the winning films, annou…

The full LIFF 2025 programme is now live

Leeds International Film Festival announces 2025 Programme Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) has launched the Festival programme for our 39th edition running from 30 October to 16 November 202…

LIFF 2025: First details & dates

We are thrilled to confirm the dates for the 39th Leeds International Film Festival. From Thursday 30 October to Sunday 16 November 2025, you can join us for an epic film selection over 18 days at ven…

LIFF presents Bollywood hit with dance performance at Cinema on the Square

Experience a cult Bollywood favourite with live dance performance on Millennium Square’s outdoor cinema stage. Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) presents the acclaimed Bollywood hit Lage Raho M…

Cinema on the Square: ‘Bring Your Own Dog’ to Best in Show

This summer, dogs take centre stage in Leeds as Cinema on the Square returns to Millennium Square with a unique outdoor film screening and a chance for participating dogs to win the “Best In Show” aw…

Refugee Week Screenings from Leeds International Film Festival

As part of Refugee Week 2025, Leeds International Film Festival is partnering with RETAS (Refugee Education Training Advice Service) to present two community-focused film events in Leeds. These scree…

Lineup revealed for Cinema on the Square 2025

A major highlight closing this year’s Summer Series is the much-anticipated return of Cinema on the Square, brought to you by the team at Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF). Running from Thursda…

LIFF Spring Film Weekender returns from 21-23 March

You don’t have to wait a whole year for your next LIFF experience as we now present two mini film festivals before the main event returns in November: the LIFF Spring Film Weekender in March with thre…

Leeds Young Film Festival returns for 2025

Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF) returns for its 26th edition from 5–21 April 2025, bringing a brand-new programme for children and young families across Leeds. Taking place at Hyde Park Picture House…

INDIs Film Fest launches for 2025

The INDIs Film Festival returns in March 2025, bringing together young film fans, emerging filmmakers and industry professionals for a programme of screenings, workshops and immersive experiences. In …

LIFF 2024 Report

We want to thank everyone who attended, participated, and helped make the 38th edition of Leeds International Film Festival a success.

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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