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Tomorrow 12:45

Cinema Versa

The Apologist

Dir. Kristof Bilsen

Tomorrow 13:00

Fanomenon

Sheep in the Box

Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda

Tomorrow 14:15

Constellation

Our Share of Sand

Dir. Shalini Adnani

Tomorrow 15:00

Constellation

Paper Tiger

Dir. James Gray

Tomorrow 15:45

Constellation

Black Money for White Nights

Dir. Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

Tomorrow 16:15

Cinema Versa - Feature Film Competition

Illusion of an Everlasting Summer

Dir. Alessandra Sanguinetti

Tomorrow 17:30

Constellation

Elephants in the Fog

Dir. Abinash Bikram Shah

Tomorrow 18:00

Descriptive Subtitles, Audio Description

Elsinore

Dir. Simon Stone

Tomorrow 18:00

Taipei Story

Dir. Edward Yang

Tomorrow 18:15

Q&A

Like a Fortress

Dir. Lou Colpé

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Announcing the winners of the 2026 LIFF Feature Film Competitions

Constellation Feature Film Competition winner: Memorizu, directed by Miiku Sakanishi. Our Constellation Jury (Marie-Ange Zié, Rachel Pronger, Kevin Chan) said: "Memorizu is a singular and ambitious fi…

Announcing the winners of the 2026 LIFF Shorts Awards

LIFF SHORTS celebrates short films of all kinds, from around the world, across the UK and right here in Yorkshire. From nine competitions of short films, curated by our programmers, our teams of jurie…

Top audience rated films of LIFF 2026 (so far)

We're coming to the end of the first week of Leeds International Film Festival 2026, and we want to thank our audiences for voting in the LIFF 2026 Audience Awards - here are the lists of your favouri…

Club Kid added to LIFF 2026 programme

We are thrilled to announce a preview of Club Kid at Leeds International Film Festival 2026. The electric debut from writer-director Jordan Firstman and one of the most talked about films of the year,…

Extra Screenings Added for LIFF 2026

After great demand for some already established fan-favourites, we've addded some extra screenings for some of the most popular features to the festival, so that everyone has a chance to see them. The…

Key dates for attending LIFF 2026

As we approach the official launch of the 40th Anniversary edition of LIFF 2026, we wanted to highlight some of the key dates for this year’s festival, including when you can view the programme, purch…

Wild Horse Nine is the LIFF 40th Anniversary special film preview

We’re delighted to announce that Martin McDonagh’s highly-anticipated Wild Horse Nine will be the LIFF 40th Anniversary special film preview. Already a top favourite of critics and audiences at Venice…

Spotlight Forum 2026 relocates to Leeds

We're excited to announce that the Spotlight Forum 2026 will take place in Leeds on 4 November. Themed The North Star: Connecting Our Creative Community, this year’s Spotlight Forum sponsored by Str…

LIFF 2026 opening films announced

We’re very excited to reveal the opening films of the 40th anniversary edition of Leeds International Film Festival, 29 October to 15 November 2026. The LIFF 2026 Opening Film is highly-acclaimed indi…

Anniversary retrospective announced for LIFF 2026

This year we’re celebrating 40 years of Leeds International Film Festival and 400 years since Leeds received its Royal Charter in 1626 so we’ve put together a special retrospective as part of LIFF 202…

First Look at the Official LIFF 2026 Artwork

We’re very excited to reveal the first look at the official artwork for the 40th edition of Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF), 29 October to 15 November 2026. The artwork was commissioned foll…

Leeds Young Film Brings Upgraded VR Experiences to Breeze in the Park

Leeds Young Film Festival is bringing a new wave of immersive VR experiences to Breeze in the Park 2026, alongside a newly upgraded fleet of Meta Quest 3S headsets. With support from the BFI National …

LIFF recognised by the British Documentary Awards

LIFF is now an officially recognised film festival for the British Documentary Awards, also known as the Grierson Awards. Established in 1972, the Griersons are the biggest event in the UK documentar…

Leeds Film awarded major BFI funding for multi-year expansion

Leeds Film has been awarded £580,000 in multi-year funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) National Lottery Audience Projects Fund to support ‘Leeds Film Expanded’ from 2026 to 2029. The funding…

LIFF 2026: Open Call for Leeds-Based Artists

As part of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary edition of Leeds International Film Festival, we are commissioning artwork from a Leeds-based artist. Please note: this commission is now closed fo…

Bradford Filmmaker Nominated for a BAFTA Following LIFF Win

Leeds Filmmaker Wins Berlinale Short Film Contest

23 February 2026

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…

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Dir. Kristof Bilsen

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Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda

Fanomenon

Tue 10 Nov and Wed 11 Nov

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Our Share of Sand

Dir. Shalini Adnani

Constellation

Mon 9 Nov and Wed 11 Nov

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