Leeds International Film Festival
leeds international film festival liff annual film festival hosted leeds west yorkshire england largest film festival england outside london founded held november various venue throughout leeds including hyde park picture house cottage road cinema festival showed film country short feature commercial independent liff feature five programme section official selection retrospective cinema versa fanomenon short film city liff qualifying film festival academy award winning film short film city louis le prince international short film competition world animation award may thus eligible academy short film award festival british short film competition bafta qualifying festival supported leeds city council festival office based leeds town hall together leeds young film festival lyff formerly leeds child young people film festival lcypff leeds international film festival programme five category official selection retrospective cinema versa fanomenon short film city fanomenon short film city host various short film competition qualify winner major film award academy award moreover festival audience vote favourite feature film screening vote determine winner festival audience award well extra screening film festival favourite towards end festival official selection host special preview screening anticipated acclaimed film year well showcasing new discovery international independent filmmaking many celebrated prizewinning success major festival cannes berlin international film festival every year liff show broad array retrospective programme giving audience opportunity watch forgotten gem well celebrated classic big screen cinema versa dedicated documentary inspired underground festival aesthetic showcasing low budget independent feature programme music film section show range old new musical film style underground voice another cinema versa section provides platform human right activist film cinema versas forum present series special event fanomenon home cult fantasy cinema liff present new genre film cultsubject documentary animated feature rarelyscreened classic movie marathon year beginning festival played host night dead allnight horrorthon recent festival introduced single day back back anime film leeds town hall repeated fanomenon also host dead short competition horror short short film city host festival short film competition panorama well special event exhibition louis le prince international short film competition named louis le prince french born film pioneer living leeds made first ever moving picture louis le prince competition well world animation award qualifying competition academy award festival british short film competition bafta qualifying additionally short film city host yorkshire short film competition added three new competition leeds screendance competition leeds international music video award leeds short film audience award festival leeds international film festival took place – november opening film yorgos lanthimos absurdist black comedy poor thing closing film marija kavtaradzes romantic drama film slow winner audience award fiction feature mohamed kordofanis goodbye julia documentary feature award went paul sngs tish festival leeds international film festival took place – november opening film life affirming drama living closing film charlotte well film aftersun winner audience award fiction feature blue caftan documentary feature bunch amateur festival leeds international film festival took place – november opening film pablo larrains film spencer closing film clio barnards acclaimed new drama ali ava winner audience award fiction feature la traviata brother documentary feature alien stage festival leeds international film festival took place online due restriction caused covid pandemic festival leeds international film festival took place – november opening film femaleled drama rock closing film taika waititis comedy jojo rabbit also audience award fiction feature winner audience award documentary feature syrian film cave retrospective strand ran title mother cutter woman shaped film featuring film female editor festival leeds international film festival took place – november opening film world premiere fighting city documentary leeds boxer josh warrington boot riley satire sorry bother closing film hirokazu koreedas palme dorwinning drama shoplifter retrospective strand ran title time frame featuring film take place within hour winner audience award fiction feature capernaum documentary feature dawn wall festival leeds international film festival took place – november official selection opened ruben östlunds palme dorwinning square closed martin mcdonaghs comedydrama three billboard outside ebbing missouri also audience award cinema versa strand opened jane primatologist jane goodall closed frederick wisemans ex libris new york public library fanomenon strand opened yorgos lanthimoss killing sacred deer closed lynne ramsays never really festival th leeds international film festival took place – november festival opened jim jarmuschs drama paterson screened spanish short film timecode closed german comedydrama toni erdmann winner audience award comedy mindhorn set filmed isle man festival th leeds international film festival took place – november attracted visitor opened john crowleys period drama feature film brooklyn first time history liff joined opening short film sanjays super team closed todd hayness historical drama carol audience award best feature film hungarian black comedy liza foxfairy festival th leeds international film festival took place – november festival opened james kent first world war drama testament youth filmed primarily yorkshire closed uk premiere alejandro gonzález iñárritus black comedy birdman unexpected virtue ignorance new zealand mockumentary shadow festival audience award best film festival th festival took place – november opening gala two screening alfonso cuaróns film gravity two day ahead official release festival closed romantic mashup film final cut lady gentleman rocket audience award best film festival th leeds international film festival took place – november screening ben afflecks historical thriller argo opening gala michael hanekes drama amour closing gala retrospective category added festival programme moreover liffs louis le prince international short film competition world animation award academy awardsqualifying since festival audience award best film hunt festival th edition leeds international film festival took place – november screening andrea arnold wuthering height opening gala steve mcqueens shame closing film audience award best feature film given programme category individually artist official selection audience award sound cinema versa audience award juan dead fanomenon audience award koen mortier golden owl award best independent filmmaking thriller film nd may festival th leeds international film festival took place – november ticket sale april festival opened screening tom hoopers king speech also audience award best feature film petter næsss elling audience award best archive film overall audience award went pier sanderson film high hope golden owl award best independent filmmaking radu muntean tuesday christmas festival rd leeds international film festival took place – november showing range film world including opening film men stare goat directed grant heslov miyazakis latest anime ponyo audience award jury awarded golden owl award la pivellina directed tizza covi rainer frimmel section para international documentary short documentary film wooden carpet festival nd leeds international film festival held – november opened screening dominique abel fiona gordons comedy film rumba short film city introduced distinct programme category festival st leeds international film festival held – november five section official selection fanomenon cinema versa nexus kazuo hara retrospective persepolis directed vincent paronnaud marjane satrapi shown opening gala festival th edition leeds international film festival held – november opened screening comedydrama film venus directed roger michell festival th leeds international film festival took place – november opening gala showed merry christmas christian carion festival th leeds international film festival held october november opened screening finding neverland directed marc forster several new competition launched golden owl award feature film launched support underrepresented independent filmmaking additionally animated short film could enter world animation competition short film eligible filmfour short film audience award festival th leeds international film festival held – october opened stephen fry bright young thing festival th leeds international film festival took place – october three opening film festival sweet sixteen directed ken loach ken loach lilo stitch dean deblois possession romantic mystery drama directed neil labute festival th leeds international film festival held september october opened screening crush directed john mckay festival th leeds international film festival took place – october purely belter british comedy drama film directed mark herman shown opening ceremony fanomenon introduced official programme category liff festival th leeds international film festival took place october opened screening fanny elvis kay mellor year festival taken festival director chris fell director festival day moreover louis le prince short film competition introduced well ‘evolution’ new programme strand film film tv interactive gaming entertainment industry festival th leeds international film festival took place – october perfect murder directed andrew davis screened opening gala festival th leeds international film festival held – october festival theme science fiction film screened opening gala tim hurrans girl’s night festival th anniversary edition leeds international film festival held – october opened screening brassed directed mark herman festival conflict interest central theme festival th leeds international film festival took place – october opened screening tony scott crimson tide liz rymer became new director festival two major strand western animation festival th edition leeds international film festival held – october opening gala war button directed john rogers shown also festival taken new director kath baker new short film audience award introduced festival th leeds international film festival took place – october opened screening secret garden directed agnieszka holland festival main theme city cinema documentary strand added programme short film shown nearly every feature festival th leeds international film festival took place – october peter kosminskis film adaptation emily brontës wuthering height opening gala film festival central theme music spain festival th edition leeds international film festival held – october body mind well ‘man’ machine central theme film shown opening gala point break directed kathryn bigelow festival th leeds international film festival took place – october opened screening john badhams action comedy film bird wire following political upheaval recent month freedom censorship central theme festival festival rd leeds international film festival held – october also celebration th anniversary hyde park picture house leeds festival opened screening lewis gilbert shirley valentine festival following great success first leeds international film festival festival second edition held – october second leeds international film festival much bigger first coincided centenary louis le prince first moving picture taking opening film festival la bohème directed luigi comencini festival first ever leeds international film festival took place – march great success british horror film gothic directed ken russell shown opening gala director cofounder festival janice campbell leeds young film festival take place every easter welcome young people family largest film event kind north england th year festival feature programme new unseen cinema young people around world well classic screening movingimage related workshop masterclasses festival also host two young filmmaking competition leeds young filmmaker golden owl award celebrates best young people filmmaking across city indis independent direction young filmmaker award national competition showcase work young filmmaker working without professional support funding organisation work closely group young consultant aged – called mediafish help programme design deliver festival make film shape strategy leeds young film liff official website lyff official website short film city facebook page