Deadline:
late deadline: 1.08.2016

The world’s first moving images were shot in Leeds in 1888 by Louis le Prince. Today Leeds is a major centre for film production and exhibition. Leeds International Film Festival is one of the UK’s biggest film events.

LIFF is a portal for discovery of the real world of filmmaking that exists beyond regular film exhibition. LIFF primarily supports outstanding new talent and established talent that has not received deserved exposure in the UK. LIFF considers narrative, documentary and animated films, in feature-length and short formats, in multiple genres and from all countries.

We are now welcoming entries for LIFF30 with new, earlier deadlines for 2016: early-bird 1st April, regular 1st July, and final 1st August.


The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is one of the UK's biggest film events and the largest in England after London.

The 30 anniversary edition of Leeds International Film Festival will take place 3–17 November 2016.

Any genre and any length of film will be considered – anything under 45 minutes is classified as a short, anything over 45 minutes is classified as a feature.

Only films completed after 1st January 2015 will be considered for the competitive sections.