4th - 16th November 2008
Leeds International Film Festival is your portal to the unseen world of cinema. Leeds is an immense and intense experience that reveals the incredible wonder of global filmmaking that you can’t see on your local screen or at home. Over thirteen days Leeds presents more than 200 screenings and events in a dozen venues to thousands of filmgoers eager to discover what is really happening in contemporary cinema.
To join our email or postal mailing list, send your details to filmfestival@leeds.gov.uk.
Film Festival Passes and special event tickets now on sale!
Full Film Festival Pass now on sale - special early bird offer!
Be amongst the first to purchase the hugely popular Film Festival Pass which provides unlimited access to every individual screening* taking place throughout the 22nd Leeds International Film Festival. Our special Early Bird offer means you can get your pass for the incredible low price of £70.00! This offer is available until 5pm on Saturday 1 November allowing everyone plenty of time to get their own pass before the cost increases to £85.00. To purchase the pass click here.
*The only exceptions to use of the pass are special events such as Night of the Dead,
Day of the Dead,
John Foxx - The Quiet Man and others to be announced.
Calling all horror fans - tickets for the unmissable Night of the Dead VIII now on sale!
Tickets for the legendary Night of the Dead are available now! For just £20.00 full price ( £16.00 concession) you can book a seat to the UK's greatest and bloodiest all-night horror event. Make sure you purchase your tickets fast as this is one event that is guaranteed to sell out. Night of the Dead VIII takes place on Saturday 15 November at the Hyde Park Picture House and full programme details will be announced early October. Get your Night of the Dead tickets here.
The Film Festival presents the UK's biggest celebration of sequential art - Ticket passes and exhibitor tables available for Thought Bubble now!
Thought Bubble celebrates the vast universe of comics and graphic novels. Featuring special screenings, panel discussions and workshops, Thought Bubble includes a massive comic book convention on Saturday 15 November 2008 at the huge Saviles Hall in Leeds. With a host of special guests visiting Leeds from all over the world this promises to be an unmissable event for all comic book fans.
Full programme details will be launched in early October but you can purchase all day tickets for the Thought Bubble Comic Book Convention priced £6 full price (£4.50 concession) now. Buy your tickets here.
Further details about Thought Bubble including how to book an exhibitor table can be found on www.thoughtbubblefestival.com
Buy Tickets for John Foxx - The Quiet Man
Electronic music pioneer and former Ultravox! frontman John Foxx will be returning to the Film Festival for a third year with the UK premiere of a brand new show combining music and images.
John will be performing sections from his on-going Quiet Man novel in the Victoria Hall, Leeds at 21:00 on Friday the 7th of November, 2008. Tickets are now on sale priced at £10.00. Concessions are priced at £8.00. To buy click here
2008 Call for Entries
Leeds International Film Festival is looking for striking and innovative features and shorts of any genre from across the world. We want films that will challenge and enthral, shaping our 2008 programme into the most adventurous, daring vital and successful one to date. If you want to submit a film for consideration, you can download the entry form by clicking here.
Find us on Facebook and MySpace
This year we have launched a Facebook group and MySpace page to enable you to keep up to date with Film Festival details, events and special guests, as well as network with others who are interested in film. These groups also provide you with the opportunity to view film footage, photos and trailers from festivals gone by.
To join: LIFF Facebook group search Leeds International Film Festival and for MySpace visit: www.myspace.com/leedsfilmfestival
Tel: +44 (0) 113 2478398