There is no other festival of film in the world like Leeds and this year we are celebrating our 21st anniversary! From 7th to 18th November, you can be among the first people on the planet to experience the latest outstanding alternative cinema, eye-opening human rights and music documentaries, eye-popping Far Eastern fantasy and international horror, thrilling independent British filmmaking, and film unbound featuring outdoor projections, live music performance, comic book art and much more.
Special event passes and tickets available NOW! |
Night of the Dead VII
Passes are now available for the legendary Night of the Dead event at the Hyde Park Picture House on Saturday 10 November. This year’s line up is one of the best we’ve ever presented with four thrilling and bloody features.
£20/16 (no individual tickets) Click here to buy tickets. |
Day of the Dead
Join us at City Varieties on Saturday 17 November for our first Day of the Dead event! Featuring five astonishing and terrifying films. Single film tickets for this event will be available from Friday 12 October.
£21 (no concessions) Click here to buy tickets. |
Thought Bubble Comic Con
Thought Bubble is a new festival celebrating sequential art and the diverse world of comics and graphic novels, the event is launched as part of this year’s Film Festival. As well as related screenings, workshops and panel discussions we will also be hosting the biggest comic con in the North of England at Leeds Town Hall with dealers from all over the country and guest signings, including Brian Talbot, Adi Granov and Duncan Fegredo.
Advance Tickets £3.50 (on the door £4.00) Click here to buy tickets. |
Cinema Soloriens & The Cosmo Drama: Sun Ra
Taking place in the grand setting of the Victoria Hall in Leeds Town Hall,
this exclusive live event and only live performance in the UK features a special programme of experimental shorts by cult American filmmaker James Harrar with musical accompaniment led by the band leader of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen.
Tickets £9/£7 Click here to buy tickets. |
Persepolis Opens 21st Leeds International Film Festival
One of the most talked-about and most acclaimed films of the year, Persepolis is the opening film of Official Selection of the 21st Leeds International Film Festival on 7th November. A unique and highly-entertaining French animation about the coming-of-age of a young Iranian girl during the Islamic Revolution, Persepolis is based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi who also co-directs the film. There is also a special extra screening of Persepolis in the spectacular setting of Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 10th November. ‘Persepolis never loses its rapturous hold on the viewer’ – TIME
Buy tickets now before they go! Tickets available from City Centre Box Office now and online from Friday 12th October.
8pm Wednesday 7th November, The Carriageworks: Main Auditorium, £6/£4.50
3pm Saturday 10th November, Leeds Town Hall, £6/£4.50 |
Don’t forget Film Festival passes now on sale!!
Take advantage of our special early bird offer and get the Film Festival Pass before 23 October for the amazing price of £60.00.
The Film Festival pass provides unlimited access to over 220 screenings and events taking place throughout the Film Festival. Take advantage of this limited offer before it’s too late!
Click here to buy the Film Festival Pass |
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The 128-page Film Festival guide will be available from Friday 12 October. You can collect your free copy from the following venues - Hyde Park Picture House, The Carriageworks, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds City Art Gallery, Tourist Information Centre (Leeds Train Station), Travelling Man (behind House of Fraser) and 7 arts centre (Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton). Alternatively e-mail your name and address with postcode to filmfestival@leeds.gov.uk (put FREE GUIDE in the subject box) or call the Film Festival office on 0113 247 8398.
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