Box Office
0113 224 3801
The LIFF25 Box Office is located in The Carriageworks, located on Millennium Square, Leeds. The box office is open from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday and on Sundays when there is a performance at The Carriageworks. Advance tickets and passes can be purchased either online, by phone or in person.
Film Festival tickets start from £4.00 and ID is required for the concessionary rate: NIC, ISIC, Leeds Card, Over 55s, Under 16s and registered unemployed.
SPECIAL OFFER: Get 6 tickets for the price of 5!*
Take advantage of this exclusive offer until the end of the festival!
*Valid for all films/events in the Film Festival. Buy in person at City Centre Box Office or on the phone. Cheapest ticket is free. Not available online or on the door.
Please note that in order for the tickets to be available on the door from an hour before the screening, tickets are collected from the City Centre Box Office up to 24 hours before the screening. If you are looking to take advantage of the 6 for 5 offer please ensure that you are booking at least 24 hours in advance of the first screening you wish to attend.
Buying Online
Tickets and passes purchased online will not be posted out but can be collected from the City Centre Box Office in The Carriageworks on Millennium Square or at the relevant screening venue from an hour before the performance. Please note that tickets booked online are subject to a 24p convenience charge per ticket.
LIFF25 Passes
LIFF25 Single Pass £95
The official Film Festival Pass provides incredible value for money at just £95, giving access to every screening* throughout the packed 18 day programme, including the Official Selection, Fanomenon, Cinema Versa and Short Film City sections, and more.
Pass holders will also receive exclusive reductions on major events*, advance programme announcements, and a free copy of this year’s event catalogue (*Excludes Thought Bubble).
LIFF25 Double Pass £170
Team up with a friend or partner and purchase a pass at the same time for £170 to save £20!
Early Bird available until Monday 24th October 2011, passes then increase to £95/£170.
Major Event Tickets
Wuthering Heights – Opening Gala
Leeds Town Hall, Thursday 3rd November at 7.15pm
For our 25th anniversary edition we are delighted to announce that our Opening Gala film will be Wuthering Heights, a bold new version of Emily Brontë’s novel by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold. The film recently had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival where it won the prize for Best Cinematography and attracted critical claim for its radical take on the classic novel. Shot on the North Yorkshire Moors and co-funded by Screen Yorkshire, the film also stars Leeds’ own James Howson as Heathcliff. Howson, in his first major film role, was selected after a year-long casting process led to the film’s production team plucking him from the streets of Leeds. The role of Cathy is played by rising star Kaya Scodelario, best known for a lead role in hit TV series Skins.
Tickets are £7.50 / £6.00 concession / FREE for LIFF25 Pass holders
Official Selection Closing Gala: Shame
Leeds Town Hall, Friday 18th November at 8.30pm
> Steve McQueen consolidates his reputation as one of our most gifted and confident directors, following his extraordinary feature debut Hunger. Shame is a mesmerising character drama boasting a superbly orchestrated soundtrack and cinematography and arguably the best performance to date by actor of the moment, Michael Fassbender. Fassbender plays Brandon, an affluent Manhattan based thirty something who plans his life around relentless sexual encounters and conquests until a visit from his wayward sister forces him to reassess his priorities.
Tickets are £6.50 / £5 concession * / Free for LIFF25 Pass Holders
Paul Merton’s Silent Clowns Live at Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall, Wednesday 9th November at 7.15pm
Paul Merton presents Silent Clowns, a night of silent film comedy genius. Silent Clowns will feature the Harold Lloyd classic Safety Last!, plus Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel & Hardy in hilarious extracts, all introduced by Paul Merton and accompanied by world renowned pianist Neil Brand with the Prima Vista Social Club band. Live in the stunning setting of Leeds Town Hall with our giant cinema screen, Silent Clowns will be a laughter-filled and family-friendly highlight of the year for all fans of film, music and comedy.
Tickets are £15 / £12.50 concession * / £10 with a LIFF25 Pass / £6 under 16s
The Thing
Leeds Town Hall, Saturday 5th November at 8.30pm
One of the first opportunities to see the latest version of the sci-fi/horror, The Thing will give you a chance to delve into the back story of John Carpenter’s horrific vision, with The Thing acting as a prequel to the 1982 cult classic which offers an alternative point of view with a focus on the Norwegian scientist’s perspective, who arrived prior to the American research team’s arrival. The new version the creature itself is utterly terrifying and does not disappoint!
Tickets are £6.50 / £5 concession * / Free for LIFF25 Pass Holders
Inni
Leeds Town Hall, Friday 4th November at 7pm
An exclusive screening of the new Sigur Rós concert film. ‘The soul-stirring fusion of joy and heartache that burns like a current through the music of Sigur Rós comes through loud and clear in Inni, the second concert film built around the massively popular Icelandic group. Whereas 2007′s Heima revelled in scenic colour imagery of the artists’ homeland, the minimalist Inni strips the group down to its output, fashioning black-and-white performance footage into a uniquely spellbinding experience. Abstraction is the right approach for a group whose work is by turns soaring, bombastic, magisterial and unfathomable, ushering the listener into a state of near-celestial rapture.’ (Variety)
Tickets are £7.50 / £6.00 concession * / Free with a LIFF25 Pass
The Beat is the Law – Fanfare for the Common People with Eve Wood & Pulp’s Candida Doyle
Leeds Town Hall, Friday 4th November at 9pm
From the makers of Made in Sheffield, a fantastic new documentary tracing the city’s extraordinary musical heritage focuses on one iconic band. Glastonbury 1995. Last minute replacement headliners, Pulp deliver a set ‘regarded as one of the best in the festival’s history’ climaxing with the era-defining song, Common People, and in the process catapult themselves to the forefront of the Britpop movement – an achievement that ten years earlier seemed like an impossible dream. Featuring all the Pulp bandmembers, Richard Hawley, Longpigs and the legendary Warp and Fon record labels.
Tickets are £6.50 / £5 concession * / Free for LIFF25 Pass Holders
Night of the Dead XI
Hyde Park Picture House, Saturday 5th November from 11pm
Legendary Night of the Dead returns to its regular haunt Hyde Park Picture House don’t miss a special night of the year’s best horror features, stunning short films and all the usual fun and games audiences have come to love.
Night of the Dead sells out quickly and demand for passes increases every year, so whether you’re a seasoned all-nighter fan or Night of the Dead virgin make sure you don’t miss out and get your pass now.
Passes are £25 / £20 concession* / £15 with a LIFF25 Pass
Fanomenon Day of the Dead 5 returns to the newly refurbished City Varieties, Leeds
City Varieties, Saturday 12th November from 12 noon
Horror fans can enjoy some of the year’s most talked about films at Day of the Dead V in the magnificent setting of the newly refurbished City Varieties with a feast of films, guests and surprises specially selected by the Fanomenon programming team to showcase the vast universe of the horror genre.
Day of the Dead is the flipside to our gore filled Night of the Dead with darker, edgier genre films and features more special guest appearances, extended on-stage interviews, and special preview events.
Passes are £25 / £20 concession * / £15 with a LIFF25 Pass
* Fanomenon Double Pass Special Offer
Last year we introduced a saving when you bought your Night of the Dead and Day of the Dead passes together, this year we’re extending that offer to include LIFF25 Pass holders so that you can save even more money!
£45 / £35 concessions / £25 with a LIFF25 Pass
Thought Bubble Comic Book Convention
Saviles Hall / Royal Armouries Hall, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November, 10am – 5pm
The UK’s best comic convention returns with a 2 day spectacular, taking over two of Leeds largest exhibition spaces. With guests, free workshops and masterclasses.
Weekend Pass £18 / Saturday Pass £10 / Sunday Pass £10 / Under 12s free (available on the day)
To purchase tickets go to www.thoughtbubblefestival.com
