LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026
Established in 1987, Leeds International Film Festival is one of the largest annual film events in the UK and the longest, running for 18 days every November in venues across Leeds and West Yorkshire. Presenting over 250 features and shorts every year, with annual submissions of over 5000 from more than 120 countries, LIFF principally showcases and supports films from new and diverse filmmaking talent and which may not receive profile in the UK otherwise.
KEY DATES
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First Details
The first details will be launched from 14 September with weekly announcements of some of the upcoming festival titles. -
Programme Launch
The Full LIFF programme will be on sale from 9 October 2026. Our programme launch Event will also take place on this date where you can watch the LIFF 2026 trailer. -
Festival Dates
LIFF 2026 will take place X - X November 2026. Short Film Winners will be announced Sunday X November. Feature Film Winners will be announced Sunday X November 2026.
Programme and Festival
LIFF 2025 Partners
Learn about how to access LIFF 2025 and the best ways to book seating
Competition Winners
BFI Screen Culture
Leeds Film is supported by the BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund which supports ambitious audience-facing independent UK and international film and broader screen activity of national scale. The fund is part of the BFI's ten-year Screen Culture 2033 strategy.
Contact Us
Leeds Film
Carriageworks Theatre
The Electric Press
3 Millennium Square
Leeds, LS2 3AD
0113 378 5999
leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk