Leiden International Film Festival

Leiden 2311 CH, Netherlands, Europe

29 Oct, 2020 - 08 Nov, 2020

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Leiden International Film Festival

Leiden 2311 CH, Netherlands, Europe

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Breestraat 31 Leiden 2311 CH Netherlands

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About the festival

Founded in 2006, the Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF) has become one of the leading film festivals in the Netherlands showcasing feature films that examine the border between arthouse and mainstream from all over the world. The 2019 edition lasted 11 days and screened over 100 films.

The 15th edition of LIFF will take place from October 29 untill November 8.

There is a prize for Best Short in the All Over The World Shorts. The winner gets a contribution for the production budget of their next film. The prize money is €500.

About

Founded in 2006, the Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF) has become one of the leading film festivals in the Netherlands showcasing feature films that examine the border between arthouse and mainstream from all over the world. The 2019 edition lasted 11 days and screened over 100 films.

The 15th edition of LIFF will take place from October 29 untill November 8.

There is a prize for Best Short in the All Over The World Shorts. The winner gets a contribution for the production budget of their next film. The prize money is €500.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Length: max 25 minutes.

Production must have ended after December 31st, 2017.

All languages are accepted, but English subtitles are required with non-English spoken films.

Entry fee is nonrefundable.

Rough cuts and works in progress are accepted.

More than one entry may be submitted. Each must be submitted separately.

Documentaries are not eligible for selection.

DVDs and entry materials (if appropriate) will not be returned.

Filmmaker will assume shipping costs of material and print to the Leiden International Film Festival.

Films that are accepted in the program will be notified at least one month before the festival.

The selection committee's decisions are final.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a certain unpredictability to our screenings. They might happen in screening rooms or on digital channels. There is a chance that due to developments in governmental measures agains COVID-19, we may have to forego screenings or delay them. Of course, LIFF will do everything in its power to ensure screenings can take place in one form or another.
Entrants agree that entry fees are nonrefundable even if these possibilities occur.

LIFF reserves the right to make any necessary changes in event scheduling or programming.

Entrants agree to indemnify and hold us, including our employees, our officers, and our partners and affiliates harmless against all claims arising out of entry or participation in the Leiden International Film Festival.

All responses by LIFF will be made by email.

By submitting your film to the Leiden International Film Festival you agree that you have read, understood, and agree to all the aforementioned festival rules and guidelines.

For more information, contact Bob de Brabandere: bob@liff.nl

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Categories and fees

American Indie Shorts
Early Bird (29th July, 2020) $1,198
Regular (26th August, 2020) $1,498
Late (18th September, 2020) $1,698

Short films from North America. Young American talents who are yet unknown to international audiences are invited to the selection, where they can take their first steps into the global limelight.

All Over The World Shorts
Early Bird (29th July, 2020) $1,498
Regular (26th August, 2020) $1,798
Late (18th September, 2020) $1,998

All over the World Shorts are a celebration of the best shorts made all over the world. We are looking for bright young filmmakers who want to share their vision, ideas or idiosyncrasies with their audiences. Every sort of fiction short is eligible, but a film with a very clear own voice is preferred.

BONKERS! Shorts
Early Bird (29th July, 2020) $1,198
Regular (26th August, 2020) $1,498
Late (18th September, 2020) $1,698

BONKERS! Shorts has its sophomore year in 2020, due to its popularity last year! This category is suitable for all films that will either get a very low or very high score from audiences. Films that you can make no sense of, films that are completely BONKERS. Whether they are absurd, shocking, hilarious or make audiences ask themselves: "what did I just watch?".

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