Leeds International Film Festival

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The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is the largest film festival in England outside of London and one of the UK's leading annual film events, founded in 1987 and running for 18 days every November across multiple venues in Leeds and West Yorkshire[2][3]. It is notable for being an Oscar®-qualifying festival for Live Action and Animated Short Films, as well as BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying for British shorts, while primarily showcasing over 250 features and shorts from new, diverse, and underrepresented filmmakers from more than 120 countries[1][2][10]. LIFF's significance in the festival circuit stems from its public-focused mission to present alternatives to mainstream cinema, featuring five main programme sections: Official Selection (new narrative features), Cinema Versa (documentaries), Fanomenon (fantastic genre films), LIFF SHORTS, and LIFF Spotlights[2][5].

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