There are £5000 cash prizes available across our short film competitions and LIFF is also a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards and BAFTA.
The winning films in the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition and World Animation Award are eligible for the Academy’s Short Film Awards. The festival’s British and Yorkshire short film competitions are BAFTA qualifying.
Short Film Awards
- Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition- £1,000 Prize
- World Animation Award- £1,000 Prize
- Best British Short- £1000 Prize
- Yorkshire Short Film Competition- £500 Prize
- Screendance Short Film Competition- £500 Prize
- Fanomenon International Competition (Genre / Fantasy Short Films)- £500 Prize
- Dead Short Competition (British horror shorts under 10 mins)
- Music Video Award
- Arctic Minutes- £500 Prize (Short films one minute or under themed around the Arctic)
In addition to the short films, feature-length fiction films and documentaries can also be submitted. The full line-up for LIFF28 can be viewed online at leedsfilm.com.