Early Bird Deadline for Oscar Qualifying Leeds International Film Festival is April 1st

The Early Bird Deadline for the 30^th Leeds International Film Festival is April 1st

The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is accepting submissions for its 30^th anniversary edition. LIFF is the largest film festival in England outside London. In 2015 the festival welcomed over 45,000 visitors and showed over 300 films from around the world.

You can SUBMIT to the festival through Withoutabox or FilmFreeway

LIFF is a qualifying film festival for the Oscars® and BAFTAs

The winners of LIFF’s Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition and World Animation Competition may be submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for consideration for nominations for the Live Action and Animated Short Film categories of the Oscars® respectively. Any British short film selected by LIFF may be submitted to the British Academy of Film & Television Arts for consideration for nominations for the British Short Film category of the BAFTAs.

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

·         Dance Short Film Competition- £500 Prize

·         Music Video Award

In addition to the short films, feature-length fiction films and documentaries can also be submitted. The full line-up for LIFF29 can be viewed online at leedsfilm.com.

Key Dates

·         Earlybird Deadline: April 1st 2016

·         Regular Deadline: July 1st 2016

·         Late Deadline: August 1st 2016

·         Filmmakers notified: September 30th 2016

·         Leeds International Film Festival: 3-17 November 2016

Submit Here: http://www.leedsfilm.com/enteryourfilm/