Animation Festivals Directory

The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is the largest film festival in England outside London, held in November at various venues throughout Leeds.

LIFF is a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards and 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.

In addition to the short films, feature-length fiction films and documentaries can also be submitted.

Year established: 1987

Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category

Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No