Let's connect at Leeds International Film Festival!
Join us on Tuesday 3 November for a free Q&A screening of our funded shorts, hosted by BFI NETWORK Talent Executives. Then keep the conversation going at our filmmaker mixer – a chance to meet fellow filmmakers and expand your network.
Established in 1987,
Leeds International Film Festival is one of the largest annual film events in the UK and the longest, running for 18 days every November in venues across Leeds and West Yorkshire. LIFF principally showcases and supports films from new and diverse filmmaking talent, with two feature film competitions, feature film audience awards, and nine short film competitions with cash prizes.
Showcase and mixer details:
BFI NETWORK Q&A Showcase
Tuesday 3 November, 16:30 - 17:30
Everyman Leeds, Level 4, Trinity, Albion St, Leeds LS1 5AY
We'll watch bold short films (line-up below) and chat with the funded filmmakers in a Q&A session. Places are limited so please only sign up if you can attend.
Filmmaker mixer
Tuesday 3 November, 17:30 - 20:00
Everyman Leeds, Level 4, Trinity, Albion St, Leeds LS1 5AY
Learn more about Everyman Leeds' accessibility here.
Film line-up
NOWT
Dir. Milda Baginskaitė / 2026 / Drama
A rebellious teenager falls dangerously in love with an older boy, leading her down a path that could change her life forever.
MyMan: An Original Story
Dir. Jamie Swaby / 2025 / Drama
A story of how a young man discovers he has superpowers (or a super imagination), using them to evade the grim realities of being a Black teenager amidst a backdrop of knife crime and gang culture.
Into The Betaverse
Dir. Varun Raman & Tom Hancock / 2026 / Animation
Lonely Dave resolves to save slacker housemate, Gary, from a VR addiction, but risks their friendship when he questions the validity of Gary’s virtual girlfriend.
Lonelier Than Love
Dir. Em Gilbertson / 2026 / Drama
When toxic love and drugs blur the lines of reality, Wolfy must fight to break the cycle of self-destruction before it swallows him whole.
This event is made possible with the support of BFI NETWORK, awarding National Lottery funding.
Image credit: still from Nowt (2026) © Lowri Burkinshaw Photography
