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LIFF
Presents previews in February and March, The INDIs Festival, 30
days of free MUBI & more ...
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The LIFF Presents
line-up for March includes Red Rocket and The Worst Person in the
World
LIFF Presents is the year-round
series of film previews hand-picked and presented by Leeds
International Film Festival and we have four announced already
for 9 and 23 March. The rousing British comedy The Phantom of the Open, starring Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins, and Red Rocket, the new film from Sean Baker (Tangerine, The
Florida Project) are both screening on 9 March.
On 23 March you can see the
enthralling Croatian ‘sunshine noir’ Murina, the outstanding
debut feature from Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović and winner of the
Camera d’Or at Cannes 2021. You can also see The
Worst Person in the World, the highly-anticipated
new film from Joachim Trier (Oslo, 31 August) and starring
Renate Reinsve who won Best Actress award at Cannes 2021.
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LIFF Presents: The
Duke and Great Freedom, The INDIs Film Festival (18-20 February)
on Leeds Film Player, Petite Maman + 30 Free days of MUBI and
more...
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LIFF Presents: The Duke – coming to cinemas
only from 25 February
The next LIFF Presents preview at Vue in The
Light on 23 February is a rousing true-crime caper and
underdog tale about the theft of Goya’s portrait of The
Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in 1961.
Coming to cinemas only from 25 February,
The Duke – starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren -
was filmed in Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate including at
Hyde Park Picture House, Whitelock’s Ale House and Cartwright
Hall.
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LIFF Presents: Great Freedom - screening as
part of LGBTQ+ History Month
The exquisite new film from Sebastian Meise,
Great Freedom paints a stirring portrait of gay resistance
and resilience in post-war Germany as one man is repeatedly
imprisoned under Paragraph 175 - a law criminalizing
homosexual activity. You can see a LIFF Presents preview of
Great Freedom at Vue in The Light on 23 February and find
out more about local
LGBTQ+ History Month film screenings and events
in our listings guide.
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The INDIs Festival on Leeds Film Player
Over 30 films
from The INDIs Festival will be available on Leeds Film Player from 18 February until 20 March. This year's
Official Selection covers a fascinating range of topics,
from climate change to sexuality to activism across the
world. With visions of our future riffing against the
questions of today, these are films full of wonder. In
addition, the programme includes Cult Classics, Docs and
Retrospectives. Passes are available.
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Petite Maman comes to MUBI on 18 February
LIFF 2021 audience favourite Petite Maman, the
sublime modern fairytale from Céline Sciamma (Portrait
of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood), is coming
exclusively to curated streaming service MUBI on February 18. After
the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly
meets a mysterious friend in the woods. Together they
embark on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps
Nelly come to terms with this newfound loss.
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Claim a free month of MUBI with LIFF
For a limited time, you’re invited to claim a
free month of MUBI to watch Petite Maman and much,
much more from an ever-changing collection of lovingly
hand-picked cinema. Current highlights include three
earlier Céline Sciamma films, Agnès Varda and Pedro
Almodóvar retrospectives, and other LIFF selections like
Andrea Arnold’s Cow, Ben Sharrock’s Limbo,
and Leos Carax’s Annette. Sign up and start watching
at mubi.com/liff.
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The Criterion Collection Competition: Win
January's releases on Blu-ray
Our exclusive monthly competition gives you
the chance to win one of two bundles of the latest Blu-rays
from The Criterion Collection. February's titles include Dick
Johnson is Dead, Love Affair and Written on the Wind.
To enter, answer the following question: Which 2004
Studio Ghibli film did Lauren Bacall appear as a voice
actor in the dubbed English version of, as Witch of the
Waste? Email answers to leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk by midnight on Mon 28 February 2022.
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LIFF 2021 Favourite Flee now on general
release
Flee, the extraordinary, Oscar-nominated
animated documentary by Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher
Rasmussen is getting a general release in February after
previewing at LIFF in November. The film tells the
desperately moving story of the director’s friend, a gay
Afghan man who escaped Kabul as a child and ended up in
Copenhagen after a difficult and dangerous journey.
Select screenings from Fri 25 Feb at Media Museum, Leeds University
Union and Hebden Bridge Picture House
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Hyde Park Picture House: On the Road
Hyde Park Picture House's touring On the Road
programme continues, with a Special Preview Screening of Clio
Barnard's Ali & Ava on Wed 2
March at City Varieties Music Hall, with the offer of up
to two free tickets for anyone aged 16-30 years old who
quotes 'ALIAVA2022'. Acclaimed new features including
Japanese animation Belle, Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel
Mothers and Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir Part II
all have select screenings at Leeds University Union
throughout February.
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Drive My Car, Parallel Mothers and more at
Science & Media Museum
There's a chance to see Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s
sublime and richly complex drama Drive My Car, as
Science & Media Museum presents a screening on Wed
23 February at its Pictureville Cinema. An adaptation of a
Haruki Murakami short story probing the subtleties of love
and loss, the LIFF 2021 favourite has four Oscar
nominations. Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers and
climbing documentary Torn also screen in
February.
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The Real Charlie Chaplin and more at Hebden
Bridge Picture House
This month's unique programme of selections at
Hebden Bridge Picture House includes the new documentary The
Real Charlie Chaplin, about the life and career of the
legendary silent film star and comedian. Also screening
are Petrov's Flu - a deadpan,
hallucinatory romp through post-Soviet Russia - the
mesmerising Memoria and The Souvenir Part II.
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Film Industry
Opportunities
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Image from Screen
Yorkshire's Film & TV Craft Courses
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Screen Yorkshire: Film & TV Craft Courses
Six courses offer specialist craft and
technical film and TV training to individuals in areas
where there are specific crew skills shortages. They
include Lighting, Hair & Make-Up, Costume,
Production Assistant (scripted), Art Direction & Props
and My First Factual TV Job. Apply now -
Various closing dates from Mon 28 Feb - Mon 14 March 2022
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Keighley Arts and Film Festival roles
Keighley Creative, an arts, creativity and
cultural charity based in central Keighley, are recruiting
a Festival and Events Director and Festival and
Events Coordinator to plan, deliver and evaluate
their annual Keighley Arts and Film Festival and other
related events throughout the year. Apply by Mon 28
February 2022
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DocFest: Alternate Realities Commission
Sheffield DocFest is making an open call for artists who
work in digital non-fiction, create immersive experiences
or experiment with new technologies for a commission of up
to £15,000 to be included in its Alternate Realities 2022
exhibition programme and exhibited at Site Gallery during
DocFest. Apply by 11:59pm, Sun 27 February
2022
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Leeds Film is
supported by the British Film Institute
Leeds Film is proud
to have achieved the BFI Diversity Standards
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