Ljubljana International Film Festival

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The Ljubljana International Film Festival (also known as LIFFe) is an international film festival established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[1]

Apart from screenings of Slovenian films, it also regularly features renowned authors' film retrospectives, international independent film programmes and a short films competition.

Awards[edit]

Awards presented at the most recent 2007 edition were as follows:

  • The Kingfisher Award for best debut or second film by up-and-coming directors[2]
  • The Golden Reel Award (Audience Award) for best film overall, as voted by audiences
  • The FIPRESCI Award, given by an international film critics' jury
  • The Amnesty International Slovenia Award for best film that deals with a theme related to human rights issues

Award winners[edit]

2007 LIFFe[edit]

Award Film Director
Kingfisher Award Windows on Monday
(Montag kommen die Fenster)
Germany Ulrich Köhler [de]
Golden Reel Award Empties
(Vratné lahve)
Czech Republic Jan Sverák
FIPRESCI Award Just About Love?
(Et toi t'es sur qui?)
France Lola Doillon
Amnesty International
Slovenia Award
XXY Argentina Lucía Puenzo

2008 LIFFe[edit]

Award Film Director
Kingfisher Award Hunger United Kingdom Steve McQueen
FIPRESCI Prize Ballast United States Lance Hamer
Dragon Audience Award Katyn Poland Andrzej Wajda

2012 LIFFe[edit]

Award Film Director
Kingfisher Award Clip
(Klip)
Serbia Maja Miloš
Dragon Audience Award Lore
(Lore)
Australia Cate Shortland
FIPRESCI Award Sister
(L'Enfant d'en haut)
France Ursula Meier
Best Short Film Award Tuba Atlantic Norway Hallvar Witzo

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ljubljana International Film Festival (Liffe)". Creative Europe Desk Slovenia. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. ^ Angleški, S. T. A. (2022-11-20). "Croatian drama wins main award at Ljubljana film fest". Slovenia Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

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