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Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF

Hamra

Festival overview

About Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF

Physical film festival in Hamra with submission categories including Best International short Fiction and Standard: $5.

The Lebanese Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is an independent festival born in Lebanon, the land of diversity. It emerges from the Mediterranean region and aims to reach a global audience.

The vision of the LIFF is to establish Lebanon as a center for local and international filmmakers to share global perspectives as well as independent thoughts to a large audience through film. The mission of the LIFF is to promote independent film culture and encourage its development.

It is a platform to support and display the work of artists and filmmakers; a networking event that will bring together international and local professionals along with festivalgoers in a beautiful setting. Its goal is to enhance cultural growth.

With independent films and panels on various topics addressed to a diverse audience, the festival will ensure the promotion of diversity and present an alternative healing tool for the Lebanese society. It also aims to attract a broader audience and make the festival accessible to those interested in movies but that may live in farther regions.

The LIFF Lebanese Independent Film Festival is in partnership with A Night Of Misfit Films Film Festival Arizona-USA, CIFF The Canadian Independent Film Festival and the Fantasy Film Festival Paris-France. Video Format: HD, UHD, 4k, 6K

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Oct 12, 2025
Final Submission Deadline
Jan 11, 2027
Notification Date
Feb 28, 2027
Festival Starts
Mar 19, 2027
Festival Ends
Mar 25, 2027
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes: 1,000€Cash Prizes: 1,000€
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. I have read, understood and complied with all eligibility requirements of the categories for which I would like this film to be considered and to the best of my knowledge, all of the statements in this document are true. a.

  2. This film is not subject to litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.

  3. Film Has to have the Local/Lebanese Premiere Status.

  4. The Film shouldn't have participated in other local competitions in the past. b.

  5. I am duly authorized to submit this film to the Festival and its Competition and understand that the Festival holds the right to screen my film for Festival screening and promotional purposes and to extract clips from this film for promotional purposes.

  6. I understand this may include online streaming of clips on Festival or Festival sponsor sites. c.

  7. In the event the designated party is unable to attend the awards ceremony, I understand that the director and/or producer of the film as listed in the credits of the film shall accept any and all awards in their stead. d.

  8. If selected as a participan

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Best International short Fiction

Movies between 1 and 27 min. 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Current FeeEUR 19.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 27 minutes
Category

Standard: $5

Current Fee
Category

Best International Feature Fiction

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 27 minutes
Category

Standard: $10

Current Fee
Category

Best International short Documentary

Movies between 1 and 30 min 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Current FeeEUR 19.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

Standard: $15

Current Fee
Category

Best International Feature Documentary

Movies over 50 min

Current FeeEUR 21.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 50 minutes
Category

Standard: $17

Current Fee
Category

Best short Animation

Movies under 30 min

Current FeeEUR 19.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

Standard: $20

Current Fee
Category

Best short Script

Scripts Under 20 pages.

Current FeeEUR 19.00Early
Category

Standard: $25

Current Fee
Category

Best International Medium-length Fiction

Movies between 27 and 50 min

Current FeeEUR 19.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 50 minutes
Category

Standard: $27

Current Fee
Category

Best International Medium-length Documentary

Best International Medium-length Documentary currently lists a maximum runtime of 50 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 21 early-bird, EUR 23 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 21.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 50 minutes
Category

Standard: $30

Current Fee
Category

Best Web-doc / Best Web-Fiction

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 30 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Standard: $35

Current Fee
Category

TV scripts/ TV series

Pilots and TV series

Current FeeEUR 21.00Early
Category

Standard: $22

Current Fee
Category

Best Arab Short Fiction

Listed fees include EUR 23 early-bird, EUR 27 regular, EUR 30 late, and EUR 34 extended.

Current FeeEUR 23.00Early
Category

Standard: $40

Current Fee
Category

Best Local short Fiction

Local Premiere Status is required. The Film must not be screened anywhere else in Lebanon prior to the event.

Current FeeEUR 4.00Early
Category

Standard: $32

Current Fee
Category

Best Local Feature/Medium Length

Local Premiere Status is required. The Film must not be screened anywhere else in Lebanon prior to the event.

Current FeeEUR 4.00Early
Category

Standard: $50

Current Fee
Category

Best Local short Documentary

Local Premiere Status is required. The Film must not be screened anywhere else in Lebanon prior to the event.

Current FeeEUR 4.00Early
Category

Student: $40

Current Fee
Category

Best Local Feature Documentary

Local Premiere Status is required. The Film must not be screened anywhere else in Lebanon prior to the event.

Current FeeEUR 4.00Early
Category

Standard: $55

Current Fee
Category

Lebanese Expat Award

Local Premiere Status is required. The Film must not be screened anywhere else in Lebanon prior to the event.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Standard: $60

Current Fee
Category

Best Feature Script

Listed fees include EUR 21 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 21.00Early
Category

Best Arab Feature Fiction

Listed fees include EUR 43 early-bird, EUR 43 regular, EUR 43 late, and EUR 52 extended.

Current FeeEUR 43.00Early
Category

Photography contest

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Narrative

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Editing

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Actor /Best Actress

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Sound

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Director

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Cinematography

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early
Category

Best Art Direction

Listed fees include EUR 22 early-bird, EUR 26 regular, EUR 26 late, and EUR 30 extended.

Current FeeEUR 22.00Early