Lisfe


Leiden International Short Film Experience is an annual short film festival held in the city of Leiden, The Netherlands, which is centered on both student and professional Short Films from all genres and all over the world, combined with artistic installations, performances and music. LISFE also explore different ways of experiencing films by working with interactive documentaries, VR films, and other groundbreaking technologies.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent regulations imposed by the Dutch government, the 12th edition of the festival is postponed from May to September 10–13, at Kijkhuis, Leiden.

History

LISFE started off in 2009 as a spin-off of the University of Leiden Student Cinema Club. Since then, the festival has been grown to a four-day event exploring the borders between different sorts of art and providing a podium to established but especially young talented filmmakers, artists and musicians. Next to the main festival in spring, LISFE is involved in cultural events throughout the year in collaboration with several organizations in Leiden and surroundings. Examples are Leiden International Film Festival, Leiden Observatory, RAP, Vrijplaats Leiden, Cultuurmaand, Nacht van Ondekkingen and Museumnacht Leiden.

Jury

Since 2012 the Festival has three categories of awards- General Award, Student Award and Audience award. Juries for both General and Student Award select one film for the designated awards. The Jury is generally composed of scholars, filmmakers and other film professionals alike. For the 2019th edition the winners will be announced on the evening of Saturday 11 May. The Audience votes during the festival and the results are announced on the last day of the festival.

Festival Editions

2009 Edition