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| name               = Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)
| local name         = Ljubljanski filmski festival (LIFFe)
| logo               = Ljubljana International Film Festival LIFFe (logo).svg
| street             = Prešernova 10
| town               = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| website            = http://www.liffe.si
| email              = liffe@cd-cc.si 
| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 241 7147
| fax                = 386 (0) 1 241 7298
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| organised by       = Cankarjev dom, Film Programme
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| frequency = annual
| dates and duration = November, 12 days
| duration weeks     = 45,46 (2012) 45,46,47 (2013) 46,47 (2014)
| festival dates     = 11.11.2015 - 22.11.2015, 9.11.2016 - 20.11.2016, 8.11.2017 - 19.11.2017, 7.11.2018 - 18.11.2018, 13.11.2019 - 24.11.2019, 11.11.2020 - 22.11.2020, 10.11.2021 - 21.11.2021, 9.11.2022 - 20.11.2022, 8.11.2023 - 19.11.2023
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  | name        = Simon Popek
  | role        = Festival Programme Director
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  | email       = simon.popek@cd-cc.si
  | telephone   = 386 (0) 1 241 7150
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  | telephone   = 386 (0) 1 2417 146
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The [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] was launched in [[established::1990]] as the Film Art Festival Ljubljana. The festival is organised by the [[Cankarjev dom, Film Programme|Film Department of the Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre]], but films are also screened at [[Slovenian Cinematheque]], [[Kinodvor Cinema]], [[Komuna Cinema]], [[Bežigrad Cinema]], [[Maribox]], [[Metropol Cinema Celje]] and [[APT Novo mesto]]. It can be classified as a specialised competitive festival that not only features an overview of contemporary world film production but also focuses on emerging directors and new trends in contemporary cinema.

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==Background==

For many years, the programme director of the festival was [[Jelka Stergel]], but [[Simon Popek]] has successfully succeeded her, bringing a clearer cinephile touch to the festival in the last few years. Although the festival's selection is now maybe less commercial than before, the festival audience is still growing. With close to 50,000 tickets sold, the LIFFe is the biggest event in Cankarjev dom's yearly programme and also one of the biggest cultural events in Slovenia. Another reason for the growing interest is the inclusion of international guests (directors, actors, producers, etc.) who visit the festival each year. In the past years, some well-known directors and actors have visited LIFFe, including Hal Hartley, Eric Zonca, Aleksei German, Jr., James Benning, Burghart Klaußner, Vlad Ivanov, Abel Ferrara and others. 

{{image|Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) 2019 Abel Ferrara Photo Iztok Dimc.JPG}}

==Sections and awards==

Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) focuses on young filmmakers in its main competitive section &ndash; Perspectives. The section offers a thoughtful selection of first and second feature films from emerging young directors who have had their international première at important film festivals around the world. The best film, selected by a three-member international jury, is bestowed with the [[Kingfisher Award]] (introduced in 1996). The second competitive section is named World in Short and screens short films by young filmmakers.

Other sections of the LIFFe programme: the Avant-premières section &ndash; which includes major international productions from established directors that will be screened later in the commercial distribution; the King and Queens section &ndash; bringing a variety of works by renowned and awarded masters of contemporary cinema; the World Film Panorama &ndash; meant for festival favourites from all over the world; the Extravaganza section &ndash; bringing the so-called "midnight cinema" to fans of daring, bizarre and titillating contents of diverse genres; the Focus section &ndash; offering an insight into one (or more) of the hottest national cinematographies; the Retrospective section &ndash; offering an overall presentation of the work by an important contemporary filmmaker; the Tribute section &ndash; bringing a short, condensed presentation of an author. The Kinobalon section is dedicated to the youngest audience as it offers a selection of films for children aged 7 to 14, carefully selected with the help of the [[Kinodvor Cinema]] staff.

At LIFFe, the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) also has its own three-member jury and it selects the best film from all the works in the programme. Their award is called the [[LIFFe-FIPRESCI Award|FIPRESCI Award]] and with it, they usually promote a fresh and innovative approach mostly (but not exclusively) among young or unknown filmmakers. The audience award is called the [[Dragon Award]] (first introduced in 2000 as the Golden Reel Award) and can be bestowed to any film on the programme; the winning film is later also commercially distributed in Slovenian cinemas. Between 2005 and 2007, LIFFe also presented the Amnesty International Award (granted by Amnesty International Slovenia) but the award was moved to the [[International Documentary Film Festival]].

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==Facts and numbers==

For several years now, the number of screened films exceeds 100 and approximately 10% of those are shorts. Around 250 official screenings take place each year; while just a little less than 50,000 tickets are sold. The festival is followed by around 180 domestic and foreign journalists (the number of foreign journalists is still small but it is growing each year).


==International activities==

The Ljubljana International Film Festival is also an active member of many international bodies and associations like Europa Cinemas; the Association of European Film Exhibitors, Paris; the European Co-ordination of Film Festivals (ECFF), Brussels; and the Motion Pictures Association, Brussels.



==See also==
* [[Dragon Award]]
* [[Kingfisher Award]]
* [[LIFFe-FIPRESCI Award]]
* [[Cankarjev dom, Film Programme]]

==External links==
* [https://www.liffe.si/index.php/en/ LIFFe website] 
* [http://fipresci.org/?s=ljubljana Festival reports on the FIPRESCI site]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljana_International_Film_Festival Liffe on Wikipedia]
* [https://english.sta.si/2700885/beanpole-wins-main-award-at-ljubljana-film-festival An article about the LIFFe 2019 from [[Slovene Press Agency (STA)|''Misli slovensko'' STA website]]

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