Ljubljana International Film Festival

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

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

2007 LIFFe

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

2008 LIFFe

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

2012 LIFFe

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

References

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.

External links

• LIFFe official website
• LIFFe at IMDb