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.

We are thrilled to have these talented artsits as Jury members: Marwan El Shafei, Randa Farah, Maurice Matta, Rita Hayek, Bo Sjökvist, Kelly Rabadi, Rim chehab, Tony Kalaany, Yara Zakhour and Jimmy Keyrouz.

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

Best Feature Films:

-Fiction Local
-Fiction Foreign
-Documentary Local
-Documentary Foreign

Best Medium Length Films:

-Fiction Foreign
-Documentary Foreign

Best Short Films:

-Fiction Local
-Fiction Foreign
-Documentary Local
-Documentary Foreign
-Animation
-Script

Best Arab Film:
-Best Arab Short Fiction
-Best Arab Feature Fiction

-Mediterranean Special Award
-Diversity Special Award
-Mental Health Award
-Best Web-Doc
-Best Web-Fiction
-Audience Award

- Photography Contest

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

b- 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. I understand this may include online streaming of clips on Festival or Festival sponsor sites.

c. 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. If selected as a participant in the Festival, television ready media clips of the film must be provided by the date provided on notice of selection if requested.

e. If selected as a participant I will deliver the film in format requested by deadline set at time of acceptance.

f. Kindly, have prepared in advance a vimeo link, posters and screenshots from your movie.

g. Stay respectful to yourself, your movie and to the team! The team is required to disqualify the filmmakers from the competition when disrespect is shown.

h. Selected filmmakers who don't accept the download request will be as well disqualified from the competition.

i. The Film Festival will ask for download request permission of your movie if it is a finalist before switching the status to "Selected". This stage will happen the last month prior to the event.

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  • Mark Lund

    An outstanding festival with excellent communication! Thank you for selecting First Launch!

    October 2024
  • Excellent film festival, I wish the peace returns to Lebanon so the festival organisers can continue their cultural activities.

    October 2024
  • Kima Majid

    Thank you all so much! I was really happy about it!

    October 2024
  • Fares ghattas

    Can’t wait for this event to happen!!

    October 2024
  • Amazing festival Run By Gauthier Thank you for accepting my film and Looking forward in the future to be in Lebanon when things get better! Peace to the world! Amazing Festival I will submit next year again! Darwin Reina

    October 2024