LISFE Information

LISFE is an annual festival held in the city of Leiden (The Netherlands) dedicated to the most original and creative form of filmmaking: short films. LISFE believes in and promotes a wider experience of cinema outside cinema theatres and through short films of different genres, origins, purposes, natures, forms and implementations: such as video installations or live performances. LISFE has so far presented - in undisclosed, historical and atmospheric venues - more than 600 short films from over 50 different countries to a crowd of 1000+ film-enthusiasts and distributed more than 20 awards to encourage and promote a new generation of filmmakers. Next to that, LISFE is organizing short film-related events throughout the year, mostly in cooperation with partners like Museumnacht Leiden, Nacht van Kunst en Kennis, Vrijplaats, RAP, El Cid Leiden and het Kijkhuis. This could be sciency short films combined with keynote speakers, best of-sessions, short film nights dedicated to interesting directors, architecture-themed sessions or cineconcerts. For many years already, LISFE is working together with the Leiden International Film Festival and is, for instance, programming the short film sessions. LISFE has been founded in 2009 and is since then run by a multicultural team of about 15 volunteers including expats, locals, international and dutch students. The 9th and upcoming most fantastic edition of the festival is taking place around the second weekend of May 2017!