[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-6498":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":27,"about":28},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":21},6498,"lebanese-independent-film-festival-liff-lebanon","open","Lebanese Independent Film Festival","المهرجان اللبناني للأفلام المستقلة",[11],"LIFF","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Faianlygs.webp?v=f7d61e5b",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":18,"og":18},"card","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F5354.jpg?v=f7d61e5b","The Lebanese Independent Film Festival presents independent cinema from Lebanon next to international work in Beirut, with competitions that keep local, Arab and international films apart. Films in competition must be Lebanese premieres. Awards cover short, medium-length and feature fiction and documentary, short animation, web documentaries and web fiction, feature and short scripts, and craft prizes for directing, acting, cinematography, editing, sound and art direction; a Lebanese Expat Award and a photography contest complete the competition. Alongside the screenings, the festival holds workshops, panels and premieres of Lebanese films. It is produced by the non-profit Full Figure Productions. The dates for the 2027 edition are 3–12 September 2027.",false,[23,25],{"year":24,"hasAwards":21,"hasSelection":16},"2022",{"year":26,"hasAwards":21,"hasSelection":16},"2019",[],{"aboutHtml":29,"countries":30,"focus":32,"categories":33,"nextDates":41,"awardsPrizes":42,"rules":43,"website":44,"contacts":45,"editDate":54},"\u003Cp>The Lebanese Independent Film Festival presents independent cinema from Lebanon next to international work in Beirut, with competitions that keep local, Arab and international films apart. Films in competition must be Lebanese premieres. Awards cover short, medium-length and feature fiction and documentary, short animation, web documentaries and web fiction, feature and short scripts, and craft prizes for directing, acting, cinematography, editing, sound and art direction; a Lebanese Expat Award and a photography contest complete the competition. Alongside the screenings, the festival holds workshops, panels and premieres of Lebanese films. It is produced by the non-profit Full Figure Productions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The dates for the 2027 edition are 3–12 September 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[31],"Lebanon",[],[34,35,36,37,38,39,40],"Animation","Documentary","Feature","Short","Web and New Media","Screenplay","Short Script","3 September 2027 — 12 September 2027","Local competition: Best Local Short Fiction, Best Local Feature\u002FMedium Length, Best Local Short Documentary, Best Local Feature Documentary, Lebanese Expat Award. International competition: Best International Short Fiction, Best International Feature Fiction, Best International Short Documentary, Best International Feature Documentary, Best International Medium-length Fiction, Best International Medium-length Documentary. Arab films: Best Arab Short Fiction, Best Arab Feature Fiction. Also: Best Short Animation, Best Feature Script, Best Short Script, Best Web-doc \u002F Best Web-Fiction, Best Narrative, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Emerging Filmmaker, Jury Prize, and a photography contest.","Films must have Lebanese (local) premiere status and must not have taken part in other local competitions. The festival may screen the film and use clips for promotion. Finalists are asked for download permission in the last month before the event, and selected films must be delivered in the requested format by the given deadline; entrants should have a Vimeo link, posters and stills ready. Filmmakers who refuse the download request or show disrespect to the team are disqualified.","https:\u002F\u002Fliffofficial.com\u002F",[46,50],{"type":47,"value":48,"note":49},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FLIFFofficial","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",{"type":51,"value":52,"note":53},"Address","Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon","Festival venue area",1792035966]