Ljubljana International Film Festival
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The Ljubljana International Film Festival (also known as LIFFe) is an international film festival
established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
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Apart from screenings of Slovenian films, it also regularly features renowned authors' film retrospectives, international independent film programmes and a short films competition.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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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
- The Golden Reel Award (Audience Award) for best film overall, as voted by audiences
- The FIPRESCIFIPRESCIThe International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
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
2008 LIFFe
| Award | Film | Director |
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| Steve McQueen | ||
FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in... Prize |
 Lance Hamer |
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2007 LIFFe
| Award | Film | Director |
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(Montag kommen die Fenster) |
 Ulrich Köhler |
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Empties Empties is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák. Svěrák also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007... (Vratné lahve) |
 Jan SverákJan Sverák Jan Svěrák is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague... |
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FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in... Award |
(Et toi t'es sur qui?) |
 Lola Doillon |
Slovenia Award |
 Lucía Puenzo |
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