Entries for LIDF2010 are now closed.

LIDF is committed to providing the highest quality platform for international documentaries and their directors. It does this by working with globally recognised partners and venues, such as the British Museum, the Barbican Centre, and the Curzon Cinemas. It also provides a year-round programme of screenings and other events.

The LIDF is scheduled to run for 10 days between 29 April to 8 May 2010.

Since 2007 the LIDF has worked to ensure that London is host to exciting, diverse, challenging and inspiring films from every corner of the globe. Not only does the Festival showcase around 90 films each year, it is also dedicated to what it calls ‘conversations in film’. That is, panel discussions, masterclasses, screen talks and live events. The films are always both pretext and context for discussion. The concept at the heart of the LIDF is very simple: To start and continue conversations that go beyond the films themselves – and beyond lights up!

Submission Procedure:

Entries for LIDF2010 are now closed. Those who have completed the entry form already should dispatch their films to LIDF as soon as possible.

Delivery: Your DVD preview copies should be dispatched separately to:

Entry Fee: After submitting your Entry Form you will have the option of paying on-line or by cheque with your delivery. For Entry Fee details please see Rules and Regulations or Frequently Asked Questions.

After submitting your Entry Form you will receive a confirmation email containing a unique Entry Reference Number. Please quote this in any correspondence.

Deadline for Submissions: 1st December 2009
Late entries accepted until 30th December 2009 with additional penalty fee (see regulations).

A short list of films will be selected by the LIDF for entry to the Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, November 2010.

For further information see Frequently Asked Questions, or email: info@lidf.co.uk

We look forward to seeing your films.

Rules and Regulations

Frequently Asked Questions