Leeds Film Festival Articles

2008 Leeds Film Festival Awards 2008 Leeds Film Festival: November 4-16, 2008   Set in Kashmir, Tariq Tapa's Zero Bridge chronicles the day-to-day lives of several inhabitants of that strife-ridden Indian province.   Golden Owl Awards Best Film: Zero Bridge, directed by Tariq Tapa, India/USA Special Mention: Sita Sings the Blues, directed by Nina Paley, USA   Silver Méliès Awards Best European Genre Feature: Mum [...]

2007 Leeds Film Festival Awards 2007 Leeds Film Festival: November 7-18, 2007   Partially shot in Newfoundland, Tony Stone's Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America tells the story of two Norsemen who are separated from their tribesmen while on a 11th-century expedition in North America. The film's soundtrack features both heavy metal and light opera.   Golden Owl Award 2007: Severed Ways: The Norse [...]

2006 Leeds Film Festival Awards 2006 Leeds Film Festival: November 2-12, 2006   The 20th Leeds International Film Festival's Golden Owl winner for best feature film was Guillaume Malandrin's Ça m'est égal si demain n'arrive pas / I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes, a Belgian drama about an ex-con (co-screenwriter Jacky Lambert) who decides to take his son (Robin Weerts), now living with another [...]