Louisville's International Festival of Film

October 5 - 6 - 7, 2023

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Now Accepting Entries!

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Congratulations to Our 2022 Live Festival Winners!

Winner
BEST FEATURE

"What Will Lucy Do Next?"

Tom Whitus, Noah Rough

Winner
BEST SHORT

"The Contradictory Couple”

Thomas Neff, Paul Chilsen, Karsten Holberg,
Dwight Turner, Kim Jackson

Winner
BEST DOCUMENTARY

"The Addict’s Wake"

Michael Husain, Lisa Hall, Amy Pauszek

Winner
BEST EXPERIMENTAL & NEW MEDIA

"Louisville’s TEXTURES”

Kilo Watts

Winner
FESTIVAL DARLING

"The UFO Girl"

Shane Devon, Gill Holland

Winner
VIRTUAL FESTIVAL FAVORITE

"165 MILES: Catastrophe in Kentucky"

Jonathon Petramala, Andy Coates

THANK YOU TO:

A very big thank you for the many hours of your time making this festival successful.

Michelle Care Wix, Cindy Lou Howard, Chaz Rough, Stephanie Corbett, Alina Kendzior, Madison Hardy, Joey Wagner, Cletus Evans, Dwight Turner, Mary and Sam Moseley, Jennifer Eberle & Denise Spalding of Highnote, Rick Redman and Mary McMahan of Louisville Slugger, Elizabeth Vissing of Muhammad Ali, Kara Wesley of Titos Vodka, Jeff Clayton of Bristol's Bar and Grille Downtown, Dwayne Downing of SMART.LLC, Scott Bachmann, Brian Cullinan and Brett Bachmann, Makayla Bell, Brad Knapp, and all the many volunteers both here in Louisville and Los Angeles, that have given their time and efforts to make Louisville’s International Festival the success it has become.

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Louisville Film Arts Institute, LLC

The Louisville Film Arts Institute, LIFF’s 501(c)(3) non-profit parent, was created to promote and celebrate film arts in Kentucky. We have partnered with the Governor’s Office on a variety of year round initiatives, which will be funded by the festival’s proceeds, to expand educational and economic opportunities in Louisville and around the Commonwealth.

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