LYFF 2023 Guide

day by day FILM guide

10:00 (2hrs 32mins)

Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone

13:30 (2hrs 41mins) CWX

Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets PG

16:30 (2hrs 19mins)

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban

How

14:00 (1hrs 39mins + 30min

12:00 (1hr 12mins)

16:30 (1hr 24mins)

16:30 (1hr 51mins)

11:00 (1hr 12mins)

PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTS: Amazing Animations! U

The programme information is correct at time of going to press but is subject to change - for latest info see our website: leedsfilm.com

PRICES

Individual Films

£3

Movie Club Sessions

Includes 2 films + 1 animation workshop per session. Children attend without parents. See pages 6-7 for more information.

EARLY BIRD (Book by Friday 24 March)

Morning or Afternoon

£10

STANDARD (Book from Saturday 25 March)

Morning or Afternoon

£15

If you would like to book multiple sessions please contact leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk to get discounted prices.

INFORMATION

Carriageworks Box Office

0113 376 0318

3 Milllenium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD

Tickets can be bought via telephone (Wed-Sat, 12pm-5pm) or online at leedsfilm.com

Tickets may be purchased from the Carriageworks Box Office up to an hour before the event start time.

Accessibility

Visit leedsfilm.com for up-to-date information on accessibility.

Many of the films in the programme are screened with subtitles and are suitable for people with hearing impairments or who are d/Deaf. See day by day schedule for those films that are subtitled. BSL screening to be announced, check leedsfilm.com for details.

Classification

Where British Board of Film Classification exists, it is indicated next to the film:

Where films are not classified by the BBFC, the Film Festival has recommended its own rating and age suitability. See website for up-to-date ratings.

Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult in the cinema unless they are part of the LYFF Movie Club. We are not responsible for anyone left alone in the cinema or any belongings taken into the cinema.

WELCOME TO LYFF!

Welcome to LYFF 2023, where you can explore a world of cinema and movie related activities for the whole family. The films we select as part of our programme are often award winners in their own countries and have huge crowds going to watch them. We want to share these with you at LYFF because we’re also really passionate about giving you the chance to see children’s lives from new places and in other cultures.

We are screening a range of fantastic short films across the City during LYFF in partnership with Refreshing Films who have put together the Cinemini project. These include a variety of European heritage and art films, animations, abstract films, black and white and handcoloured films. They are free to watch at Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square Big Screen and Kirkgate Market at various times during the dates of the festival.

We’re delighted to be reaching more young audiences with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.

www.leedsfilm.com

We will also be showing these films in the Carriageworks on Friday 7 April. Leedsfilm.com for more info.

INTRODUCING THE LYFF MOVIE CLUB!

Includes 2 films + 1 animation workshop per session. Children attend without parents.

Welcome to our very first LYFF Movie Club! A chance for you to come and see films at the cinema with your friends, your brothers and sisters or even on your own - with the Leeds Young Film team to look after you. We know that you can’t always do this in a regular cinema but Leeds Young Film Festival is no ordinary cinema. We want you to be part of our team, helping us find and shout about the the best films out there! So, as part of your Movie Club session, you’ll get a chance to talk to us about the film you’ve watched and tell us what you thought. See pages 10 - 13 for Movie Club films.

MOVIE CLUB PRICES

EARLY BIRD BOOKING

(book by 24 March): Morning or Afternoon

£10 STANDARD BOOKING

(book from 25 March): Morning or Afternoon

£15 SESSION TIMES

AM: 9:30pm -1:30pm

(Age 7-10)

PM: 1:30pm - 6:15pm (approx) (Age 10-13)

Children aged 10 or older can come to both AM and PM sessions but the films in the morning are aimed at a younger age range. Check leedsfilm.com to see the trailers.

MOVIE CLUB Animation workshop!

Note for parents...

For discounts on multiple sessions or group bookings please contact leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk As Leeds Young Film will be responsible for your child/ward, we will need you to complete a consent and emergency information form which will be sent to you in advance of Movie Club. You are not permitted to stay with your child/ward if they are part of Movie Club. You can still purchase individual tickets for films which are part of Movie Club. Please visit our website for further details. The animation workshop is only available for Movie Club members.

The LYFF Movie Club also includes a workshop in our Animation Station, with professional animators Dawn and Zoe. Get hands-on with Lego or plasticine and create characters to star in a group animation which you can share with your friends & family later. You can even have a go at designing your very own flip book which you can take home with you at the end of the day. www.leedsfilm.com

HARRY POTTER DAY!

We are sooooo excited to be bringing you the first 3 Harry Potter movies at LYFF 2023. To celebrate Harry Potter day, we’d love to see you come to the Carriageworks in your best wizarding outfit, homemade ones included! Prizes for the best entries. There will also be other mini activities on the day to make sure you have a magical time!

13:30

United Kingdom, United States (2002) 2hrs 41mins

An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralysed.

10:00

United Kingdom, United States (2001) 2hrs 32mins

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

16:30

United Kingdom, United States (2004) 2hrs 22mins

Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban

11:00

The

RAILWAY CHILDREN

DOUBLe-BILL

Why not bring the whole family to see a double bill of The Railway Children films, a chance for your parents or grandparents to watch a film with you that they might have seen when they were younger. We’re thrilled to have Thomas (actor Austin Haynes) from The Railway Children Returns with us to talk about his experiences acting in the film and the film industry in general.

14:00

United Kingdom (1970) 1hr 49mins

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.

www.leedsfilm.com

USA, United Kingdom (2022) 1hrs 39mins + 30min Q&A

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

The Railway Children Return + Q&A

Railway Children

Journey to Yourland

09:15 PG

Slovakia, Czechia, Belgium (2022) 1hr 26mins

Riki, a 10 year old boy, runs away from home to the breath-taking parallel world of “Yourland” where monkeys and ravens talk and science peacefully coexists with nature.

How I Learned to Fly

13:45 PG

Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovakia (2022) 1hr 30mins

Multi-award winner. Sofia is stuck with her eccentric grandma over summer vacation. With no friends, phone or internet the days are long until Sophie discovers a long-kept family secret!

12:00 PG

The Island

Romania, France, Belgium (2021) 1hr 25mins

The Little Prince meets Monty Python! Loosely based on Robinson Crusoe, watch Robinson’s adventures as he saves Friday, the castaway and encounters extraordinary beings in this incredible animation.

Detective Bruno

16:30 PG

Poland (2022) 1hr 48mins

Orphan Oscar hires his hero ‘Detective Bruno’ but Bruno turns out to be a burned-out actor who doesn’t even like children! Will Oscar be able to convince him to discover the secret left by parents?

09:15

Oddball and the Penguins

12:00

My Fairy Troublemaker

Australia (2015) 1hr 35mins

An eccentric chicken farmer & his granddaughter, train his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks, to reunite their family and save their seaside town.

13:45 PG

Luxembourg, Germany (2022) 1hr 25mins

Violetta, a curious and cheeky fairy, gets lost in the human world. To find her way back to the fairy world, she teams up with the human girl Maxie and discovers her true destiny.

16:30

The Three Musketeers

Netherlands, Germany (2022) 1hr 30mins

Dylan dreams of becoming a professional football player. But when his life changes after an accident, he has to learn to play football in a completely new way, with the help of his friends of course!

United Kingdom (2023) 1hr 51mins

Brand new version of the action-packed tale of three loyal swordsmen who battle enormous odds to defeat an evil royal advisor plotting to overthrow France’s crown.

Bigman

09:15

Molly Moon & the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

12:00

Oink

United Kingdom (2015) 1hr 38mins

A young orphan girl, Molly Moon, learns how to hypnotise people after finding a book in her local library. Will Molly be able to defeat the bank robber who is also after the book?

13:45

Lucy Wanted

12A

Netherlands, Belgium (2022) 1hr 12mins

9-year-old Babs receives a pig named Oink as a present from her grandfather that she trains like a puppy. She doesn’t realise though that grandfather may have other ideas for her new best friend.

Germany (2022) 1hr 29mins

10-year-old Lucy is quiet, behaved and basically too good for this world. But when an expensive ice cream machine breaks down in her parents ice cream parlor, Lucy decides to rob a bank.

My Robot Brother

16:30 PG

Denmark (2022) 1hr 24mins

After feeling isolated at school, things seem to change for Alberte when she is given the latest android companion; but will her friendship with the robot lead to trouble?

09:15

Zarafa

France, Belgium (2012) 1hr 18mins

After escaping the clutches of a slave trader, a bold ten-year-old Sudanese boy befriends a young giraffe and a kind Bedouin, who takes them on a magical journey in a hot-air balloon.

Cricket & Antoinette

12:00 PG

Perlimps

Brazil (2022) 1 hr 15mins

Claé and Bruô, secret agents from enemy Kingdoms, must overcome their differences and work together to find the Perlimps and infiltrate a world controlled by fighting Giants.

16:30

Believe 13:45 PG

Croatia (2022) 1hr 22mins

Ket, a guitar playing cricket befriends Antoinette, the heiress of an ant hill where music is forbidden, untill she is kidnapped and Ket and his carefree musical friends must come to her rescue.

United Kingdom (2013) 1hr 36 mins

This funny and touching family film, tells the story of a young lad in Manchester with an extraordinary talent for football who gets discovered by legendary football manager Sir Matt Busby.

11:00 TBC

Cinemini Short Films

Various, 1hr 12mins

A programme of fantastic short films from around the world for little ones. Check leedsfilm.com for details.

16:30

Sonata

12A

Poland (2021) 1hr 58mins

As a child, Grzegorz struggles to communicate. With the help of a hearing aid, he discovers the world of sound and dreams of becoming a master pianist. But will anyone else believe in him?

13:45 12A

Gabi, Between Ages 8 & 13

Sweden, Norway, Denmark (2021) 1hr 19mins

8 year old Gabi is a lively kid. She loves to speak her mind when it comes to what she thinks is wrong with the world, and in particular, how there should be no differences between boys and girls.

Sat 8 April - 10AM

HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTS: Amazing Animations at HEART Centre

A wonderful programme of shorts for our littlest and most special audience from The London International Animation Festival. Certificate U.

Details & Pay What You Can Tickets from: hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk

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