LISFF9th Edition

14—17 October 2026 · Linz

Programme

Wednesday 14 October 2026

17:00– 18:30OpeningOpening CeremonyOpening Film No Skate! — Guil SelaCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
19:00– 20:30Official Competition 1Longing to Be SeenCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
21:00– 24:00Festival NightclubFestival Nightclub Dj TaToriKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building

Thursday 15 October 2026

Queer & Feminist Day

10:00– 11:30MasterclassMASTERCLASS Creative Europe MEDIA: tips tricks with martina petrovic (ce media desk croatia)KunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
12:00– 13:00Talent Academy / Pitch SessionPitch Session — Film Talent Academy — Short Film LABKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
13:00– 14:00Talent Academy / Networking SessionNetworking Session — Film Talent Academy — Short Film LAB & Producers in ResidenceKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
15:00– 16:30Official Competition 2The Weight We InheritCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
17:00– 18:30Talk / Queer & Feminist DayTALK & OPEN DISCUSSION The Feminist Cinema with Julia Pühringer + Queer-Feminist Film Award & Talent Grant in cooperation with Women Office of Linz in presence of city councillor Eva SchobesbergerCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
19:00– 20:30Official Competition 3In Our Own SkinCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
21:00– 23:00Official Competition 4The Distance Between UsCity KinoNavigate to City Kino

Friday 16 October 2026

10:00– 11:30MasterclassMASTERCLASS DEVELOPMENT: AN UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY with Isabelle Fauvel (Silence & Conversation)KunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
12:00– 13:00Talent Academy / Pitch SessionPitch Session — Film Talent Academy — Short Film LABKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
13:00– 14:00Talent Academy / Networking SessionNetworking Session — Film Talent Academy — Short Film LAB & Producers in ResidenceKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
15:00– 16:30Official Competition 5Traces of ElsewhereCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
17:00– 18:30Official Competition 6Unexpected Ways of BeingCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
19:00– 20:30Official Competition 7Carrying the Working DayCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
21:00– 02:00Festival NightclubFestival Nightclub Dj EL BAIRAKKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building

Saturday 17 October 2026

11:00– 11:45Talent Academy / Pitch SessionPitch Session — Film Talent Academy — First Feature LABKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
12:00– 12:45Talent Academy / Pitch SessionPitch Session — Film Talent Academy — First Feature LABKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
13:00– 14:00Talent Academy / Networking SessionNetworking Session — Film Talent Academy — First Feature LAB & Producers in ResidenceKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building
15:00– 16:30Official Competition 8Small Steps, Wide WorldsCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
17:00– 18:30Official Competition 9The Ways We Hold OnCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
20:15– 22:30Award CeremonyAward CeremonyCity KinoNavigate to City Kino
22:30– 02:00Festival NightclubFestival Nightclub Dj Klaus ReznicekKunstuniNavigate to Festival CenterFestival entrance: river side of the building