28–29 November 2026 • Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Lankaran International Film Festival
About the event
Lankaran International Film Festival (LIFF 2026) is an independent international short film festival held in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. The festival brings together filmmakers from Azerbaijan and around the world and provides a platform for fiction, documentary, animation, and fully AI-created short films.
The 2026 edition will take place on November 28–29, 2026, in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. The festival aims to support independent filmmaking, encourage international cinematic exchange, and create opportunities for filmmakers to present their work to a live audience.
All selected films will be screened physically at the festival venue. Online screenings are not part of the festival program.
Where
Paus Brewing, Lankaran, Azerbaijan
When
28–29 November 2026, Saturday to Sunday
Festival Program
Day 1
28 Nov, 2026
11:00 Am
Opening and screening
of fiction films
12:10 Am
Screening
of documentary films
13:10 Pm
Coffee break
13:30 Pm
Master Class No. 1
Speaker:
14:30 Pm
Master Class No. 2
Speaker:
Day 2
29 Nov, 2026
11:00 Am
Screening of
Animated Films
12:10 Am
Screening of
AI-Generated Films
13:10 Pm
Coffee break
13:30 Pm
Master Class No. 3
Speaker:
14:30 Pm
Master Class No. 4
Speaker:
15:30 Pm
Announcement of the Winners and Closing Ceremony
Our team
Samad Mehriban Aghayev
Founder
Tural Karimov
Festival director
Mirbaghir Ismayilov
Media director
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