About The LIDF

The LIDF, in association with the London Review of Books, is the UK’s largest documentary festival. The 2010 edition will run for 16 days (23rd April to 8th May). In addition to the Festival the LIDF programmes the prestigious monthly ‘Docspot’ at London’s Barbican Centre, and works closely with the British Museum and other venues on a year-round series of events and activities.

The LIDF has established a reputation for creating forums for informed debate around the pressing social and political issues of the moment, and for becoming actively involved in the possibilities of film as an agent for social change.

As a development of this in 2009 the British High Commission in Pakistan and the LIDF launched the project ‘Filmmaking for Social Change, Pakistan’. Now in its second year the project continues to create an environment for youthful participation, empowerment, and direct involvement in opinion-forming and citizen’s journalism. It does this by providing the tools and opportunities for free and constructive expression and offering an international platform for the work’s dissemination. This year the fruits of this project will again be screened at the LIDF as part of a ‘Pakistan Day’ at the British Museum. 

2010 also sees the establishment of the LIDF’s Centre for Filmmaking for Social Change (London), where it will bring together a network of global partners and practitioners to discuss and debate their varied experiences, while sharing notes towards future collaboration and good practice.

Currently, the LIDF is developing a UK-Pakistan co-produced feature documentary. To keep informed of its progress and become a part of this growing community please contact us at change@lidf.co.uk.