The 25th edition of the Leeds International Film Festival took place from 3 – 20 November 2011, with a screening of Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights" for the Opening Gala, and Steve McQueen's "Shame" as the closing film. In 2011, the Audience Awards for best feature films were given to each programme category individually. "The Artist" won the Official Selection Audience Award, "Sound It Out" won the Cinema Versa Audience Award and "Juan of the Dead" won the Fanomenon Audience Award. Koen Mortier won the Golden Owl Award for best independent filmmaking for his thriller film "22nd of May".