The first annual Downtown Film Festival – Los Angeles (DTFF-LA), the first dedicated film festival in the historic core of the Entertainment Capital of the World, will be held August, 13-17, 2008. The five-day event will celebrate Downtown L.A.’s renaissance with a series of film screenings of Hollywood, independent and classic films; lectures; panel discussions; exhibits; and parties and receptions.

Additional information  can be found on the festival’s website: http://www.downtownfilmfestla.com.