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Los Angeles Film Festival June  10 - 18, 2015 

World Premiere of A GIRL LIKE GRACE at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival in the Zeitgeist Section

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A GIRL LIKE GRACE is a story of a 17-year-old female growing up in a small, Southern community where notions of femininity, sexual identity and survival are starkly at odds. Grace (Ryan Destiny), high school senior, is mourning the suicide of her best friend, Andrea (Paige Hurd). Grace’s single mom, Lisa (Garcelle Beauvais), is too preoccupied with her own troubles to be the support her daughter needs. So when the bullies (led by Raven-Symone') make Grace the focus of their attacks, ...
 

World Premiere of WEEPAH WAY FOR NOW at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival in the L.A. Muse Section

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LA Muse /  English (2014 , 90 min.) Directed by: Stephen Pierce Ringer Screenwriter: Stephen Pierce Ringer Producers: Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Stephen Pierce Ringer, Kerry Barden Cinematographer: Stephen Pierce Ringer Editor: Stephen Pierce Ringer Music: Michael Einziger Cast:  Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Mimi Rogers, Dan Byrd, Amanda Crew, Madeline Zima, Liam Aiken, Jon Heder, Tyler Labine, Gil Bellows, Ryan Donowho, Gale Harold,...
 

A Beautiful Now screens at LA Fest

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(WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Daniela Amavia PRODUCERS Keith Kjarval, Lynn Kressel) – A group of five friends reunite for one night to save the woman, Romy (Abigail Spencer), at the center of their former circle. As the night progresses they struggle with their past relationships and finally truths are revealed as Romy, who has barricaded herself in the bathroom, tries to put the pieces of her life back together. This thrilling journey into the mind of a woman teetering on the edge of ...
 

Short Film CRAFTED will ahve a World Premiere at LA Fest

 
CRAFTED is a new documentary short film directed and produced by Academy Award®-nominated Morgan Spurlock. CRAFTED travels the world and explores the lives of three modern artisans: the Chefs behind Bar Tartine (San Francisco, Calif.), Bloodroot Blades (Georgia), and Nagatani-en (Iga, Japan). CRAFTED captures remarkable artisans who have mastered their trades. Through these documentary subjects, Spurlock explores how modern cultural influences and technology have allow...
 

LA Fest has OUT OF MY HAND as North American Premiere US Fiction Competition

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Directed by: Takeshi Fukunaga Screenwriter: Takeshi Fukunaga, Donari Braxton Cinematographer: Ryo Murakami, Owen Donovan Editor: Eugene Yi, Takeshi Fukunaga Music: Tyondai Braxton Cast: Bishop Blay, Zenobia Taylor, Duke Murphy Dennis, David Roberts, Shelley Molad Working as tree tapper on a rubber plantation in Liberia, West Africa, Cisco struggles to make a decent life for himself and his family. D...
 

Eli Roth will direct a Live Read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High to close LA Fest

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Today the Los Angeles Film Festival announced a very special Closing Night. For the first time, the Festival will include a Live Read, a regular feature of Film Independent’s programming over the last four years.  For Closing Night, writer/director/producer/actor Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Grindhouse, Hostel, Inglorious Basterds) will direct a Live Read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Follow @LAFilmFest on twitter for cast announcements. The film, which came out in 1982, was directed b...
 

The Overnight A film by Patrick Brice premieres at LA Fest

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  Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’ Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt at the neighborhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at the home. But as it gets later and the kids go to bed, the family “playdate” becomes increasingly more revealing and bizarre as the couples begin to open up.  Writer/director Patrick Bri...
 

Los Angeles Film Festival announces sponsors

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Today the Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced its sponsors for the 2015 Festival. The Los Angeles Film Festival will run from Wednesday, June 10 to Thursday, June 18 in downtown Los Angeles. Joining the Festival as Premier Sponsor is Southern California BMW Centers and Jaeger-LeCoultre has returned to the Festival as the Principal Sponsor. American Airlines and Peroni Nas...
 

World Premiere debut at the LA FILM FESTIVAL for MAIKO- DANCING CHILD directed by Åse Svenheim Drivenes

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MAIKO: DANCING CHILD  A FILM BY ÅSE SVENHEIM DRIVENES  THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 14th in Los Angeles   Maiko's destiny was decided before she was born. Her name Maiko means dancing child. Her mother, the driving force behind her career, sold their home to send 14-year-old Maiko to the most prestigious dancing schools in Europe. Maiko knew she couldn't return to Japan as a failure. Today she is 32 and on top of her career as a prima ballerina at the Norwegian National Bal...
 

Oriented by Director Jake Witzenfeld will premiere at LA Fest in Documentary Competition

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  Oriented  Documentary Competition, Arabic, Hebrew, English, (2015 , 87 min. ) Directed by: Jake Witzenfeld Screenwriter:  Producers: Ruth Cats, Jake Witzenfeld Cinematographer: David Stragmeister, Omar Sawalha, Michael Miroshnik Editor: Nili Feller Music: Tamir Muskat, Zohar Barzilai Cast: Khader Abu Seif, Fadi Daeem, Naeem Jiryes In a place and time where conflict dictates everyda...
 

The Drew League will have its June 13th World Premiere at LA Fest

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The Drew League.  The film will have its June 13th World Premiere as part of Los Angeles Film Festival’s Muse Section. 

Do not miss the LAFF 2015 World Premiere of FRENCH DIRTY by Wade Allain-Marcus

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   USA, 72 minutes, Color, 2015, English Having never moved on from his parent’s divorce, Vincent hasn’t really found himself. Untethered to a job or any real responsibilities, he hangs out with Steve, his childhood best friend, and Jess, his girlfriend. That is until the moment he meets Roma. The chemistry is undeniable, but Vincent is still involved with Jess, so he introduces Roma to Steve and watches love bloom, forcing him to hide his deep feelings for her. When St...
 

World Premiere of The Escort at LAFF

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  THE ESCORT begins as a story of two twenty-somethings using one another for professional gain. Mitch, a sex obsessed journalist, convinces Natalie, a Stanford-educated prostitute, to allow him to follow her around for an exposé he's writing for a magazine. While initially hesitant to allow him into her life, Natalie eventually sees an upside for herself, as she (unbeknownst to Mitch) starts using him as a bodyguard to protect her from the assorted personalities she deal...
 

Ian Edelman's new film PUERTO RICANS IN PARIS will have its World Premiere at LA Fest

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Ian Edelman's new film PUERTO RICANS IN PARIS starring Luis Guzman, Edgar Garcia, Rosie Perez, and Rosario Dawson. The film will have its World Premiere this Friday, June 12th at LA Film Festival. Ian Edelman was one of the creators of HBO's hit show "How To Make It In America".  *   Puerto Rican brothers-in-law Eddie and Luis just happen to be NYC's two best counterfeit detectives. When the latest, must-have "It Bag" from celebrated Parisian fas...
 

FLOCK OF DUDES will have its world premiere at LA Fest

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LA Muse English (2015 , 104 min. ) Directed by: Bob Castrone Screenwriter: Bob Castrone, Jason Zumwalt, Brian Levin Producers: Mark Manuel, Aaron Kaufman, Ted O'Neal, Brian Levin Cinematographer: Yaron Levy Editor: Lawrence Jordan Music: Jonathan Zalben Cast: Chris D'Elia, Hannah Simone, Bryan Greenberg, Eric Andre, Brett Gelman, Skylar Astin Adam and his friends have the perfect set up: all night house parties, elaborate drinking ...
 

BE HERE NOW at Los Angeles Film Festival 2015

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BE HERE NOW (THE ANDY WHITFIELD STORY)   DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION **World Premiere*   LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 2:40 at Regal Theater 8 **WORLD PREMIERE** Monday, June 15, 2015 at 5:00pm at Regal Theater 10   Synopsis: An inspiring love story and gentle reminder that the journey may be more important than the destination, that follows the journey of the overnight sensation, actor and international sex symbol, Andy W...
 

LA Film Fest: International Premiere of Manolo Caro's Elvira, Id Give You My Life, But Im Using It

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  The Witty and Delightful Comedy from Mexico Tells the Story of a Desperate Woman in Search of Her Husband, Who Went Out to Buy Cigarettes and Never Came Back   The comedy film Elvira, Id Give You My Life, But Im Using It (Elvira, te daría mi vida, pero la estoy usando) by Mexican writer-director Manolo Caro will have its International Premiere in the World Fiction Competition at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival, taking place June 10-18. This film marks the inte...
 

Grandma. Starring Lily Tomlin will open LA Fest June10

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Opening Night film will be the Los Angeles Premiere of Paul Weitz’s Grandma. Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer and Laverne Cox, Grandma is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. Also announced today, Rodrigo García was named Guest Director of the Festival, Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award and Lily Tomlin will receive this year’s Spirit of Independence Award. Film Independent also a...
 

Funny or Die's Make 'em LAFF Showcase and afterparty june11th

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  Funny Or Die is reteaming with the Festival this year to host a mash-up comedy extravaganza celebrating diverse, unique and authentic voices in the comedy world.This showcase of stand-up performances and comedy videos features comedians such as Kristen Schaal, Jermaine Fowler, Solomon Georgio, Ali Wong and host Chris Garcia, with additional performers to be announced. An after party for attendees will directly follow the showcase.   Select videos from the Make ‘e...
 

POCHA (MANIFEST DESTINY) - an engaging story of a young woman caught in the cross hairs of life.

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POCHA (MANIFEST DESTINY) - DIRECTED BY MICHAEL DWYER & CO-DIRECTED BY KAITLIN MCLAUGHLIN  WORLD PREMIERE - ZEITGEIST COMPETITION In this gorgeously filmed crime thriller, first time feature filmmaker Michael Dwyer and his co-director Kiatlin Mclaughlin bring the intensity to POCHA (MANIFEST DESTINY) - an engaging story of a young woman caught in the cross hairs of life.   Chasing the bling of the lux life, Claudia, a twenty-something Chicana, makes bad choices &n...
 

LA premiere of SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT written by Pras Michel from the Fugees and directed by Ben Patterson

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LOS ANGELES PREMIERE - BUZZ SECTION - JUNE 11, 2015 8:30 PM SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT follows Pras Michel, Grammy award-winning rapper and founder of the hip-hop group The Fugees, as he returns to his homeland of Haiti post-earthquake and finds a corrupt government in paralysis. With no experience or money, Pras passionately mobilizes a presidential campaign for the unlikeliest of candidates: Michel Martelly, aka “Sweet Micky”, Haiti’s most popular and most outland...
 

The new 4K restoration of Carol Reed's classic: THE THIRD MAN screens in LA

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LA/SF Press Screenings: 4k Restoration: THE THIRD MAN - With New Trailer The new 4K restoration of Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN, starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles, opens Friday June 26 at New York's Film Forum and Friday July 3 at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles! Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, Oscar®-winner for Best Cinematography, and Oscar®-nominated for Best Director, THE THIRD MAN is regarded as one ...
 

THE CONFINES Directed by Eytan Rockaway will have its World Premiere at LA Fest

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THE CONFINES  World Premiere in the Nightfall Category at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival Saturday, June 13 at 10:45PM       Directed by Eytan Rockaway Starring Louisa Krause, Jason Patric, and Mark Margolis THE CONFINES is a claustrophobic thriller that follows a troubled young woman who, in a last-ditch effort at getting her life together, takes a job working nights as a security guard at an abandoned luxury apar...
 

MTV and Dimension TV’s “Scream” is based on the eponymous, international hit horror franchise.

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MTV AND DIMENSION TV’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW THRILLER “SCREAM” TO PREMIERE AT THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH   First time in Festival history, television series to participate in a gala event. “Scream” will air an extended version of pilot and Q&A with cast and executive producers 21st Los Angeles Film Festival Gala Screening of MTV and Dimension TV’s “SCREAM” Sunday, June 14, 2015 Executive Producers/Showrunner...
 

PEOPLE PLACES THINGS by Jim Strouse will screen at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival:

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  PEOPLE PLACES THINGS Written and Directed by: Jim Strouse  IN THEATERS AUGUST 14, 2015 Will Henry (Jemaine Clement) is a graphic novelist and a professor in NYC.  At his adorable twin girls’ fifth birthday party, Will’s life is turned upside down when he walks in on the mother of his children, and longtime girlfriend, Charlie, (Stephanie Allynne) with their friend Gary (Michael Chernus).  One year later, Will is still alone and trying to put his life bac...
 

OUT OF MY HAND in Competition at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival

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OUT OF MY HAND North American Premiere in Competition at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival  Friday, June 12 at 6:00PM     Written and directed by Takeshi Fukunaga Working as tree tapper on a rubber plantation in Liberia, West Africa, Cisco struggles to make a decent life for himself and his family. Despite his and his fellow workers’ attempt at unionizing, the rubber...
 

CAUGHT Premiere - Starring Anna Camp and Stefanie Scott - At LAFF June 12

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SAM PAGE AND AMELIA ROSE BLAIRE JOIN FILMMAKERS TO CELEBRATE PREMIERE OF UPCOMING THRILLER STARRING ANNA CAMP AND STEFANIE SCOTT Debut Screening of the Fast-Paced, Deliciously Twisted Feature to take Place at Los Angeles Film Festival     Filmmakers and cast to gather to celebrate the premiere of Caught at the Los Angeles Film Festival in the Nightfall category.   Caught follows a jealous housewife who kidnaps her husband's teenage mistress as a pran...
 

LA Fest selection: MANSON FAMILY VACATION Starring: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Tobin Bell, Lenora Pitts

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MANSON FAMILY VACATION (Netflix) Buzz   Written and Directed by J. Davis Featuring: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Tobin Bell, Leonora Pitts, Adam Chernick, Davie-Blue   **World Debut at SxSW 2015** ​ Synopsis: Nick Morgan (Jay Duplass) has it all: a loving family, a beautiful home and a successful law practice in Los Angeles. His estranged brother Conrad (Linas Phillips) has nothing but a backpack. When Conrad shows up for a surprise visit, all he wants to d...
 

Consumed by Daryl Wein will have its World Premiere at LA Fest

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  Mister Lister Films presents CONSUMED  WORLD PREMIERE @ LA FILM FEST Monday, June 15th at 8:50pm at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live 8 (1000 W Olympic Blvd)   Directed by:                                    Daryl Wein Screenwriter & Producer:          Daryl Wein, ...
 

FAN GIRL Directed by Paul Jarret will have a Special Screening at 2015 Los Angeles Film Fest

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FAN GIRL  Special Screening at 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival  on Monday, June 15 at 6:00PM Directed by Paul Jarret, Starring Kiernan Shipka, Kara Hayward, Meg Ryan, Josh Boone, Nicole Coulon, and Beanie Feldstein and featuring indie punk band All Time Low   FAN GIRL introduces Telulah Farrow (Kiernan Shipka), a 15 year-old ironic cool girl who has two obsessions in life: pop punk music and making film...
 

A NEW HIGH - LAFF Competition documentary Film

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The film is about a homeless shelter and residential drug treatment facility in Seattle. Mike Johnson (the Expedition Team Leader who is featured in the film) has created a unique opportunity for residents to train for an epic hike to summit Mt. Rainier one year later. The hope is that the focus and commitment for the climb will give them the internal and external strength to help them maintain a lasting sobriety. This documentary is equal parts heart breaking and heart pounding… it&rsq...
 

3RD STREET BLACKOUT will have its world premiere in the US Fiction Competition at the LA Film Festival

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3rd Street Blackout   US Fiction Competition English (2015 , 85 min.) Directed by: Negin Farsad, Jeremy Redleaf Screenwriter: Negin Farsad, Jeremy Redleaf Producers: Jeremy Redleaf, Andrew Mendelson, Ryan Cunningham, Negin Farsad Cinematographer: Eun-ah Lee Editor: Andrew Mendelson Music: Gaby Alter Cast: Negin Farsad, Jeremy Redleaf, Ed Weeks, Phyllis Somerville, Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Sasheer Zamata, Jordan Carlos, Kati...
 

THE END OF THE TOUR selected at LA Fest

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THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest.  As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject.  The two men bob and weave around each other, ...
 

ARAM, ARAM, A Film by Christopher Chambers (LA Muse Selection)

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ARAM, ARAM- the first ever Armenian film to screen at the LA Film Festival in its 20 year history. This ground breaking movie is special in more ways than one, as it’s also the first American independent drama to take viewers inside the Armenian Community of Los Angeles. Although the film centers on Little Armenia, the film’s director Christopher Chambers wanted the story to stay true to immigration as a whole and the importance of maintaining a cultural identity in a new world. &...
 

TOO LATE by Dennis Hauck will have a World Premiere at LA Film Fest 2015

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TOO LATE  -  (U.S. Fiction Competition) Written and Directed by: Dennis Hauck,  Featuring:  John Hawkes, Crystal Reed, Natalie Zea, Vail Bloom, Joanna Cassidy... ​ Synopsis: Private investigator Mel Sampson (Academy Award Nominee John Hawkes) is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.  With this familiar setup, TOO LATE takes the spine of the classic private eye genre and tears it to pieces, weaving it back toget...
 

A skate doc with a social conscience I AM THALENTE, world premiering at LAF

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A skate doc with a social conscience I AM THALENTE, world premiering at LAFF on June 15th at 8:30pm.    An exuberant, action filled skate doc with a social conscience, it follows Thalente Biyela, a 17 year old homeless skateboard prodigy in South Africa who catches the eye of the professional skate-world when a DIY video of him skating goes viral. A group of top pro-skaters and figures in the skate world, including Kenny Anderson and legend Tony Hawk, offer Thalente ...
 

LAS MALAS LENGUAS (Sweet and Vicious) breaks the silence about abortion and homosexuality in Colombia

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Check the Colombian filmmaker Juan Paulo Laserna, who recently graduated from the New York School of Visual Arts.  He graduated with honors and won several awards for his work, and now debuts his first feature LAS MALAS LENGUAS (“Sweet & Vicious”) at the 21st LAFF.  The film will to compete amongst eight films vying in the World Fiction Competition of the festival.   Public screening:  Saturday, June 13 at 1:50pm at Regal Cinemas #14 Press & Industry:...
 

THE CONFINES | World Premiere | Nightfall

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THE CONFINES is a claustrophobic thriller that follows a troubled young woman who, in a last-ditch effort at getting her life together, takes a job working nights as a security guard at an abandoned luxury apartment building. Stuck with a brusque rent-a-cop as her partner, she struggles to keep her mind from playing tricks on her while she patrols the empty halls. But as the night progresses strange things begin to happen - and she realizes it may not all be in her head. Making his di...
 

The Babushkas of Chernobyl LAFF World Premiere

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  A Film by Holly Morris & Anne Bogart ​ World Premiere Los Angeles Film Festival June 2015  Documentary Competition     "They lived through Stalin's Holodomor -- the genocide-by famine of the 1930s that wiped out millions of Ukrainians -- and the Nazis in the1940s.  Some of the women were shipped to Germany as forced labor.  When the Chernobyl&n...
 

A BEAUTIFUL NOW - World Premiere - LA Muse Section

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Writer / Director: Daniela Amavia (Directorial Debut) Producers: Keith Kjarval, Lynn Kressel, Daniela Amavia Principal Cast: Abigail Spencer, Cheyenne Jackson, Sonja Kinski, Collette Wolfe, Elena Satine, Patrick Heusinger Running Time: 98 minutes   Synopsis: A group of five friends reunite for one night to save the woman, Romy (Abigail Spencer), at the center of their former circle. As the night progresses they struggle with their past relationships and finally truths are ...
 

Band of Robbers LAFF World Premiere – Zeitgeist Category

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Premiere:                  Saturday, June 13th at 7:15pm at Regal LA Live Cinemas Website:                     www.bandofrobbers.com Zeitgeist Spanish, English (2015 , 95 min.) Directed by: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee Screenwriter: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee Producers: John Will, Rick Rosentha...
 

CATCHING THE SUN is a documentary feature by award-winning filmmaker and eco-activist Shalini Kantayya

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CATCHING THE SUN  is a documentary feature by award-winning filmmaker and eco-activist Shalini Kantayya about people daring to lead a massive global energy transition from dependence on fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.   The film will premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 11, 2015 at 6:15 PM at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 9.   The solar revolution is about much more than just saving energy; it is the intersection of environmental stewardship, social justice, an...
 

World Premiere Skate Doc I AM THALENTE, June 15th - moving action packed skate doc

 
Skate doc I AM THALENTE world premieres at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival (details below). An exuberant, action filled skate doc with a social conscience, it follows Thalente Biyela, a 17 year old homeless skateboard prodigy in South Africa who catches the eye of the professional skate-world when a DIY video of him skating goes viral. A group of top pro-skaters and figures in the skate world, including Kenny Anderson and legend Tony Hawk, offer Thalente support and an opportunity t...
 

AYANDA AND THE MECHANIC selected at 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival

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  Aynada's director: Sara Blecher Fuelled by the electric energy and ethnic diversity of 21st century Johannesburg, AYANDA tells the story of a young woman whose dreams of running a retro car restoration business are threatened by dark family secrets, the complications of love and the challenges of day-to-day life in the sprawling African metropolis.   Set in the vibrant community of Yeoville, where African migrants from across the continent live among indigenous South...
 

IN THE TREETOPS will have its World Premiere at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival

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IN THE TREETOPS World Premiere at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 6:45 PM   Written and Directed by Matthew Brown Starring Emma Corley Geer, Matthew Brown, Cameron Morton,  Joshua Pagan, Gabriel Douglas   William, Alissa, Gary and Eric are close friends at different stages in their high school careers, but the social playing field levels out when they all pack into William’s hand me ...
 

MISSING PEOPLE (Documentary Competition) by former LAFF winner David Shapiro

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Martina Batan in 1980 Work by Roy Ferdinand 81 min / USA/ color / 2015 / English / US premiere Friday, June 12, 8:45PM, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Sunday, June 14, 8:55PM, Regal Cinemas...
 

Free Community Screenings to take place during the 21st edition of the LA Festival

 
Free Community Screenings to take place during the 21st edition of the Festival including the 15th anniversary screening of Love & Basketball, The LXD: The Uprising Begins and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The Festival’s Social Impact Free Screenings include American DREAMers, Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and The Politics of Race and HBO’s Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014. Also announced today, the annual Coffee Talks Panels f...
 

Music in Film Nights at the GRAMMY Museum

 
Additions to the 2015 Festival program, including Pras Michel and BT as part of the Music in Film Nights at the GRAMMY Museum, Tributes to Jonathan Demme and Rodrigo García, a Master Class with music video director Mathew Cullen, Diversity Speaks panels, the Los Angeles Times Young Hollywood Roundtable, the Steed Symposium on cyber security and Premiere section titles. Individual tickets are on sale now; please visit www.lafilmfest.com for more details. “In addition to th...
 

The LA Festival announces the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Competition sections.

 
  Now in its 21st year, the Los Angeles Film Festival offers unparalleled access to creative voices through energetic film programming, Master Classes, live performances and conversations with the most compelling artists working today. The 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts, web series and music videos, along with signature programs such as the Filmmaker Retreat, Music in Film at The GRAMMY Museum® and Master Classes. The Los Angeles Fil...
 

Special screenings at LA Fest

 
Two special Pre-Festival Screenings: Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope will have its LA Premiere on Monday, June 8 and Inside Out will screen on Tuesday, June 9 preceded by a Master Class with writer/director Pete Docter before the screening. Also announced today, Todd Strauss-Schulson’s The Final Girls will have a Gala Screening on Tuesday, June 16. The Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 10-18. “With his newest film, Dope, writer/director Rick Famuyiwa ...
 

Two new sections for the 2015 Festival, Zeitgeist and Nightfall.

 
The programming for the LA Muse section was also announced today. Passes are now on sale to the general public. The Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 10 through June 18 and the full Festival line up will be announced on May 5. “Under the leadership of Roya Rastegar and Jennifer Cochis, the programmers have assembled a slate of films that embody Film Independent’s mission of diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision with a special emphasis on world premieres, first time direct...
 

Gala Screenings, Master Classes and the Buzz section programming at LA FEST

 
 For the first time the Festival will feature a TV Gala with the premiere of the highly anticipated new MTV/Dimension TV series Scream on June 14. On June 17 the Festival will hold a Gala Screening of Benson Lee’s Seoul Searching. Also announced today, Festival Master Classes featuring director Pete Docter, editors Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey and composer Mark Isham. The Buzz section of the Festival was also unveiled. “Master Classes are an integral...
 

The Los Angeles Film Festival’s mission is to showcase diversity, innovation, and unique visions in independent American and int

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                            As the primary exhibition arm of Film Independent, The Los Angeles Film Festival’s mission is to showcase diversity, innovation, and unique visions in independent American and international cinema. We are inspired by Los Angeles, a city of abundant creativity, and our programming reflects our city-muse through fil...

 

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