37 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres chosen for U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse & Nightfall Competitions LOS ANGELES — The LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse […]
LOS ANGELES – The LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent announced the winners of the 2016 Festival at an Awards Cocktail Reception. The Reception was hosted by Roya Rastegar, Director of Programming and Jennifer Cochis, Creative Director. “With all the talk about diversifying Hollywood, the LA Film Festival provides proof that talented filmmakers with […]
What is Film Independent’s Documentary Lab? Held in Los Angeles in April, the Film Independent Documentary Lab is an intensive five-week program designed to help filmmakers who are currently in post-production on their feature-length documentary films. Through a series of meetings and workshops, the Documentary Lab provides creative feedback and story notes to participating filmmakers, […]
$30,000 SLOAN PRODUCERS GRANT AWARDED TO THE DUST DIRECTED BY AMANDA BRENNAN AND PRODUCED BY SARAH DORMAN LOS ANGELES, CA — Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, announced the producers selected for its 15th annual Producing Lab. The 2015 Producing Lab is supported by Artist Development […]
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, 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 […]
30 Films chosen for U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Fiction Competitions — 18 World Premieres — — Full competition lineup showcases 54 feature films and 39 World Premieres — LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced […]
First Festival Screening – Thursday, June 11 @ 8:30pm The film 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 […]
First Festival Screening – Sunday, June 14 @ 6:30pm Chasing the bling of a lux life, Claudia, a twenty-something Chicana, makes bad choices – and gets caught. Despite the fact that she barely speaks a word of Spanish, her undocumented status gets her deported to Mexico. Although she can never legally return to the U.S. […]
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL AND FUNNY OR DIE ANNOUNCE SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR MAKE ‘EM LAFF TALENT CONTEST LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced today the launch of the second annual Funny Or Die Make […]
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