The Los Angeles Film Festival recently announced their line up. And it's great. Some of our festival favorites are screening including Lake Bell's In A World, Stacie Passon's Concussion, Short Term 12, Haifaa Al Mansour's Wadjda amongst many others.
Read More »Per usual, LAFF has added some studio premieres and sure-to-be fascinating discussions to its lineup. On June 12, a pre-festival screening of Zach Snyder's much-anticipated superman revamp "Man of Steel" -- with Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon and Amy Adams -- will show two days before its wide releas...
Read More »The Los Angeles Film Festival -- presented by Film Independent -- has announced a special pre-festival screening of new Superman film "Man of Steel," as well as a festival screening of Pixar's "Monster's University" and a live discussion with director Spike Jonze.
Read More »The Los Angeles Film Festival has revealed their 2013 lineup, including closing night film "The Way, Way Back," starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell. The Sundance smash follows a teenage boy Duncan (Liam James) stuck on vacation with his mom Pam (Collet...
Read More »The Los Angeles Film Festival (June 13-23) has announced that Oscar-nominated and Film Independent Spirit Award-winning director David O. Russell will serve as the 2013 fest's guest director. He will also be the recipient of the Spirit of Independence award, which recognizes an individual for his or...
Read More »Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited!" will open the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13. This will be the North American premiere of the film. Watch the trailer below.
Read More »The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced the North American Premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s "I’m So Excited!" will open the festival on Thursday, June 13th. The film’s release is set for the U.S. two weeks later by Sony Pictures Classics. “Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film...
Read More »The deadline for Film Independent's Screenwriting Lab is fast approaching. By Monday, April 1st, writers may submit a feature-length narrative screenplay for consideration in this five week program in LA.
Read More »Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to release "Dead Man's Burden," from director Jared Moshé. The 1870-set Western premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and is playing this weekend at the Hamptons Int'l Film Festival. Cinedigm plans a 2013 release with a VOD, digital and DVD roll out t...
Read More »During the Q&A after the screening of “The Iran Job,” director Till Schauder described how the idea for a documentary about “journeymen” professional basketball players in Iran came to him before he had a subject that could carry his documentary. His wife and producer Sarah Nodjoumi is Iranian-Ameri...
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