Selected International Film Festivals
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
Film Independent
9911 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
USA
United States
phone +1-310-432 1240
fax +1-310-432 1203
http://www.lafilmfest.com
email: LAFilmFest@FilmIndependent.org
Artistic Director
Mr. David Ansen
Festival Director
Mrs. Stephanie Allain
Associate Director of Programming
Mr. Doug Jones
djones@FilmIndependent.org
Year of Foundation 1994
Event Date from 13 June 2013 till 23 June 2013
in Los Angeles, United States
Sections Narrative Competition, Documentary Competition, Short Film Competition, International Showcase, Music Videos, Summer Previews
Terms of Entry International Feature films in competition must be at least U.S. premiere. Films must not have any television play in the US or have been broadcast on the internet. Premieres are not required, but preferred. Films must have been completed after 1 January 2011.
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, DigiBeta NTSC, DCP, HDCAM
Registration Deadline early deadline: 2 December 2011
regular deadline: 13 January 2012
late deadline: 23 February 2012
Fees early deadline: $30 (shorts -50min.), $50 (features +50min.); regular deadline: $40 (shorts), $60 (features); late deadline: $50 (shorts), $70 (features)
Attendance Figures 85,000
Participants of the Film Industry Due to the location, the Festival is able to draw on Los Angeles' large pool of industry professionals.
Prizes/Awards Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary ($ 15.000 each);
Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Narrative Short ($ 5.000 each);
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, for Best Documentary Feature, for Best International Feature, for Best Short Film, for Best Music Video;
2011
Narrative Competition
THE BAD INTENTIONS by Rosario García-Montero, Barry Films (PE/DE/AR)
Summer Showcase
THE FUTURE by Miranda July, Razor Film Produktion (US/DE)
SKATEISTAN: FOUR WHEELS AND A BOARD IN KABUL by Kai Sehr, Defilm (DE/US)
International Showcase
SIDEWALLS by Gustavo Taretto, Pandora Filmproduktion (AR/DE/ES)
Retro 30th Anniversary:
DAS BOOT (Director’s cut) by Wolfgang Petersen
Number of Films Shown 263
Media Coverage The Los Angeles Film Festival gets extensive local, national and international media coverage, with over 400 accredited press form outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Access Hollywood, Extra, KCRW-FM, KABC TV, indieWire and the BBC.
Specific Characteristics The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.Evaluation A typical audience festical with a respectable number of European arthouse films.
