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The Los Angeles Film Festival is an event held annually in June in downtown Los Angeles, California.It showcases North American dependent, feature, documentary and short films, as well as music videos.

With an attendance of more than 80,000 people, it screens more than 100 feature films। The event also includes world premieres, panels and seminars, outdoor screenings, and a Family Day.The Festival features programs including the exclusive Filmmaker Retreat - hosted by the Festival's annual Guest Director - and the Spirit of Independence Award ceremony and gala.

In addition to feature films, it also screens short films created by high school students and has
a special section devoted to music विडोसFilms submitted to the Festival are reviewed by Film
Independent's programming department, which evaluates each film, looking for the best in new
American and international cinema.

Awards are given out in the following categories at the conclusion of the Festival:


* Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary Feature (award carries an unrestricted cash prize of $50,000)
* Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature (award carries an unrestricted cash prize of $50,000)
* Outstanding Performance in the Narrative Competition
* Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
* Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
* Audience Award for Best International Feature
* Best Narrative Short Film
* Best Documentary Short Film
* Best Animated/Experimental Short Film
* Audience Award for Best Short Film.


History

The Los Angeles Film Festival was begun in 1971 by Gary Essert, as the Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Filmex). Essert remained the festival's director until 1983. In 1995, it became the 5-day Los Angeles Independent Film Festival [LAIFF], which ran annually at the Directors Guild of America Building in Hollywood, California until 2001, when it was absorbed by Film Independent (formerly IFP/Los Angeles).

In 2010 the festival was moved to the Regal Cinemas at the L.A. Live complex in downtown Los
Angeles, with additional screenings at several other downtown venues including the Orpheum
Theatre (Los Angeles, California) and the REDCAT Theater (below the Walt Disney Concert Hall). The festival also has a long tradition of screenings at the open-air John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. At its height the LAIFF attracted 19,000 attendees. Today the Los Angeles Film Festival attracts over 80,000 visitors.

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