Los Angeles - Event

The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival brings the latest US indie offerings to the company town itself. As well as screenings at a variety of cinemas and a competition, there are numerous seminars and workshops for the independent film-maker.

But the biggest attraction at Los Angeles Film Festival (for suits and movie lovers alike) remains the films themselves, and the festival usually offers a wide range of quirky features and documentaries.

The festival screens around 175 features, documentaries, shorts and music videos that attract an audience of around 40,000 film industry professionals, film-makers and film fans. A prize of US$50,000 is awarded for the best narrative feature and another of US$25,000 for the best documentary.

The programme for 2009 is still taking shape - for full details of screenings, gala evenings and competitions, please visit the festival website, where you can also book tickets.