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Los Angeles Film Festival full line upFilm Independent announced the full program line-up for the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival (Thursday, June 21 – Sunday, July 1), including the Opening Night and Closing Night films.As previously announced, Academy Award®-winning actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood will receive this year’s Spirit of Independence Award on Thursday, June 28 at a special event sponsored by Target. Tony Bennett, who is the focus of a new documentary for which Clint Eastwood serves as executive producer, will present Eastwood with this honor. “This year’s festival once again showcases the unique vision and independent spirit we strive to support and promote at Film Independent,” said Dawn Hudson, Executive Director of Film Independent. “We are proud to offer hundreds of filmmakers a platform for their work and celebrate their original voices and inspired storytelling.” “The Los Angeles Film Festival continues to evolve into a celebration that the movie capital of the world deserves, diverse in content and culture, inviting, accessible, and most important, fun,” said Festival Director Richard Raddon. “The 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival line-up includes films from all over the world, encompassing everything from cutting-edge independent dramas to goofball comedies,” said Film Independent and Los Angeles Film Festival Director of Programming Rachel Rosen. “Audiences will have a wealth of choices and many chances to interact with filmmakers and discover new talent.” Kasi Lemmons’ Talk to Me (Focus Features) will kick off the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival as the Opening Night film on Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mann Village Theatre. Starring Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, and Martin Sheen, the film tells the funny, dramatic, and inspiring real-life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene (Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s in Washington, D.C. Sparked by both the era's vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness, Petey openly courted controversy at a white-owned station. Relying on his producer Dewey Hughes (Ejiofor) to run interference, Petey's unprecedented “tell it like it is” on-air style gave voice and spirit to the black community during an exciting and turbulent period in American history. Danny Boyle’s Sunshine (Fox Searchlight Pictures) will serve as the Closing Night film on Sunday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wadsworth Theatre. Starring Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mark Strong, Benedict Wong, and Michelle Yeoh, Sunshine begins fifty years from now. The sun is dying and a solar winter has enveloped the earth. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their sanity, but their lives. ABOUT THE 2007 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL Westwood Village is home to Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, June 21 – Sunday, July 1. Festival-goers will experience the best of American and international cinema, enjoying more than 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos, as well as Coffee Talks, Poolside Chats, and other special star-studded events. Westwood Village will showcase films and events among various venues, all within walking distance of each other, with ample, convenient parking and easy access to shopping and dining, setting the stage for the biggest Festival yet. Over the course of 10 days and 11 nights, the public is invited to take advantage of world premieres including both independent films and major studio releases, as well as tribute screenings, outdoor movies, celebrity-filled red carpets, and more. Screenings and special events will be held in Westwood at the following locations: Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum; the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse; Mann Festival Theatre; Mann Village Theatre; Mann Bruin Theatre; Landmark’s Regent Theatre; Italian Cultural Institute; the Majestic Crest Theatre; W Los Angeles – Westwood; the Wadsworth Theatre; and the Festival Promenade on Broxton Avenue. Additional offsite event screenings will take place at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Grand Performances at California Plaza, and the Landmark at its new location at the Westside Pavilion. The Los Angeles Times Ticket and Pass Pavilion – where all festival-goers can purchase tickets and passes to Festival screenings starting Saturday, June 16 – will be located at 1031 Broxton Avenue (at Weyburn). The Target Red Room – filmmaker and press lounge – will be located at 1028 Westwood Boulevard. .
FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM The 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival will screen more than 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos. This year the Festival received more than 4,500 submissions from filmmakers around the world with the final selections representing several World, North American, and U.S. premieres. Narrative Competition (8): • August Evening, Chris Eska – WORLD PREMIERE • The Beautiful Ordinary, Jess Manafort – WORLD PREMIERE • How to Rob a Bank, Andrews Jenkins – WORLD PREMIERE • Kabluey, Scott Prendergast – WORLD PREMIERE • Liberty Kid, Ilya Chaiken – WORLD PREMIERE • Owl and the Sparrow, Stephane Gauger • Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America, Tony Stone – WORLD PREMIERE • What We Do Is Secret, Rodger Grossman – WORLD PREMIERE Documentary Competition (11): This section of films is dedicated to the best documentary film work of the year. The films compete for the Target Documentary Award, which carries a $50,000 unrestricted grant. The prize is determined by a panel of prestigious jurors. Films screened in this section also compete for the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. • Billy the Kid, Jennifer Venditti • Cat Dancers, Harris Fishman • Constantine’s Sword, Oren Jacoby – WORLD PREMIERE • The Cool School, Morgan Neville – WORLD PREMIERE • Join Us, Ondi Timoner – WORLD PREMIERE • JUMP!, Helen Hood Scheer – WORLD PREMIERE • Prison Town, USA, Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins • Resolved, Greg Whiteley – WORLD PREMIERE • Saint Death, Eva Aridjis – WORLD PREMIERE • Second Chance Season, Daniel H. Forer – WORLD PREMIERE • The Town That Was, Chris Perkel, Georgie Roland International Showcase (21): The International Showcase highlights the best in world cinema. Films screened in this section are eligible for the Audience Awards for Best International Film, Best Narrative Film, or Best Documentary Film. • Ad Lib Night, Lee Yoon-ki – South Korea • Bajo Juarez, the city devouring its daughters, Alejandra Sánchez, José Antonio Cordero – Mexico • Blame It on Fidel, Julie Gavras – France • Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness, Laurin Federlein - England – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • The Champagne Spy, Nadav Schirman – Israel/Germany • Copacabana, Martín Rejtman – Argentina – US PREMIERE • The Elephant and the Sea, Woo Ming Jin – Malaysia • Fireworks Wednesday, Asghar Farhadi – Iran (Facets Multimedia) • Honor of the Knights, Albert Serra – Spain • It’s Winter, Rafi Pitts – Iran • Lady Chatterley, Pascale Ferran – Belgium/France (Kino International) • Love for Sale, Karim Aïnouz – Brazil/Germany/France/Portugal (Strand Releasing) • My Best Friend, Patrice Leconte – France (IFC Films) • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, Charles Burnett – Namibia • On the Rumba River, Jacques Sarasin – France/Congo (First Run Features) – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • Pool of Princesses, Bettina Blümner – Germany – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • Razzle Dazzle, Darren Ashton – Australia • Salty Air, Alessandro Angelini – Italy • Times and Winds, Reha Erdem – Turkey • The Year After, Isabelle Czajka – France • Young @ Heart, Stephen Walker – England – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Spotlight on Romanian Cinema (3): PREMIERE • Marilena from P7, Cristian Nemescu – Romania • The Paper Will Be Blue, Radu Muntean – Romania Summer Previews (13): A sneak peek at this summer’s upcoming independent film releases. • Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll (MGM) • Chasing Ghosts, Lincoln Ruchti • Does Your Soul Have a Cold?, Mike Mills (IFC TV) • Exiled, Johnnie To – China (Magnolia Pictures) • Great World of Sound, Craig Zobel (Magnolia Pictures) • The Hottest State, Ethan Hawke (ThinkFilm) • How to Cook Your Life, Doris Dörrie – Germany (Roadside Attractions) • Interview, Steve Buscemi (Sony Pictures Classics) • The Last Winter, Larry Fessenden (IFC Films) • Molière, Laurent Tirard – France (Sony Pictures Classics) • Rocket Science, Jeffrey Blitz (Picturehouse) • Two Days in Paris, Julie Delpy (Samuel Goldwyn Films) • War/Dance, Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine (ThinkFilm) Dark Wave (3): • Dead Daughters, Pavel Ruminov – Russia • Trigger Man, Ti West • Wizard of Gore, Jeremy Kasten – WORLD PREMIERE Guilty Pleasures (2) • Dynamite Warrior, Chalerm Wongpim – Thailand (Magnolia Pictures) – US PREMIERE • Flight of the Living Dead, Scott Thomas – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Festival Live (2) • Jeff Garlin's Combo Platter (stand-up comedy) • Axis of Evil, with Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader (stand-up comedy) Special Event Screenings at the Ford Amphitheatre (6): • Arctic Tale, Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson (Paramount Vantage) • Dark Side of the Zeppelin: The Laserium Extravaganza! • Hot Rod, Akiva Schaffer (Paramount Pictures) • The Iron Fist (1927), Gabriel García Moreno – Mexico – Live musical score by the Nortec Collective • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, Julien Temple – England/Ireland (IFC First Take) • U.F.O.s at the Zoo: The Legendary Concert in Oklahoma City, Brad Beesley, Wayne Coyne, George Salisbury Family-Friendly Screenings (2): • Komaneko: The Curious Cat, Tsuneo Goda – Japan – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • Old Yeller (1957), Robert Stevenson – 50th Anniversary Screening Tribute Screenings (4) Promenade on Broxton Avenue • The Elephant Man (1980), David Lynch (Freddie Francis, 1917-2007) • Love Story, Chris Hall, Mike Kerry (Arthur Lee, 1945-2006) – England – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Alonzo, 1934-2001) – Germany/USA/England Movies And More – Films With Extended Conversations (3): • Harry and Tonto (1974), Paul Mazursky – Paul Mazursky in conversation with Jeff Garlin • The Man (1972), Joseph Sargent – Joseph Sargent in conversation with Elvis Mitchell • Straight Time (1978), Ulu Grosbard – Conversation with Ulu Grosbard and select cast & crew Special Screenings and Series (18): • 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Nathan Juran – 50th Anniversary Screening • The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing-A-Long • L.A. Destroys Itself Presented in association with the UCLA Film and Television Archive. o Earthquake (1974), Mark Robson o Escape From L.A. (1996), John Carpenter o Miracle Mile (1988), Steve De Jarnatt o Night of the Comet (1984), Thom Eberhardt – Free Screening – Festival Promenade on Broxton Avenue o Them! (1954), Gordon M. Douglas • L.A. Film Critics: The Films That Got Away Co-presented by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. o The Death of Klinghoffer (2003), Penny Woolcock – England o Triple Agent (2004), Eric Rohmer – France/Spain/Italy/Greece/Russia • L.A. International Presented in association with the UCLA Film and Television Archive. o The Message, Moustapha Akkad – Pakistan/Kuwait/Morocco/Libya/England/Lebanon • Mozart’s Visionary Cinema: New Crowned Hope Presented in association with the UCLA Film and Television Archive. o Dry Season, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun – France/Belgium/Chad/Austria o Half Moon, Bahman Ghobadi – Iran/Austria/France/Iraq (Strand Releasing) o I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone, Tsai Ming-liang – Taiwan/France/Austria (Strand Releasing) o Opera Jawa, Garin Nugroho – Indonesia/Austria o Paraguayan Hammock, Paz Encina – Paraguay/France/Argentina/Netherlands/ Austria/Spain/Germany o Syndromes and a Century, Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Thailand/Austria/France (Strand Releasing) • Secret Screenings (2) The most anticipated Fall films will be pre-screened to a select audience of Festival passholders. Free Screenings (6): • Chicago 10, Brett Morgen – Co-presented in association with Grand Performances • I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, Richard Trank – USA/England/Poland/Austria/Germany/Italy/Ukraine/Israel • Made in L.A., Almudena Carracedo • Miss Navajo, Billy Luther • The Princess Bride (1987), Rob Reiner – 20th Anniversary Screening – Festival Promenade on Broxton Avenue • Shall We Dance (1937), Mark Sandrich – 70th Anniversary Screening – Festival Promenade on Broxton Avenue Artist In Residence Selections (2): This year’s Artist In Residence (to be announced late May) will program a sidebar of films which have inspired his or her work. Guest Director Selections (2): Behind the Curtain at ILM (2): • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Steven Spielberg – Conversation with Dennis Muren • Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Robert Zemeckis – Conversation with Scott Farrar Short Films (36): Shorts are shown before features and as part of five short film programs. With their diverse and complex content, these films shine brilliantly. All short films, domestic and international, will compete for prizes in Narrative, Documentary, and Animation categories. The prizes are determined by a panel of prestigious jurors. An Audience Award for Best Short Film is also presented. Future Filmmakers Showcase: High School Shorts (27): These two programs of shorts made by high school students from around the country feature work by Music Videos (56): • Eclectic Mix 1 and 2 • Turn Into: The Music Videos of Patrick Daughters Film Independent’s Diversity EXPO and Porch Party: Director Lunch Talks: Tech Talks: Coffee Talks: Financing Conference: Festival Promenade on Broxton Avenue: The concerts, screenings, and Family Day events and activities are free and open to the public. This event is not open to the public.
12.06.2007 | festivalsinla's blog Cat. : Academy Award Adam Ravetch Ahmed Ahmed Albert Serra Alejandra Sanchez Alessandro Angelini Almudena Carracedo America Andrea Nix Fine Andrews Jenkins Apichatpong Weerasethakul Argentina Aron Kader Arthur Lee Asghar Farhadi Audience Award Australia Austria Axel Schill Bahman Ghobadi Belgium Benedict Wong Bettina Blümner beverage Billy Luther Billy Wilder Bob Clark Brad Beesley Brazil Brett Morgen Buck Henry Chad Charles Burnett Chicago Chinatown Chiwetel Ejiofor Chris Eska Chris Evans Chris Hall Cillian Murphy Clear Channel Cliff Curtis Clint Eastwood Congo Craig Zobel Cristian Mungiu Cristian Nemescu Culture Daniel H. Forer Danny Boyle Darren Ashton David Lynch Dawn Hudson Dennis Muren Dewey Hughes (Ejiofor) Don Cheadle Doris Dörrie Entertainment Entertainment Eric Rohmer Ethan Hawke Eva Aridjis Fenton Bailey Festival Film Film festival Film Independent Film Independent food Ford France Fred Astaire Freddie Francis Gabriel García Moreno Garin Nugroho George Salisbury Germany Ginger Rogers Gordon M. Douglas Greece Greg Whiteley Harris Fishman Helen Hood Scheer Hiroyuki Sanada Hope Presented Human Interest Human Interest IFC Films Ilya Chaiken Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isabelle Czajka Israel Italy Jacques Sarasin Jeff Garlin Jeffrey Blitz (Picturehouse) Jennifer Venditti Jeremy Kasten Jess Manafort John A. Alonzo John Carpenter John Horn Jon Poll Jose Antonio Cordero Joseph Sargent Julie Delpy Julie Gavras Karim Ainouz Kasi Lemmons Katie Galloway Kodak Kuwait L.A. Larry Fessenden Laurent Tirard Law Law Lebanon Lee Yoon-ki Libya Lincoln Ruchti Los Angeles los angeles film festival Los Angeles Film Festival Los Angeles Film Festival LOS ANGELES TIMES Lunch Talks Mark Robson Mark Sandrich Mark Strong Martín Rejtman Martin Sheen Maz Jobrani Michael Donaldson Michael London (Sideways) Michelle Yeoh Mike Epps Mike Kerry Mike Mills Morgan Neville Morocco Munich Nadav Schirman Nathan Juran Netflix Netherlands Oklahoma City Oren Jacoby Pakistan Paraguay Paramount Pictures Paris Pascale Ferran Patrice Leconte Patrick Daughters Film Patrick Daughters Paul Mazursky Pavel Ruminov Penny Woolcock Poland Portugal PRISON TOWN Rachel Rosen Rafi Pitts Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene (Cheadle) Reha Erdem Richard Raddon Richard Trank Rob Reiner Robert Benton Robert Stevenson Robert Zemeckis Rodger Grossman Romania Rose Byrne Russia Saleh Haroun Samuel Goldwyn Films Sarah Robertson Scott Farrar Short Films Scott Prendergast Scott Thomas Sean Fine Simon Wiesenthal Sony South Korea Spain Stephane Gauger Stephen Walker Steve Buscemi Steve De Jarnatt Steven Spielberg Taiwan Taraji P. Henson TARGET Ted Sarandos Teta, Alf Marra Thailand the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival the Audience Award The Boston Jewish Film Festival the Geffen Playhouse; Mann Festival The Life and Work the Los Angeles Film Festival The Los Angeles Times The Target Documentary Award the Target Filmmaker Award Thom Eberhardt Tony Bennett Tony Stone Troy Garity Tsuneo Goda UCLA Ukraine United Kingdom United States Washington, D.C. Wayne Coyne Woo Ming Jin
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That was such an amazing festival. They had a great lineup - This year I only wrote a summary about LA film festival on my blog,but for next time I will try my best to be there myself. Hope it works out!