The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is dedicated to presenting the best Latino films made in the US, Spain, the Caribbean, and Latin America. LALIFF is spearheaded by co-founders Marlene L. Dermer and Edward James Olmos, the acclaimed actor, director, and community activist.The Festival was launched in 1997, growing from 42 films and an overall attendance of 5,000 people, to last year’s Festival with 15,000 attendees viewing 130 films (features, documentaries, and short...

Adding on to its tradition of recognizing the best Latin films during the annual film festival, this year the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) will bestow its audience with a prize through Lotería LALIFF, a lottery contest where the public will have to match the eight images that appear on each lottery carton with its corresponding definition. The completed carton will be entered in a drawing that will take place during the closing ceremony of the festival.Clues to each c...