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Sisters in Exile: My Stolen Revolution
By Pamela Ezell / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger The award-winning filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani brings a dark and difficult chapter of her life to light in her latest film, My Stolen Revolution. In the late ‘70s in Iran, Persson Sarvestani was a Marxist engaged -- continue reading →
10 Questions: Simon Barrett Introduces ‘You’re Next’
“10 Questions with LA Film Fest Filmmaker Spotlights” is a series of posts to help you get to know our Festival filmmakers and their films just a little bit better. In this installment, Simon Barrett discusses his much-anticipated horror film You’re Next. Simon Barret FILM: -- continue reading →
Politics is Personal: An Evening with Costa-Gavras
By Pamela Ezell / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger With 21 films over five decades and numerous international awards, Costa-Gavras is a world figure in cinema. He sat down for a conversation with Academy Award-winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) and talked -- continue reading →
LA FILM FEST 2013: The Indiewire Influencers
By So Yun Um / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger Who are the indie film world’s influencers? Indiewire has created their own industry list hoping to answer just that, highlighting the people who are shaping the indie film world today, and LA Film Fest attendees -- continue reading →
10 Questions: Brian Netto & Adam Schindler Talk ‘Delivery’
“10 Questions with LA Film Fest Filmmaker Spotlights” is a series of posts to help you get to know our Festival filmmakers and their films just a little bit better. In this installment, the brilliant minds behind the horror pic Delivery tell us a little -- continue reading →
‘The Act of Killing’ IS the Art of Documentary Filmmaking
By Jim Lichacz / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger Some of the best documentary films I’ve ever seen, I’ve seen at the Los Angeles Film Festival. So it was with great anticipation that I went through the film guide, looking for doc treasure. I’m happy -- continue reading →
10 Questions: Four Dogs’ Director Joe Burke
“10 Questions with LA Film Fest Filmmaker Spotlights” is a series of posts to help you get to know our Festival filmmakers and their films just a little bit better. Joe Burke FILM: Four Dogs / Narrative Competition Already branded an acting school drop-out, Oliver -- continue reading →
LA FILM FEST 2013: My Little Pony Equestria Girls
On the carpet for the premiere of My Little Pony Equestria Girls By Jane Leigh / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger Families alike came out this Saturday to attend the premiere of Hasbro Studio’s new movie, My Little Pony Equestria Girls, based on the popular -- continue reading →
LA FILM FEST 2013: The Revolution Has Been Digitized
Diversity Speaks, a series of three LA Film Fest panels showcasing content creators of color on how they combined their passions for storytelling, entrepreneurship and their cultural identities into success. Hosted by The Blackhouse Foundation. By Aaron Rubin / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger Featuring -- continue reading →
10 Questions: The Crash Reel Director Lucy Walker
“10 Questions with LA Film Fest Filmmaker Spotlights” is a series of posts to help you get to know our Festival filmmakers and their films just a little bit better. Lucy Walker FILM: The Crash Reel / Summer Showcase With today’s sports pages now routinely -- continue reading →
