WHAT IS THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL?
The Los Angeles Film Festival, held annually for ten days in June, showcases the best of American and International cinema. With an attendance of over 60,000, the festival screens over 175 narrative features, documentaries, shorts, and music videos. Now in its twelfth year, the festival has grown into a world-class event, uniting new filmmakers with critics, scholars, film masters, and the movie-loving public.

WHAT AWARDS ARE GIVEN OUT AT THE FESTIVAL?
Read about all the awards.

WHO CAN ATTEND THE FESTIVAL?
The Festival attracts a huge spectrum of audiences from Los Angeles and around the world. This year, we anticipate over 80,000 attendees.

HOW DO I PURCHASE TICKETS OR PASSES TO A SCREENING?
Festival passes for the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival are now on sale. Tickets to individual screenings will be available for purchase beginning on June 1. Passes and tickets can be purchased on this web site or over the phone at 866.FILMFEST (345-6337). Walk up sales of passes and tickets will begin at Festival venues in June.

HOW MANY FILMS PLAY IN THE FESTIVAL? HOW MANY WERE SUBMITTED?
Approximately 70 features, 60 shorts, and 45 music videos make up the main body of the Festival. This year, Festival programmers will consider over 3,000 films.

HOW ARE FILMS SELECTED FOR THE FESTIVAL?
Films submitted to the Festival are reviewed by our programming department, which evaluates each film, looking for the best in new American and International cinema.

WHAT ARE SOME FILMS THAT HAVE PLAYED IN PAST FESTIVALS?
Last year's films included Wong Kar Wai's 2046, Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers, Lodge Kerrigan's Keane, Gus Van Sant's Last Days, Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know, Rodrigo Garcia's Nine Lives, and Sally Potter's Yes. In recent years, the Festival has also presented the World or American debuts of Fahrenheit 9/11, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Kissing Jessica Stein, George Washington, and I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, among many others.