No one fits the description of an independent filmmaker better than writer/director Richard Linklater, who appears at the festival with his latest, A Scanner Darkly. Since coming to national attention with the generation-defining Slacker in the early 1980s, Linklater has kept his distinctive voice through such efforts as Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Tape and the innovative animated feature Waking Life. Richard Linklater is joined by film critic Elvis Mitchell in what promises to be a lively, very personal evening of conversation and clips.

William Friedkin is considered one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the early ‘70s. Most notable are his films The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), which garnered a total of five Academy Awards and 15 nominations. Most recently the director’s credits include Rules of Engagement (2000) and The Hunted (2003) as well as directing the 2005 stage operas Samson & Delihah in Israel and Aida in Italy. Friedkin’s latest film Bug screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and will be released later this fall. Join us for an absorbing evening of conversation and film clips.

Join us for this special conversation with Artist in Residence Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton), one of the most interesting artist/producers in music today, truly defies labeling. He has been honored as one of GQ magazine’s “Men of the Year,” named “Eccentric Genius of the Year” by Spin, and has been hailed as “the Hottest Hip-Hop Producer in the World” by NME.

Danger Mouse gained unprecedented notoriety in 2004 after producing the now infamous Grey Album (a blend of the Beatles’ White Album with Jay-Z’s The Black Album). Dubbed a “bootleg masterpiece” by GQ and “the ultimate remix album” by Rolling Stone, the million illegal downloads in one day sparked a watershed moment in music history wherein legal battles ensued between record companies and copyright advocates.

Danger Mouse’s recent teaming with rapper Cee-Lo has resulted in St. Elsewhere. The album is already making history. Prior to the CD release, the single Crazy became the first download-only song to reach No. 1 on the UK top 40.

I Wake Up Screening
Sunday, June 25, 4:00 p.m.
Intel Tech Pavilion & Box Office

Film Industry insiders John Anderson (critic, Newsday) and Laura Kim (EVP, Warner Independent) are co-authors of a book that tells independent filmmakers what to do once their film has been made

Kodak Three Reeler
Sunday, June 25, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
UCLA James Bridges

The master cinematographer selects three reels of his or her work to screen and discuss with the audience. Past Three Reelers at the Los Angeles Film Festival have been held with Lazlo Kovacs, ASC, Allen Daviau, ASC, and Haskell Wexler, ASC.

Moderated by Lorette Bayle, Production Executive at the Eastman Kodak Company, Entertainment Imaging

Unshown Cinema:
Inside the World of “The Films That Got Away”
Co-presented by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the UCLA Film & Television Archive

Sunday, June 25, 5:00 p.m.
Hammer Museum

You are being deprived of the opportunity to see hundreds of great movies each year…and you probably don’t even know it! Of the more than 2,000 movies produced annually, the average L.A. filmgoer has access to fewer than 400 titles. In a market supposedly glutted with new product, why are there still so many great films being made both in the U.S. and abroad that you have no opportunity to see.

Hosted by Rober Koehler of Variety, with legendary filmmaker Monte Hellman; Greg Laemmle, Laemmle Theatres; Laura Kim, Warner Independent Pictures; LA Weekly critic Scott Foundas; publicist Ziggy Kozlowski; Marie-Therese Guirgis, acquisitions consultant.