Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival

Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival
DTLAFF venue Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in 2012
LocationDowntown Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Established2008
Most recent2023
Websitehttps://dtlaff.com/

The Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival (DTLAFF) is an annual film festival based in Downtown Los Angeles.

History

The festival was founded in 2008[1][2] and the venue used is the Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live.[3][4] The Grammy Museum helped sponsor the festival in 2009.[5] As of 2018, the festival is the largest film and television event in the downtown area.[6] Some of the feature films that screened that year previously debuted at Tribeca Festival, South by Southwest and Sundance Film Festival.[6] The festival was previously known as Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles (DFFLA).[5][7][8]

Since 2019, Greg Ptaceck has managed the festival which showcased over 100 films that year, most of which were directed by women.[3] Recipients of the Independent Film Pioneer Award include Laura Dern, Kathy Griffin, John Hawkes, William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Julie Delpy and Mark Ruffalo.[6]

Notable films

References

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  2. ^ Adourian, Georges (2019-10-17). "DTLA Film Festival to Feature its First Armenian Film, 'Yeva'". Asbarez. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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  7. ^ Milano, Valerie (2015-05-19). "Downtown Film Festival L.A. Announces Filmmakers Awards | TheHollywoodTimes". The Hollywood Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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  15. ^ Anderton, Ethan (2014-09-23). "'Pauly Shore Stands Alone' Doc Trailer Shows Comedian's Struggles | FirstShowing.net". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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  18. ^ Danielsen, Aarik (2016-11-01). "With 'Raising Bertie,' director maintains commitment to long-term storytelling". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  19. ^ Olsen, Mark (2009-08-15). "Cassel looks back in wonder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  20. ^ Sprague, Mike (2018-11-05). "Dana Ashbrook's Restraint poster ironically displays little". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  21. ^ Evry, Max (2016-09-02). "The Cast of Tom Holland's Rock Paper Dead Announced". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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