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Los Angeles Film Festival 2026

Name: Los Angeles Film Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-10T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-19T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90015

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In 9 days · Wed, Jun 10 – Fri, Jun 19, 2026

Wed 10:00 AM PDT – Fri 10:00 PM PDT

Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90015

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About

The Los Angeles Film Festival presents ten days of American independent and international cinema each June, one of the premiere film events for the LA entertainment industry and a platform for films making their West Coast or US premieres. The festival emphasizes American independent work alongside international selections, positioned as a discovery platform between the spring festival circuit and the fall awards season.

Programming spans narrative features, documentaries, shorts, and animated films across multiple venues in and around downtown Los Angeles. The festival maintains a specific identity as the LA industry's own festival — the programming decisions reflect awareness of what the local industry and serious film community wants to see, as distinct from what plays well at international festivals primarily.

Special events during the festival include filmmaker conversations, industry panels on distribution and financing, and the Screenwriting and Music in Film Awards. Guest filmmakers participate throughout the run in post-screening discussions.

The primary festival venue varies; recent editions have used venues in and around the DTLA arts district and beyond. Check the LAFF website for the 2026 screening schedule and venue confirmations closer to the event. Individual film tickets and festival passes available through the website. Filmmakers seeking submission information should check the LAFF submission calendar — submission deadlines typically fall six to eight months before the festival.

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