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The Los Angeles Festival of Movies Prepares to Launch, Ready to Prove the City’s Appetite for Independent Film
The founders of the new Los Angeles Festival of Movies talk the concise calendar, diverse line-up and serving L.A.'s filmgoing community.
Launching this coming weekend, LAFM is screening an eclectic and diverse slate of independent features across a trio of theaters on the east side of Los Angeles, a world away from the shadows of studio lots and agencies. The festival is co-presented by the world cinema streamer Mubi and the non-profit Mezzanine, which has been programming in L.A. for more than two years, screening contemporary indies, avant garde work and underseen repertory features for an audience that has grown to trust its adventurous taste. But over the past six weeks, several volunteers and advisors have joined the team to bring the inaugural edition to life.The festival is now just two days away, as the group puts the final logistical touches on a lineup featuring West Coast premieres of Sundance, Locarno and Rotterdam selections, as well as some old masters, namely restorations of films by Chantal Akerman and sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle.
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