Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival
.jpg) DTLAFF venue Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in 2012 | |
| Location | Downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Established | 2008 |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Website | https://dtlaff.com/ |
The Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival (DTLAFF) is an annual film festival based in Downtown Los Angeles.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- A Hell of a Story[9]
- All Creatures Here Below[10]
- The Crimson Kimono[8]
- The Diary of Preston Plummer[11]
- Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans[12]
- The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle[13]
- Jake Squared[8]
- Lost Transmissions[3]
- Mondo Hollywoodland[14]
- Night of the Living Dead[11]
- Pauly Shore Stands Alone[15]
- Piccadilly[12]
- Punk in Africa[16]
- QT8: The First Eight[17]
- Raising Bertie[18]
- Reach for Me[19]
- Restraint[20]
- Strength and Honour[21]
- Surviving Sex Trafficking[22]
- Traitor[12]
- We All Die Alone[22]
References[edit]
- ^ Roberts, Jackson (2022-09-08). "13th Annual DTLA Film Festival Returns to Regal LA Live". Downtown Los Angeles Weekly. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Adourian, Georges (2019-10-17). "DTLA Film Festival to Feature its First Armenian Film, 'Yeva'". Asbarez. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b c Srinivasan, Rohan (2019-10-23). "DTLA film festival to platform diverse slate of creatives". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Dager, Nick (2023-03-27). "DTLA Film Festival Set for October 18-22". Digital Cinema Report. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b "2009 Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles Announces". Los Angeles Sentinel. 2009-05-28. ProQuest 369291389. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ a b c Milligan, Kaitlin (2019-09-18). "DTLA Film Festival Announces 2019 Slate, Featuring Quentin Tarantino Documentary". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Gettell, Oliver (2014-07-10). "AT THE MOVIES; DOWNTOWN FILM FEST; Independent to the core of L.A.; The 11-day event will showcase indie films, historic venues and a cinematic city". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 1543865983. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Sinha-Roy, Piya (2019-09-17). "Quentin Tarantino, Kathy Griffin Docs Lead 2019 DTLA Film Fest Slate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (2018-11-30). "Marvel Stardom Helps Fuel Indie Boom for Supporting Actors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b King, Susan (2012-07-06). "Downtown film festival returns; It starts Friday". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 1023496555. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ a b c King, Susan (2008-08-14). "'Die Hard': The classic action film gets an academy screening". The Los Angeles Times. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wan, Tiffany (2010-04-20). "Respect for Little Dizzle". Seattle Met. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2021-07-09). "James Cromwell Production 'Mondo Hollywoodland' Sets Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (2014-09-23). "'Pauly Shore Stands Alone' Doc Trailer Shows Comedian's Struggles | FirstShowing.net". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ King, Susan (2013-07-08). "Downtown Film Fest due this week [Corrected]". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 1398388772. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2019-09-17). "Quentin Tarantino Docu 'QT8' To Open DTLA Film Festival; Hamptons Finalizes Slate – Fest Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Danielsen, Aarik (2016-11-01). "With 'Raising Bertie,' director maintains commitment to long-term storytelling". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (2009-08-15). "Cassel looks back in wonder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Sprague, Mike (2018-11-05). "Dana Ashbrook's Restraint poster ironically displays little". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Evry, Max (2016-09-02). "The Cast of Tom Holland's Rock Paper Dead Announced". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b Hullender, Tatiana (2022-08-17). "Incredible Lineup Announced For 13th Annual DTLA Film Festival [EXCLUSIVE]". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-12-15.