Tag: LA-Film-Festival-2008
Los Angeles Film Festival 2008 – June 19-29
From June 19 to June 29, Film Independent, the group behind the Independent Spirit Awards, will play host to the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.
The festival will open and close with two big summer blockbusters from Universal.
The opener is Timur Bekmambetov’s intense actioner Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy opening the festival and closer, Guillermo Del Toro’s highly anticipated Hellboy II: The Golden Army playing on the final night.
”The competition lineup is heavy on preems. Narrative features include Sean Baker’s New York immigrant story “Prince of Broadway” and “The Poker House,” directed by Lori Petty from a script by comedian David Alan Grier. Docu premieres include Darius Marder’s “Loot,” following a modern-day treasure hunter and his son.
Pics in the doc and narrative sections will each compete for unrestricted $50,000 grants.
