JURY, INDUSTRY PANEL, AUCTION!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER

1. JURY AND INDUSTRY PANEL ANNOUNCED!

2. LAGFF AUCTION OFFERS AMAZING GETAWAYS TO GREECE

3. BUYING TICKETS MADE EASIER

4. SUPPORT LAGFF: GET YOUR ALL-ACCESS ELITE PASS

5. LOCATION, PARKING, SPECIAL DAY-OF TRAFFIC NOTICES

6. NEW FILMMAKER INTERVIEWS

7. LAGFF 2011 SPONSORS HIGHLIGHT

JURY AND INDUSTRY PANEL ANNOUNCED!

The 20 films in competition at LAGFF will be judged by top professionals in the fields of film education, production and criticism. To learn more about the 2011 jury participants, please click here.

In addition, LAGFF announces this year's industry panel,

Crossing Borders: Foreign Films in Hollywood, which will address questions on the future of foreign films in the broader international market. The panel will be moderated by Peter Caranicas, Deputy Editor of Variety, and is presented by ELMA (European Languages and Movies in America). For more information on this year's panel and panelists, please visit LAGFF's industry panel page.

LAGFF's 2011 industry panel, Crossing Boarders, will be held on Saturday, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Laemmle's Sunset 5.

To reserve industry panel tickets in advance, please click here.

AUCTION GETAWAYS TO GREECE & MORE!

On May 30, LAGFF begins its auction with beautiful getaways to Greece, including vacations to Santorini, Crete, Mykonos, and more. Visit the LAGFF auction page for more information.

BUYING TICKETS MADE EASIER

Click on the day, then purchase tickets for the film you want to see. Screenings are filling up and Opening Night has few tickets remaining. Reserve your seats in advance!

ORPHEUS AWARDS

SUPPORT LAGFF:

GET YOUR ALL-ACCESS ELITE PASS

Elite Pass was created for the purpose of offering LAGFF patrons a great way to support the Festival and the filmmakers while enjoying priority seating and access to all screenings, the industry panel, opening and closing night galas. Reserve online today!

CLOSING NIGHT STREET CLOSURES

Due to the Gay Pride Parade, traffic will be closed on Santa Monica Boulevard between Fairfax Avenue and Doheny Drive starting at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 12.

Santa Monica Blvd. will re-open immediately at the end of the end of the Parade, which may be as late as 4:00 p.m.

To attend either Laemmle's screenings or Closing Night at the Writers Guild Theater on Sunday, June 12, avoid Santa Monica Blvd between Fairfax and Doheny Drive.

Please see driving directions and special instructions on our website.

FILMMAKER INTERVIEWS

Watch interviews with the filmmakers of LAGFF 2011 including Roy Sher (MY SWEET CANARY), George Siougas (BURNING HEADS), Lea Binzer (PELICAN'S WATCH), George Theofanous (WITHOUT BORDERS), Angeli Andrikopoulou and Argyris Tsepelikas (THE GAME MUST GO ON).