LA Film Festival to End After 18 Years
The L.A. Film Festival will end after 18 years and will be replaced by “year-round events aimed at building community and broadening its support of visual storytellers,” Film Independent announced Wednesday.
“We took a hard look at the healthy growth of Film Independent’s year-round programs and events over the past six years: the Spirit Awards, our film series curated by Elvis Mitchell, membership, labs, workshops, filmmaker grants and international programs,” said Mary Sweeney, chair of the Film Independent board of directors. “In the end, we concluded that the organization should explore a more nimble, sustainable form of exhibiting and celebrating independent film artists year round.”
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