The Million Dollar Theater marquee celebrating the 2025 Los Angeles International Film Festival

INDEPENDENT FILM. UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.2026 EDITION

LOS ANGELES
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL²⁰²⁶

Independent Cinema. New Voices. Los Angeles.

November 13–15, 2026

Lumiere Cinema, Beverly Hills

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FROM EVERYWHERE.
RIGHT HERE IN LOS ANGELES.MILLION DOLLAR THEATER · LAIFF 2025

YOUR STORY BELONGS ON THE BIG SCREEN.Extended deadline: October 15, 2026

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THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA

New voices.
No boundaries.

Great cinema begins with a point of view. We champion filmmakers with something to say — and the courage to say it their own way.

The Los Angeles International Film Festival discovers and celebrates independent talent from around the world, giving emerging and established filmmakers a platform in the heart of Los Angeles.

Meet LAIFF

THE PEOPLE. THE MOMENTS. THE MOVIES.

Life at LAIFF.

16 PHOTOGRAPHS

Four speakers in conversation on the LAIFF stage — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS01 / 16

Festival audience seated for a LAIFF screening — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS02 / 16

Festival guest beside the Los Angeles International Film Festival banner — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS03 / 16

Filmmakers taking part in a panel beneath the LAIFF screen — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS04 / 16

Two speakers exchanging a programme on the LAIFF stage — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS05 / 16

Festival guests posing together beside a LAIFF banner — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS06 / 16

Two festival guests beside the LAIFF banner — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS07 / 16

The Million Dollar Theater entrance during LAIFF 2025 — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS08 / 16

Illuminated Million Dollar Theater marquee announcing LAIFF 2025 — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS09 / 16

A group of six festival guests together beside the LAIFF banner — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS10 / 16

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Four guests posing together at the festival — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS13 / 16

Three festival guests posing beside a LAIFF banner — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS14 / 16

Two guests at the Los Angeles International Film Festival — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS15 / 16

LAIFF 2025 marquee above the Million Dollar Theater entrance — LAIFF · FESTIVAL MOMENTS16 / 16

THE FILMS THAT STAY WITH US

In the spotlight.

All award winners

2025 · Best Feature Film: Jury Award

Deadly Vows

Jared Cohn

2025 · Best Feature Film: Festival Director’s Award

Where Darkness Dwells

Michael May

2025 · Short Film

Princess Party P.I.

Frankie MacLaughlin

A FESTIVAL. A COMMUNITY. A CONTINUING STORY.

Every year.
A new perspective.

Discover the films and filmmakers that have shaped LAIFF.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021

OPEN CALL · 2026

Your next chapter.
On the big screen.

Features. Shorts. Documentaries. Screenplays. Your voice matters.

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LOS ANGELESINTERNATIONALFILM FESTIVAL2026

New voices.No boundaries.