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Thanks to everyone who came out to LAJFF 2016.

And the winners are….
2016 Audience Award Winners

Best Drama
FEVER AT DAWN
Directed by Peter Gardos

Best Comedy
THE PICKLE RECIPE
Directed by Michael Manasseri

Best Documentary
SURVIVING SKOKIE
Directed by Eli Adler & Blair Gershkow

Best Narrative Short
THE LITTLE DICTATOR
Directed by Nurith Cohn

A TIE!
Best Short Documentary (under 60 mins

EAST LA INTERCHANGE               THE LIBERATORS
Directed by Betsy Kalin            Directed by Emanuel Rotstein

SPECIAL MENTION!
Lasting Impact Award
SHNEI KUNI LEMEL
Directed by Israel Becker
50th Anniversary screening
CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE BURSTYN!

Find the 2016 film print source list here.

See you at our year-round programs.

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OLDER NEWS…

Thank you for attending the screening of
“REMEMBER”

See pre-film discussion with Academy Award® winner, MARTIN LANDAU here!

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Mazel Tov to Laszlo Nemes, Geza Rohrig and the team of “Son of Saul” on winning the Academy Award for

Best Foreign Language Film!

Stay tuned for the Sony DVD release where you can see LAJFF’s live recorded Q&A with the director and actor!

(L-R) Actor Geza Rohrig, director Laszlo Nemes, DP Matyas Erdely

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 Thanks to everyone who came out to the exclusive screening of “Labyrinth of Lies”

Photos from the Q&A with director Giulio Ricciarelli
and lead actor Alexander Fehling.

Currently playing at the Laemmle Royal.

‘Labyrinth of Lies’ to be Germany’s Academy Award Entry for 2016

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10th Annual LAJFF!
April 30 – May 7, 2015

And the winners are….
2015 Audience Award Winners

Best Documentary
TREBLINKA’S LAST WITNESS
Directed & Produced by Alan Tomlinson

Best Emerging Filmmaker (Documentary)
ZEMENE
Directed & Produced by Melissa Donovan

Best Comedy
DOUGH
Directed by John Goldschmidt

Best Drama
SECRETS OF WAR
Directed by Dennis Bots

Honorable Mention for Best Drama (a tie!)
AUF DAS LEBEN                        BELLE & SEBASTIAN
Directed by Uwe Janson             Directed by Nicolas Vanier

Best Short
CURT LOWENS: A LIFE OF CHANGES
Directed by Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levin Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, and Tammy Shine

Runner Up for Best Short
LIFE & HUMMUS
Directed by Alex Matros

Link to the 2015 Print Source List

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2015 Photo Gallery

Credit: Bob Delgadillo and Amy Graves/GettyImages

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 Please enjoy some photos from LAJFF’s 2015 opening night gala with the LA premiere of

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

 

We’re proud to announce the 2014 Audience Award Winners…

Best Drama RUN BOY RUN
Directed by Pepe Danquart

Best Comedy CUPCAKES (BANANOT)
Directed by Eytan Fox

Best Feature Documentary BRAVE MISS WORLD
Directed by Cecilia Peck, Produced by Inbal Lessner

Best Short Documentary THE STURGEON QUEENS
Directed by Julie Cohen

Best Narrative Short BAMIDBAR
Directed by Onn Nir, Produced by Keren Hantman

Photos from Opening Night Tribute to Carl Reiner

 

Link to the 2014 Print Source List

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Watch the full video of the 2014 Opening Night Q&A with Carl Reiner and Phil Rosenthal here.

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Also enjoy a glimpse into 2013’s celebratory opening!

Our festival in pictures

The 2013 Audience Award Winners Are…

Best Short Film “Road Angel”by Steve Lainer

Best Documentary “Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir” by Laurent Bouzereau

Best Narrative Feature “Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story” by Joel Santoni

Runners Up Include:

Short film: “All the Broken Pieces” by Daniella Kahane Best Documentary: “Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness” by Roger Spottiswoode and Lekha Singh Best Feature film: “Sonny Boy” by Maria Peters

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Thank you for attending the special sneak preview of “THE GATEKEEPERS” NOMINEE, Best Documentary Feature 85th Academy Awards (L-R) Festival Director, Hilary Helstein with Ambassador Carmi Gillon, one of the six former heads of the Shin Bet, profiled in this film, and moderater David Suissa, President of The Jewish Journal

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Read Jewish Journal article on Henry Jaglom and  “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway” HERE

Read here for a piece on LAJFF! ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

 
 

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