Los Angeles Film Festival 2009 : Festival Calendar

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Thursday, June 18th
7:30 PM	click to rate	Paper Man Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney \| Galas \| 110 min.	Mann Village Theatre	+ add to cal
Friday, June 19th
4:00 PM	click to rate	A Week Alone (Una Semana Solos) Celina Murga 2008 \| International Showcase \| 110 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Adhen (Dernier Maquis) Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche \| International Showcase \| 93 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Thom Mayne in Conversation with Frederick Elmes Conversations and Talks \| 120 min.	James Bridges Theater	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	It Might Get Loud Davis Guggenheim \| Summer Showcase \| 97 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	Stella Sylvie Verheyde 2008 \| International Showcase \| 103 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	Turistas Alicia Scherson 2008 \| Narative Competition \| 105 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	October Country Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 80 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	Weather Girl Blayne Weaver 2008 \| Guilty Pleasures \| 93 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman 1984 \| Free Screenings \| 105 min.	Broxton Avenue	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Those Who Remain Carlos Hagerman, Juan Carlos Rulfo 2008 \| Documentary Competition \| 96 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Calimucho Eugenie Jansen 2008 \| International Showcase \| 93 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Humpday Lynn Shelton 2009 \| Summer Showcase \| 93 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Passenger Side Matt Bissonnette 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 85 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
10:30 PM	click to rate	Embodiment of Evil (Encamacao do Demonio) José Mojica Marins 2008 \| Dark Wave \| 90 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
3:00 AM	click to rate	Tech Talk: Tapeless Video Recording-Saving Time and Money Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	ZonePerfect live.create.lounge	+ add to cal
Saturday, June 20th
9:00 AM	click to rate	Film Financing Conference Festival Events \| 480 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
10:30 AM	click to rate	High School Program 1 Future Filmmaker Showcase \| 72 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
11:00 AM	click to rate	Tech Talk: Mode of Post-production Festival Events \| 60 min.	ZonePerfect live.create.lounge	+ add to cal
1:00 PM	click to rate	Those Who Remain Carlos Hagerman, Juan Carlos Rulfo 2008 \| Documentary Competition \| 96 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
2:30 PM	click to rate	The Last Beekeeper Jeremy Simmons 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 66 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	High School Program 2 Future Filmmaker Showcase \| 77 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	The Stoning of Soraya M. Cyrus Nowrasteh \| Selections from Our Guest Artists \| 116 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 1 Short Film Competition \| 80 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Zero Bridge Tariq Tapa 2008 \| Narative Competition \| 96 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
6:45 PM	click to rate	Adhen (Dernier Maquis) Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche \| International Showcase \| 93 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Eclectic Mix 1 Music Videos \| 71 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	In the Loop Armando lannucci 2009 \| Summer Showcase \| 106 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	My Dear Enemy (Meozzin Haru) Lee Yoon-ki 2008 \| International Showcase \| 123 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Big Fan Robert Siegel 2009 \| Added Screenings \| 91 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	Dear Lemon Lima, Suzi YoonessI 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 87 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	Bananas!*: A Case Study Fredrik Gertten 2009 \| Special Screenings \| 80 min.	James Bridges Theater	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests Andy Warhol 1964 \| Outdoor Screenings at the Ford Ampitheatre \| 75 min.	Ford Amphitheatre	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	The Muppet Movie James Frawley 1979 \| Free Screenings \| 95 min.	Broxton Avenue	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Eclectic Mix 2 Music Videos \| 72 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Wah Do Dem (What They Do) Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 73 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	High-Rise (Um Lugar ao Sol) Gabriel Mascaro 1978 \| International Showcase \| 71 min. plays with... Steel Homes \| Eva Weber 2008	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Big River Man John Maringouin 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 100 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Bronson Nicolas Winding Refn 2009 \| International Showcase \| 92 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Carmen Meets Borat Mercedes Stalenhoef 2008 \| International Showcase \| 84 min.	Landmark 12	+ add to cal
Sunday, June 21st
11:00 AM	click to rate	Coffee Talk: Directors Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
1:00 PM	click to rate	Coffee Talk: Actors Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
1:30 PM	click to rate	Panda Diary (Pandafuru Raifu) Tadashi Môri 2008 \| Special Screenings \| 99 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
1:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 2 Short Film Competition \| 82 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
2:00 PM	click to rate	Born Without (Nacido Sin) Eva Norvind 2008 \| International Spotlight \| 86 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
2:30 PM	click to rate	High-Rise (Um Lugar ao Sol) Gabriel Mascaro 1978 \| International Showcase \| 71 min. plays with... Steel Homes \| Eva Weber 2008	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Stella Sylvie Verheyde 2008 \| International Showcase \| 103 min.	Billy Wilder Theater	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Coffee Talk: Composers Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
4:00 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 3 Short Film Competition \| 100 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
4:15 PM	click to rate	Calimucho Eugenie Jansen 2008 \| International Showcase \| 93 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	After the Storm Hilla Medalia 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 89 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Sacred Places Jean-Marie Téno 2009 \| International Showcase \| 70 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
4:45 PM	click to rate	Elementary Training for Actors Martín Rejtman, Federico León 2008 \| International Showcase \| 52 min. plays with... Replayground \| Anna Gaskell 2009	The Regent	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Coffee Talk: Screenwriters Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Where It Was At: A Propaganda & Satellite Films Tribute Music Videos \| 61 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	Billy Jack T.C. Frank 1971 \| Behind the Scenes - Films with Extended Conversations \| 114 min.	Billy Wilder Theater	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	A Week Alone (Una Semana Solos) Celina Murga 2008 \| International Showcase \| 110 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Branson Brent Meeske 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 94 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Hollywood, je t’aime Jason Bushman 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 95 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	El General Natalia Almada 2008 \| International Spotlight \| 83 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	We Live In Public Ondi Timoner 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 90 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	Extraordinary Stories Mariano Llinás 2008 \| International Showcase \| 252 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
8:00 PM	click to rate	Soul Power Jeff Levy-Hinte \| Outdoor Screenings at the Ford Ampitheatre \| 93 min.	Ford Amphitheatre	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	City of Borders Yun Suh 2009 \| International Showcase \| 66 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Música Nocturna Rafael Filipelli 2007 \| L.A. Film Critics: The Film That Got Away \| 83 min.	Billy Wilder Theater	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 5 Short Film Competition \| 92 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Embodiment of Evil (Encamacao do Demonio) José Mojica Marins 2008 \| Dark Wave \| 90 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Bronson Nicolas Winding Refn 2009 \| International Showcase \| 92 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	When You're Strange: A Film about The Doors Tom DiCillo 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 90 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
Monday, June 22nd
12:30 PM	click to rate	Filmmaker Lunch Talks Festival Events \| 60 min.	ZonePerfect live.create.lounge	+ add to cal
1:30 PM	click to rate	My Dear Enemy (Meozzin Haru) Lee Yoon-ki 2008 \| International Showcase \| 123 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
2:00 PM	click to rate	It Might Get Loud Davis Guggenheim \| Summer Showcase \| 97 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Turistas Alicia Scherson 2008 \| Narative Competition \| 105 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Harmony & Me Bob Byington 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 75 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
4:45 PM	click to rate	Humpday Lynn Shelton 2009 \| Summer Showcase \| 93 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Extraordinary Stories Mariano Llinás 2008 \| International Showcase \| 252 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Convention AJ Schnack 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 93 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Post-Gay Hollywood?: Straight Talk about Gay Movies Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	Geffen Playhouse	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Still Walking (Aruitemo, Aruitemo) Hirokazu Kore-eda \| Summer Showcase \| 114 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	The Queen and I Nahid Persson Sarvestani 2008 \| International Showcase \| 90 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
8:00 PM	click to rate	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay \| Special Screenings \| 120 min.	AMC Avco	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Birdwatchers (La Terra Degli Uomin Rossii) Marco Bechis \| International Showcase \| 108 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 2 Short Film Competition \| 82 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Call If You Need Me James Lee 2009 \| International Showcase \| 104 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
Tuesday, June 23rd
12:30 PM	click to rate	Filmmaker Lunch Talks Festival Events \| 60 min.	ZonePerfect live.create.lounge	+ add to cal
2:00 PM	click to rate	Carmen Meets Borat Mercedes Stalenhoef 2008 \| International Showcase \| 84 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Dear Lemon Lima, Suzi YoonessI 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 87 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Branson Brent Meeske 2009 \| Documentary Competition \| 94 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	City of Borders Yun Suh 2009 \| International Showcase \| 66 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 100 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Graphic Explosion Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	Italian Cultural Institute	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Poolside Chat: Reel Art L.A. Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 4 Short Film Competition \| 89 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	Public Enemies Michael Mann 2009 \| Centerpiece \| 100 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
7:30 PM	click to rate	Rehje Anaís Huerta, Raúl Cuesta 2009 \| International Spotlight \| 70 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
9:15 PM	click to rate	Bananas!*: A Case Study Fredrik Gertten 2009 \| Special Screenings \| 80 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Sacred Places Jean-Marie Téno 2009 \| International Showcase \| 70 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Los Bastardos Amat Escalante 2008 \| International Showcase \| 86 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
Wednesday, June 24th
11:30 AM	click to rate	Crude Oil Part 1 Wang Bing 2008 \| Special Screenings \| 420 min.	Hammer Museum	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Filmmaker Lunch Talks Festival Events \| 60 min.	ZonePerfect live.create.lounge	+ add to cal
2:00 PM	click to rate	Los Bastardos Amat Escalante 2008 \| International Showcase \| 86 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
2:00 PM	click to rate	When You're Strange: A Film about The Doors Tom DiCillo 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 90 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
2:15 PM	click to rate	Big River Man John Maringouin 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 100 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
4:15 PM	click to rate	Still Walking (Aruitemo, Aruitemo) Hirokazu Kore-eda \| Summer Showcase \| 114 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	Wah Do Dem (What They Do) Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner 2009 \| Narative Competition \| 73 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
4:45 PM	click to rate	El General Natalia Almada 2008 \| International Spotlight \| 83 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Zero Bridge Tariq Tapa 2008 \| Narative Competition \| 96 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Paper Heart Nicholas Jasenovec 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 88 min.	Mann Festival Theatre	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Poolside Chat: Reel Life L.A. Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Spotlight on Ambulante Festival: Filmmaking without Borders Conversations and Talks \| 60 min.	Billy Wilder Theater	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	West of Pluto Myriam Verreault, Henry Bernade 2008 \| International Showcase \| 95 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Sex, Booze, and Copywriting: Behind the Scenes of Mad Men Conversations and Talks \| 100 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal
7:15 PM	click to rate	I Sell the Dead Glenn McQuaid 2008 \| Dark Wave \| 85 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	All Tomorrow’s Parties Jonathan Caouette 2009 \| Outdoor Screenings at the Ford Ampitheatre \| 82 min.	Ford Amphitheatre	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	Born Without (Nacido Sin) Eva Norvind 2008 \| International Spotlight \| 86 min.	Billy Wilder Theater	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Weather Girl Blayne Weaver 2008 \| Guilty Pleasures \| 93 min.	Landmark 4	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	We Live In Public Ondi Timoner 2008 \| Summer Showcase \| 90 min.	Landmark 8	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	The Queen and I Nahid Persson Sarvestani 2008 \| International Showcase \| 90 min.	The Regent	+ add to cal
9:45 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program 1 Short Film Competition \| 80 min.	Majestic Crest	+ add to cal