She succeeds Rebecca Yeldham, who recently stepped down
Deadpan comedy and Chely Wright doc win jury awards; "Attack the Block" takes top audience prize
"It's not 'Pineapple Express,'" warns actor-director Franco when he introduces his Hart Crane biopic
Organization also announces participants in Fast Track financing and filmmaker support program
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Ryan Gosling, Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey add the requisite star power to the downtown L.A. Film Festival
Festival, which had its opening night both disrupted and buoyed by Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Staples last year, returns downtown
Black/MacLaine conversation will take game-show approach; alien-invasion film and Iraqi true story also added to galas
Festival also adds Sidney Lumet tribute, appearances by Quincy Jones, Dustin Lance Black, Phillip Noyce
Festival also adds "Green Hornet" screening, conversations with James Franco and Julie Taymor
First selections for June festival also include Vera Farmiga, "Winnie the Pooh" and New York Times doc
"I don't know how they replace her -- her skill set seems like it was invaluable to them"
FIND chooses 33 participants in diversity program, and returns downtown for Los Angeles Film Festival
Caught between the Lakers and the Twi-hards, the festival staked out a new home in downtown Los Angeles
Peter Jackson (anonymously?) talks “Hobbit,” and a filmmaker (fairly?) makes use of Phil Spector’s music
Mexican film "Presumed Guilty" wins international award
“I think we put together an amazing group of documentaries this year"
Cast of "Hello Lonesome" wins ensemble acting award
A non-partisan film about a highly politicized subject has to tread carefully with its distribution
As LAFF heads into the homestretch, things are going on besides that big vampire movie
Two days before the LAFF premiere of "Eclipse," Twi-hards have turned L.A. Live into a campground
Stars turn out for parties related to Los Angeles Film Festival and E3 in downtown Los Angeles.
The first weekend of the L.A. Film Festival settled into a lively downtown groove
The Lakers championship brought energy and unpredictability to LAFF's opening night
Two festivals kick off, and the company with the highest batting average in Hollywood goes for sequels
They'll judge narrative films; Sandra Tsing-Loh on shorts jury
The film festival kicks off across the street from the deciding Lakers/Celtics game, and the LAPD is ready
From elephants to "Knight Rider" to Levon Helm -- and, of course, there's always "Twilight: Eclipse"
Festival heads to Northern California's Skywalker Ranch for "restorative" pre-festival filmmakers retreat
Reports come in from China, Venezuela, New Zealand and outer space
It's not easy programming a festival in the movie industry's back yard, but LAFF organizers are clear about what they want
The deciding NBA game could take place a block away from the film fest's opening night
Concurrent with the film's festival debut, Netflix will offer free 48-hour stream
