2011 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL

By Ron Gilbert

You must
explore the LA Film Festival this year to view what has happened to downtown LA
and the films offered. I have seen many of the documentaries and they are must
see films. Of course we have the blockbuster films like Green Lantern but many
indie films are worth watching, This year you can use your phone to view what’s
happening,

Film Independent Goes Mobile for 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival

 The free, location-aware iPhone and Android
apps give users real-time updates about hundreds of films, filmmakers, news
items and events happening at The Festival, which runs June 16-26.

The iPhone
app is available for download in the Apple iTunes Store at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/los-angeles-film-festival/id376515266?mt=8
and the Android app is available in the Android Market at: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mvl.laff.

Sample app
features allow Festival attendees to:

Sort
and search movies by title, director, genre, venue, section or country, and
read summaries and see key credits. Check out the daily show schedule. Buy
tickets and passes by phone, email or online. View GPS maps and get directions
to any key area of the Festival. You can even drop a pin onto the satellite map
to remember where you parked. Contact Festival staff using the directory with
one-touch dialing or e-mailing. Browse through dozens of nearby
restaurants and key venues for this year's Festival. Watch movie trailers. Access
VIP content with a private, passcode key.Browse Festival social media channels,
or login to Twitter or Facebook right from the app.

 Now
in its seventeenth year, the Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los
Angeles Times, is widely recognized as a world-class event, showcasing the best
in new American and international cinema and providing the movie-loving public
with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers, film industry
professionals, and emerging talent from around the world.

The Festival features unique signature
programs including the Filmmaker Retreat, Ford Amphitheater Outdoor Screenings,
Poolside Chats, Coffee Talks and more.  Additionally,
the Festival screens short films created by high school students and has a
special section devoted to music videos. 

Over
200 features, shorts, and music videos, representing more than 30 countries,
make up the main body of the Festival.

See
you at the festival which runs from June 16-June 26

http://www.LAFilmFest.com
for screening dates and times and to purchase tickets and passes.