The 9th Annual IndianFilm Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) which takes place April 12-17 at ArcLightHollywood has announced the 13 short films that will screen in the 2011festival. The shorts were selected from over 350 submissions worldwide. Theshorts will be presented in two programs each one screening twice throughoutthe six-day festival. The IFFLA programming team includes Rani Breslow, IsaacKlausner, Sudeep Sharma, and Rachael Sevilla along with Executive DirectorChristina Marouda and P...

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has announced the 2010 line-up of films for its 8th annual festival, which runs April 20-April 25 at ArcLight Hollywood.  The six-day festival is proud to showcase 33 films from 5 countries, including 4 world premieres and 7 US premieres.     This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,Â...

The first IFFLA Film Fund Development Grant has been awarded to writer/director Kranti Kanade. Kanade will receive a grant of $10,000 as well as Final Draft and Sony Creative software. His work will be showcased at a staged reading during the eighth annual IFFLA that will take place April 20-25 at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. Kanade's script AGAINST ITSELF centers on a secular expatriate American schoolmaster in India who struggles against a tide of anti-Christian sentiment that threaten...

IFFLA Announces Film Fund Development Grant Finalists Finalists will receive Final Draft and Sony Creative software and IFFLA will submit a dossier of their projects for consideration to a group of selected entertainment agencies, production and distribution companies in the U.S. The winner will be announced in January and will receive a $10,000 grant. The finalists are: AGAINST ITSELF written by Kranti K...

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) AWARDSGRAND JURY AWARDS- BEST FEATURE FILM: BLACK FRIDAY Directed by Anurag Kashyap- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: WHOSE CHILDREN ARE THESE? directed by Theresa Thanjan- BEST SHORT FILM: AMAL directed by Richie MehtaAUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS- BEST FEATURE FILM: HARI OM directed by Bharatbala- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: THE NEW HEROES: INDIA, WITH ROBERT REDFORD directed by Carl Byker and Mitch Wilson- BEST SHORT FILM: RAJU AND I directed by Gayatri Rao1ST ANNUAL CIN...