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17th LAGFF June 3 – 11, 2023

Gold Pass offers all-inclusive access to:

  • Opening Night: Smyrna, Μy Βeloved and Gala, May 9
  • Closing Night: Holy Emy, Orpheus Awards Ceremony and Gala, May 15
  • All theatrical screenings, May 9-15
  • All virtual screenings, webinars & workshops, May 10-29
  • Hollywood Scene & Be Seen bash, presented by Power Muse & LAGFF, May 11
  • Filmmaker Breakfast, May 14
  • Olympia Dukakis Tribute event presented by Apollo Dukakis, May 14
  • International Project Discovery Forum presentations, exclusive audit, May 15
  • Preferred closing night seating

Regal LA Live, Theatrical Screenings May 11-15

Regal LA Live, Theatrical Screenings May 11-15

UCLA James Bridges Theater,
Opening Night, May-9

PDC, Closing Night, May 15

PDC, Silver Screen

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GGFI & LAGFF in the news

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Το Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου του Los Angeles θεσμοτεθεί την Παγκόσμια Πρωτοβουλία Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου

Οι ιδρυτές του GGFI, μέλη του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του LAGFF Lia Bozonelis και Έρση Δάνου και ο Διευθυντής του LAGFF Άρης Κατωπόδης, θα έχουν την υποστήριξη ενός Συμβουλίου Trustees και μιας ομάδας αξιωματούχων, αποτελούμενης από τους πιο έμπιστους χορηγούς και κορυφαίους επαγγελματίες του Hollywood.

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Greeting

Play Video about Prof Chrysoulakis Greeting 2022

April 30, at 7:00 pm

Limited Seating

WE ARE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA & THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival s supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Major Sponsors

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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures with LAGFF staff
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures with LAGFF staff

The generosity of visionary funders help make LAGFF possible.

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival generates multiple impressions through TV, print, radio and online press.

By supporting the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, you join an elite group of companies and individuals that support unique and diverse voices in independent filmmaking. The five-day Festival offers a multitude of opportunities to promote your brand to an audience of film lovers, trendsetters and influencers.

Our sponsors include companies across an array of industries that want to align their brands with the visionary talent and excitement associated with LAGFF.
The Festival embraces the cultural diversity of Los Angeles and the vision of independent filmmaking from Greece and many other countries around the world. Screenings this year will be held virtually through the Eventive platform.

LAGFF/BCC expressly reserves the right to accept or decline each donation that is offered.

For additional details about sponsorship, please contact Katerina Hoyo Frederickson, Development Director.

For additional details about media sponsorship opportunities, please contact Melinda Manos, LAGFF Publicist.

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    Submit your Film

    Feature, documentary short and animation films must have been completed within two years prior to April 2023.

    Films must have been completed in 2021 or later, and not had a public screening in Los Angeles prior to the festival. For short films, an LA Premiere status is strongly preferred, but not required.

    LAGFF 2023 Submissions are OPEN.
    • All non-English films must have English subtitles. Submissions through FilmFreeway are encouraged.
    • Electronic submissions and Online Screeners are also accepted. Please submit VIMEO uploaded film links to: submissions@lagreekfilmfestival.org including user id and password as applicable. Commercial transfer sites, such as dropbox.com, wetransfer.com, yousendit.com, may also be used. Make sure that you include the title in the submitting email.
    • More than one film may be submitted, but each must be submitted on a separate submission form and entry fee.
    • The entry fee is non-refundable and required at the time of submission.
    • Films submitted to LAGFF 2022 which were not accepted, provided they were completed no earlier than January 2021, may be resubmitted. A new entry fee and a completed submission form are required.
    • It is strongly recommended that films submitted have a film trailer posted online. The trailer must have English subtitles.
    • Feature film: 60 min and over
    • Documentary film: any duration
    • Short film: under 60 min
    • Animation Film: any duration

    ORPHEUS AWARDS

    • Best Fiction Feature Film
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Best Animation Film
    • Best Directing for Feature Film
    • Best Actor/Actress Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • Special Jury Award (may be awarded upon the discretion of the Jury)

    ENTRIES

    See the film submission platform below.

    Film Freeway (FF) submission

    a. FF application
    b. Submit screeners via weblinks
    c. Pay fees on FF website

    For inquiries, please write to: submissions@lagreekfilmfestival.org

    My participation opened a new world of experiences, collaborations and friendships with some of the most important and interesting people in the film industry.

    - Kimon Tsakiris, director of SUGARTOWN: THE BRIDEGROOMS (LAGFF 2007), SUGARTOWN: THE DAY AFTER (LAGFF 2010)

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      News

      la film

      Το Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου του Los Angeles θεσμοτεθεί την Παγκόσμια Πρωτοβουλία Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου

      Οι ιδρυτές του GGFI, μέλη του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του LAGFF Lia Bozonelis και Έρση Δάνου και ο Διευθυντής του LAGFF Άρης Κατωπόδης, θα έχουν την υποστήριξη ενός Συμβουλίου Trustees και μιας ομάδας αξιωματούχων, αποτελούμενης από τους πιο έμπιστους χορηγούς και κορυφαίους επαγγελματίες του Hollywood.

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      Let’s meet again

      Against all odds, we are busy planning our return to the theaters! While keeping Covid-19 precautions, we will open the doors to the public once again, with limited in-person screenings and events,

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      MOTHERLAND, I SEE YOU

      MOTHERLAND, I SEE YOU: an initiative dedicated to salvaging, preserving and screening films from the diverse Greek heritage of the 20th Century, in the context of the 200-year anniversary since the Greek Revolution.

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      Reach a targeted audience of film lovers, filmmakers and some of the most prolific industry professionals. Advertising with LAGFF via digital channels and print will highlight your brand in front of a focused film-loving community comprised of filmmakers, high net-worth individuals, top industry professionals and trendsetters. LAGFF digital channels include online press, our social media outlets and our weekly e-newsletter. For additional information and details, please contact Katerina Hoyo Frederickson, Development Director.

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        LAGFF 2021

        The 15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is celebrating the breadth and depth of Greek Cinema today. The LAGFF virtual edition will offer New Greek Cinema with curated features, shorts, documentaries, animations on a secure platform accompanied by a host of webinars, live and pre-recorded Q&A sessions. Due to COVID-19, the festival will run on-demand only for this year from May 10 to May 30th. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. With over 60 features, shorts, docs, and animated films, LAGFF 2021 is the largest online Greek Film Festival outside of Greece. LAGFF showcases new films from Greece and Cyprus and includes works by international filmmakers of Greek descent. The Festival promotes Greek cinema, cultural exchange and helps to bridge the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood.

        EARLiER EVENTS

        EVENTS

        LAGFF 2021

        Major Sponsors

        Sponsors

        GOVERNMENT GRANTS

        GRANTS

        PREMIER GOLD

        GOLD

        SILVER

        BRONZE

        PATRON

        DAPHNE VALENTINA
        Peter & Vivi Demopoulos
        Demos & Carol Anagnos
        ARIS ANAGNOS FOUNDATION

        CHAMPION

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        The Antholis Family

        SUPPORTER

        DINO PANTAZIS
        Corinna Tsopei-Fields
        GENE & VIKKI GEORGE
        Chris & Kathy Luck
        Evan Spiliotopoulos
        The Helming Family Trust

        FRIENDS​

        Mark & Phaedra Ledbetter Trust
        The Margaritis Nicolaides Family
        The Bozonelos Family
        Giannis & Maria Faturos
        Michael & Athina Debusk
        Shelly Papadopoulos

        In COLLABORATION

        MEDIA SPONSORS​

        COMMUNITY PARTNERS

        AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

        ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS​

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        The festival is held under the auspices of General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We wish to express our gratitude to Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, Prof. JohnChrysoulakis, for his continued effort to unite the Hellenes abroad and support all efforts for culture, arts, and issues that Hellenes face away from the homeland.

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        We also wish to express our gratitude to Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles, for his support and promotion of Hellenism.

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        We are grateful to Honorable Andreas Kyprianides, Consul General of Cyprus, for his continued support and tireless efforts to promote Hellenic and Cypriot issues and interests in Los Angeles.

        Special thanks go to ELMA, an organization dedicated to the promotion of European Cinema in America.