German Currents 2025

GERMAN CURRENTS 2025
October 17-21, 2025

German Currents, L.A.’s Festival of German Film, returns this fall for its 19th edition, taking place from October 17–21, with screenings at the Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and the Gardena Cinema.

This year’s film selection is a vibrant bouquet: thought-provoking, emotional, tragic, and humorous. You will encounter strong female leads as well as men in search of their own identity. Those drawn to historical narratives will discover fresh perspectives on pivotal moments in German history, while genre fans can also look forward to a debut feature-length science fiction thriller.

This year marks 35 years since the reunification of Germany, the festival reflects on this anniversary not only with the Opening Film TWO TO ONE by Natja Brunckhorst. The motif of freedom seems to run like a common thread through the program: the freedom to be true to oneself, the individual’s freedom within a community, the desire to break free from societal norms – for better or worse, and the courage to risk everything in the pursuit of freedom and justice.

The following actors and filmmakers will attend the festival: actor Ronald Zehrfeld (TWO TO ONE), writer-director Bernhard Wenger (PEACOCK) and director Mariko Minoguchi (DIE ZEIT VERBRECHEN) as festival guests to present their works in person.

For more information and to register for complimentary tickets to this year’s screenings, please click the following link: www.germancurrents.com

The German Currents Film Festival 2025 is a co-production of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles  and the American Cinematheque, with the support of The Friends of Goethe, ELMA, Condor, The Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles, Advantage Austria, Tupetz Wine Connection, Paulaner USA, Paulaner Sunset, Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V., the German Film Office, our media partners Deutsche Welle, KPFK Radio, Campus Circle, our educational outreach partners Creating Creators, and in cooperation with the  German Consulate General in Los Angeles.

 

THE MASTERMIND

2025 | USA | 110m

Written and Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Starring Josh O'Connor and Alana Haim

Only in Theaters 

October 17 (NY/LA), October 24 (Expanding)

In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.

Written and Directed by Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim, Gabby Hoffman, John Magaro, Hope Davis, and Bill Camp
Cinematography: Christopher Blauvelt
Editor: Kelly Reichardt
Composer: Rob Mazurek
Production Design: Anthony Gasparro

Kelly Reichardt’s latest film The Mastermind is set in a Massachusetts suburb in 1970. James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter dabbles in petty art theft. With his eyes on some easy money, Mooney plots his first big heist with a gang of small-time thugs, orchestrating a daring daylight raid on a small local art museum to steal a series of abstract paintings by American artist Arthur Dove. When things go fully haywire, Mooney’s world begins to unravel.

The Mastermind looks and feels very different from Reichardt’s other films. “Jean-Pierre Melville‘s [films] are my favorite” Reichardt states, citing the French director’s later neo-noir movies like Le Cercle rouge (1970) and Un Flic (1972), “and the ‘hard novels’ of Georges Simenon—plots where the outcome is always doom.” Upending the genre’s typical time structure, Reichardt’s story places the heist in the film’s first quarter, leaving the remainder of its run to deal with the event’s after-effects. “It’s an aftermath film, an unraveling film,” she says. Continuing a theme that runs throughout the director’s career, The Mastermind examines what happens to a person—and those around them—once their actions have consequences.

The burglary takes place in Framingham, Massachusetts, a normally quiet municipality located halfway between Worcester and Boston. J.B. Mooney and his accomplices lift a suite of paintings from the fictional Framingham Museum of Art. Reichardt decided against having the criminals go for the big-name Old Masters. ”J.B. isn’t that ambitious. He goes for the paintings he’s familiar with and feels a connection to,” the filmmaker says. Instead, she chose to have them target an exhibition of paintings by Arthur Dove, a favorite artist of Reichardt’s. An influential but lesser-known modernist who is often cited as the first abstract painter in the United States, Dove worked throughout half of the twentieth century until his death in 1946. Mooney’s gang grab four paintings by Dove: Willow Tree (1937), Yellow Blue Green Brown (1941), Tree Forms (1932) and Tanks & Snowbanks (1938). Elsewhere in the exhibit, we can see Red Sun (1932), one of Dove’s most iconic works.

For the museum’s exterior scenes, Reichardt’s team shot at the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in Columbus, Indiana. Completed in 1969, the facility was designed by architect I. M. Pei with an eye to revitalizing the town’s center. The library is a humble modernist brick-box building, opening onto a circular front plaza that features a monumental Henry Moore bronze (Large Arch, 1971) at its center.

To perfect the look that she wanted for her film, Reichardt and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt revisited the 70s films of Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller, particularly the muted, brunette-tinged color schemes of The American Friend (1977), among other titles. “Christopher and I, years ago, got the chance to see John Huston’s Fat City (1972) on the screen together. That film, I think, is really part of our collective DNA. Like a lot of people my age, you kind of can’t escape the influences of photography heavies like Stephen Shore and William Eggleston.”

The film was scored by musician Rob Mazurek of the jazz ensemble Chicago Underground Trio, working with ensemble member Chad Taylor. Mazurek and Taylor each provided solos, on trumpet and drums, respectively, and the music was recorded at studios in Philadelphia and Marfa, Texas. Having a full jazz soundtrack is a departure for Reichardt, who has used the musical genre only briefly in her prior work. 

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2025, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It is scheduled to be released in New York and Los Angeles by Mubi on October 17, 2025.

TAFFF 2025 - Documentaries

 BARDOT, LA SCALA, GISÈLE PELICOT, THE MAKING OF SHOAH, LIFE UNDER SIEGE IN GAZA…

THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS ICONIC NAMES AND POWERFUL CONTEMPORARY THEMES TO ITS 29th ANNUAL EVENT WITH THIS YEAR’S DOCUMENTARY FILM LINEUP

As part of the pre-announcements of the program for the 29th edition of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF), the French American Cultural Fund  has just released this year’s documentary line up. Included this year are documentary feature films that delve into the histories of a famous French icon, a legendary opera house, and a ground-breaking Holocaust film, as well as topics ripped from the headlines, including an inside look at the trial of Gisèle Pelicot and a terrifying and intimate portrait of life in Gaza. The festival takes place at the DGA Theater Complex in Hollywood October 28-November 3.

The six films in competition for the 2025 TAFFF Best Documentary Award are:

ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS / Je n’avais que le néant: SHOAH par Claude Lanzmann.  West Coast Premiere. (Written and directed by Guillaume Ribot). Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann's nine-and-a-half-hour masterpiece Shoah, Guillaume Ribot uses outtakes from that groundbreaking film, and a voiceover in the director's own words, to recount his relentless pursuit of truth in a quest to capture the concrete reality of the Holocaust. The 1985 landmark film is now part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World register.

BARDOT. North American Premiere. (Directed by Golden Globe winner Alain Berliner. Written by Elora Thevenet, Nicolas Bary, Alain Berliner, Jessica Menendez.) In this Biopic using exclusive and rare archival footage, French star Brigitte Bardot opens the gates of her private estate in Saint-Tropez and candidly reflects upon her life. Now 90, she and those close to her recount her meteoric rise to fame, her notorious love affairs, the pioneering role she played in redefining the female image, and her lifelong battle for animal rights. 

DRUGGED AND ABUSED: NO MORE SHAME / Soumission chimique: Pour que la honte change de camp. North American Premiere.  (Directed by Linda Bendali. Written by Linda Bendali and Andrea Rawlins-Gaston.) The film follows Caroline Darian as she prepares for the trial of her father, Dominique Pelicot, who had solicited strangers to sexually assault his drugged and unconscious wife, Gisèle Pelicot for years. Struggling with that truth, Caroline has worked tirelessly to raise public awareness of the widespread scourge of drug-facilitated rape in France. 

LA SCALA: THE FORCE OF DESTINY / La Force du Destin: une saison à La Scala. North American Premiere. (Written and directed by Anissa Bonnefont.) A performance of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino marks the opening of the Milan opera season at La Scala. A major cultural event since 1951, "la prima" draws opera lovers from all over the world. La Scala: The Force of Destiny takes us behind the scenes, from the company's first rehearsals to opening night.

PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK.  West Coast Premiere  (Co-written and co-directed by Fatma Hassona  and Sepideh Farsi.)  Denied entrance into Rafah to film the war in Gaza, director Sepideh Farsi is introduced to Fatma Hassona, a 24-year-old aspiring photojournalist living in Gaza. Thus begins a year-long series of video calls between an Iranian filmmaker in Paris, and a radiant, talented, astonishingly optimistic young woman simply trying to live her life as the bombs fall all around her.

TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER / Dites lui que je l’aime. US Premiere (Co-written by Romane Bohringer and Gábor Rassov. Directed by Romane Bohringer.)  Reading Clémentine Autain's memoir about being abandoned by a mother who died very young, director Romane Bohringer sees a carbon copy of her own childhood experience. So she plumbs their shared generational trauma, creating parallels and breaking stylistic ground in autobiographical documentary filmmaking along the way.

The Documentary Competition is presented in association with Cercamon, Federation Studio, Ginger & Fed, Kino Lorber, Janus Films, Kino Lorber, Kinology, mk2 Films, Studio TF1 and TimpelPictures.

These documentaries will compete for the 2025 TAFFF Awards, which will be awarded during a ceremony held in Paris after the Festival. The full Festival line up, including all Feature films, will be announced on September 30. All Films will be presented in English or with English subtitles.

TAFFF 2025 - Centerpiece

 THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL TO PRESENT RICHARD LINKLATER’S NOUVELLE VAGUE AS CENTERPIECE OF THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL

Special Red Carpet Event and Hollywood Premiere to Take Place October 30 at the DGA Theater

The Franco American Cultural Fund (FACF) is announcing that celebrated indie filmmaker Richard Linklater’s latest film Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) will be a centerpiece of the 29th edition of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF).  Taking place on Thursday, October 30, the red carpet Hollywood premiere will be presented in association with Netflix.

Nouvelle Vague is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary À Bout de Souffle (Breathless), which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. Linklater includes a mix of fresh faces and daring talents — including Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg,— who collectively bring this spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most-beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the power of cinema to transform our lives.

“The word ‘auteur’ is itself French and signifies a film director’s unique style or thematic focus.  Over his 33 films, Richard Linklater has proven himself to be an American Auteur, so it’s a delight that he’s chosen to celebrate one of French cinema’s greatest auteurs, Jean Luc Godard, in his new French language film, Nouvelle Vague.  By presenting the Hollywood Premiere of Richard’s new film, TAFFF is fulfilling its original DNA, which was to foster cultural exchange between French & American filmmakers,”said Taylor Hackford, Board member of the Franco-American Cultural Fund and former President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).  “But more than a portrait of Godard and his art, this film portrays an entire generation of filmmakers and resurrects the vibrant spirit that infused this prolific period of French Cinema.”

The American French Film Festival will take place October 28 to November 3 at the renowned Director’s Guild of America Theater Complex in Los Angeles.  Nouvelle Vague will premiere Thursday, October 30, ahead of its theatrical premiere on October 31 and Netflix premiere on November 14. The film will be among those competing for the 2025 TAFFF Awards, awarded during a ceremony in Paris held after the Festival, and is one of the films presented at the Festival that will be a contender for recognition during the upcoming Awards season. 

Nouvelle Vague is produced by Laurent Pétin and Michèle Pétin (Halberstadt). The film is distributed in the United States by Netflix and in France by ARP Sélection. 

The full line-up of the 29th edition of The American French Film Festival will be announced on September 30. 

About The American French Film Festival 

The American French Film Festival, “A Week of French Film & Series Premieres and Awards in Hollywood,” is produced by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF)—a unique collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France’s Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (SACEM), and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW).

TAFFF is presented in association with CNC - Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Unifrance, The Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, Villa Albertine, with the support of Air Tahiti Nui, Champagne Louis Roederer, ELMA, L’Oréal, TV5 Monde, and Variety. The TAFFF Education Program is presented in association with ELMA.

For more information, visit: www.tafff.org

TAFFF 2025 - Opening

REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI’S A PRIVATE LIFE (VIE PRIVÉE) STARRING JODIE FOSTER TO OPEN THE 29TH ANNUAL AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 

Festival Extended to Seven Days - October 28 to November 3

The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) will open it’s 29th annual edition on October 28 with the Hollywood premiere of filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski’s psychological thriller A Private Life (Vie privée), starring Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster, and the César Award-winning Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, and Mathieu Amalric. The film’s Opening Night screening is presented in association with Sony Pictures Classics. The announcement was made today by The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), the originator of TAFFF. 

A Private Life will kick off a seven-day festival, which has been extended by a day from its original six-day schedule: running October 28 to November 3 at the renowned Director’s Guild of America Theater Complex in Los Angeles.  The film will also be presented on Wednesday, October 29 as part of the regular schedule and be among those competing for the 2025 TAFFF Awards, awarded during a ceremony in Paris held after the Festival. 

“The American French Film Festival is the place for French films and series to shine at the beginning of awards season in Los Angeles,” notes Taylor Hackford, Board member of the Franco-American Cultural Fund and former President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). “This year will be another phenomenal lineup, and we couldn’t be happier to kick things off with Rebecca Zlotowski’s tour-de-force, A Private Life. Jodie Foster gives a riveting performance - masterfully delivered as if French were her first language. The film is representative of what makes this Festival shine - a collaborative effort between the French and the Americans.  It will no doubt be one of the contenders presented at TAFFF for the awards season this year.”

A Private Life is the story of renowned psychiatrist Lillian Steiner (Foster) who is deeply troubled when she learns of the death of one of her patients. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate. The film has a dream cast; most notably in its magical pairing of Jodie Foster and Daniel Auteuil, as a divorced pair whose profound affection and lingering lust may be the most-touching payoff of this clever whodunit.

In January of this year, writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski was honored with the Unifrance French Cinema Award, honoring filmmakers who have contributed to making French cinema shine abroad. A Private Life premiered as part of the Official Selection at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It will be presented at TAFFF as the Opening Film and Official Los Angeles Premiere, before its release in France and in the US. 

A Private Life is produced by Frédéric Jouve (Les Films Velvet), Rebecca Zlotowski (Buenos Hair), and France 3 Cinema. The film is distributed in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics. 

The entire lineup for this The American French Film Festival this year will be announced on September 30th.

About The American French Film Festival 

The American French Film Festival is produced by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF)—a unique collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France’s Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (SACEM), and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW).

TAFFF is presented in association with CNC - Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Unifrance, The Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, Villa Albertine, with the support of Air Tahiti Nui, Champagne Louis Roederer, ELMA, L’Oréal, TV5 Monde, and Variety. The TAFFF Education Program is presented in association with ELMA.

OSCAR Entries 2025

 

Submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

Submissions are open now to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Last year there were 85 submissions from around the world. The Oscar went to Brazil's I'm Still Here, directed by Walter Salles.

The category was previously called the Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed in April 2019 to Best International Feature Film, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.

The deadline for the submissions is October 1, 2025. The Academy is scheduled to announce a list of eligible submissions in October 2025 from which 15 finalists will be shortlisted on December 16, 2025. The final five nominees will be announced on January 22, 2026. The winner will be announced on March 15, 2026 at the Oscar ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

UPDATED EVERY WEEK - PLEASE STAY TUNED

Here are all the official submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Film. This list will be updated weekly until all the submissions are in. 

• Albania - Luna Park
• Argentina - Belén
• Armenia - My Armenian Phantoms
• Australia - The Wolves Always Come at Night 
• Austria - Peacock
• Azerbaijan - Taghiyev: Oil
• Bangladesh - A House Called Shahana
• Belgium - Young Mothers
• Bhutan - I, the Song
• Bosnia & Herzegovina - Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny 
• Brazil - The Secret Agent ★★★★★
• Bulgaria - Tarika
• Cambodia - Tenement
• Canada - The Things You Kill
• Chile - The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo 
• China - Dead to Rights 
• Colombia - A Poet
• Costa Rica - The Altar Boy, the Priest, and the Gardener
• Croatia - Fiume o Morte!
• Czech Republic - I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
• Denmark - Mr. Nobody Against Putin ★★★★
• Dominican Republic - Pepe
• Ecuador - Chuzalongo
• Egypt - Happy Birthday 
• Estonia - Rolling Papers
• Finland - 100 Litters of Gold
• France - It Was Just an Accident ★★★★
• Georgia - Panopticon 
• Germany - Sound of Falling
• Greece - Arcadia ★★★
• Greenland - Walls - Akinni Inuk
• Haiti - Kidnapping Inc.
• Hong Kong - The Last Dance 
• Hungary - Orphan 
• Iceland - The Love That Remains 
• India - Homebound
• Indonesia - Sore: Wife from the Future 
• Iran - Cause of Death: Unknown ★★★
• Iraq - The President's Cake
• Ireland - Sanatorium
• Israel - The Sea
• Italy - Familia
• Japan - Kokuho
• Jordan - All That's Left of You
• Kazakhstan - Cadet
• Kyrgyzstan - Black Red Yellow
• Latvia - Dog of God
• Lebanon - A Sad and Beautiful World 
• Lithuania - Southern Chronicles
• Luxembourg - Breathing Underwater
• Mexico - We Shall Not Be Moved
• Mongolia - Silent City Driver
• Montenegro - The Tower of Strength 
• Morocco - Calle Málaga
• Nepal - Anjila
• Netherlands - Reedland
• North Macedonia - The Tale of Silyan
• Norway - Sentimental Value
• Palestine - Palestine 36
• Panama - Beloved Tropic
• Papua New Guinea - Papa Buka
• Paraguay - Under the Flags, the Sun
• Peru - Motherland 
• Philippines - Magellan 
• Poland - Franz
• Portugal - Banzo
• Romania - Traffic 
• Senegal - Demba
• Serbia - Sun Never Again 
• Singapore - Stranger Eyes
• Slovakia - Father
• Slovenia - Little Trouble Girls 
• South Africa - The Heart is a Muscle
• South Korea - No Other Choice 
• Spain - Sirāt
• Sweden - Eagles of the Republic 
• Switzerland - Late Shift ★★★★
• Taiwan - Left-Handed Girl
• Tajikistan - Black Rabbit, White Rabbit
• Thailand - A Useful Ghost 
• Tunisia - The Voice of Hind Rajab
• Turkey - One of Those Days When Hemme Dies ★★★
• Ukraine - 2000 Meters to Andriivka 
• Uruguay - Don't You Let Me Go
• Venezuela - Ali Primera
• Vietnam - Red Rain

LAGFF 2025

The 19th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Program Announced
With 65+ Films in Competition May 27-June 1, Virtual on June 2-8

The 19th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) returns with expanded programs and 65+ films in competition. Artistic & Festival Director Aris  Katopodis has announced the 2025 official selections, a Tribute to legendary filmmaker Costa-Gavras, a collaboration with American Cinematheque, Discovery Days industry program, Hollywood Scene & Be Seen Bash, Greek TV Presentations, virtual screenings (June 2-8), including animation. “Showcasing 23 International and World premieres, 19 North American and US premieres, and 12 LA premieres, Greek cinema continues to have a vibrant presence in Hollywood,” said Mr. Katopodis. 

For the complete festival program, schedule, and passes, please visit www.lagff.org

OPENING NIGHT FILM: MAY 28 

• Z – Award-winning feature by Greek-French filmmaker Costa-Gavras. John Landis and Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis will present him with the Honorary Orpheus Lifetime Achievement Award. Red Carpet Opening Night Reception will be catered by Petros Restaurant, Greek wines from AVRA, cocktails from KLEOS Mastiha Spirit, Dulce Vida Tequila, Empress Gin, and non-alcoholic drinks from Greece by Optima Foods. The multi-event tribute celebrating Costa-Gavras’ achievements is presented by ELMA.org

           
CLOSING NIGHT FILM: JUNE 1

• ARCADIA – Feature LA Premiere, directed by Yorgos Zois (who will attend) and starring Vangelis Mourikis, Angeliki Papoulia, and Elena Topalidou. The screening is followed by Red Carpet Orpheus Awards Ceremony, hosted by KNX news writer-producer Vivianne Linou Gabriel and a comedy set by Angelo Tsarouchas. Closing Night is presented by the Kolovos Family, and the reception is catered by PETROS Restaurant; wines by AVRA; drinks by KASTRA ELION, soft drinks & snacks by OPTIMA FOODS and water by SMARTWATER. 

LAGFF 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

• LAST BREATH - West Coast Premiere of Costa-Gavras’ new film starring Hiam Abbass, Denis Podalydes, Angelia Molina, and Charlotte Rampling will be followed by a Conversation with Oliver Stone and Costa-Gavras, and Reception. The event is hosted by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture. (May 31, James Bridges Theatre, UCLA)

• MEAT – LA premiere, award-winning film directed by Dimitris Nakos, in attendance

• KYUKA BEFORE SUMMER’S END – US Premiere, award-winning drama-comedy directed by Kostis Charamountanis

• MISSING and THE CONFESSION - The American Cinematheque in Collaboration with LAGFF screening of two Costa-Gavras films with Costa-Gavras and Michèle Ray-Gavras in attendance at Egyptian Theater. (June 2-3).

• MILLER’S CROSSING – Feature by Joel & Ethan Coen with Gabriel Byrne in person for a Q&A (June 3).

FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS

Masterclass with Gareth Ellis-Unwin presented by Antenna Group. Gareth Ellis-Unwin is an Academy and BAFTA award winning producer, best known for the film THE KINGS SPEECH (Oscar 2011, Best Picture). Now living and working in Greece, Gareth brings 30+ years of international filmmaking experience to a new venture within Antenna Group. During his 60-minute masterclass Gareth will reflect on his career to date, a journey that saw him go from being an assistant director all the way to picking up his Oscar and BAFTA Award, and discussing practical advice on pitching, developing and producing movies. He will also share details on the new venture in Greece, the values and ambitions of the new company in shaping Greek filmmaking, and most importantly how they will be looking to work with Greek talent from around the world. (May 31) 

SKAI Greek TV Presentation and documentary film screening TAKIS –  international premiere - directed by Michael Roubis with creative producer Eleni Alafouzos in attendance. TAKIS shares the inspiring journey of a former nightclub owner who gave up everything to rescue stray dogs on the island of Crete. Takis created a model animal shelter, where 2,500 abused dogs have been rescued and 1,500 adopted, mostly abroad. His commitment to doing good has created a snowball effect. May 31

LAGFF Sponsors

GPK & Associates and the Kolovos Family — GPK & Associates is an established property management company and family-owned business. GPK & Associates takes a hands-on approach to managing communities and has successfully leased and managed a large portfolio of apartment homes in the greater Los Angeles area for over 40 years. It is the company's mission to provide residents with the highest quality customer service and ensure their homes are comfortable and the properties are well maintained. GPK & Associates take pride in their level of customer service and the quality of workmanship provided in their remodeled apartment homes. They believe this translates into a positive rental experience for all residents who live in their communities. www.gpkassociates.com

Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture - The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture (LACDAC) is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. LACDAC provides leadership, services, and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations, countywide arts education initiatives, commissioning and care for civic art collections, research and evaluation, access to creative pathways, professional development, free community programs, and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. All this work is framed by the longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts, and the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative.  www.lacountyarts.org

European Languages & Movies in America - The European Languages & Movies in America (ELMA) mission is to create new avenues for better cultural understanding between the people of Europe and the USA by celebrating alternative cinema. Since its inception in 2007, ELMA has supported over 100 events in 30 countries in over 20 languages. ELMA strives to provide more opportunities to view European films by supporting educational and nonprofit venues showing such movies. ELMA supports a wide spectrum of projects, from classic films to the works of emerging talent in order to provide new audiences with an alternative to Hollywood. www.elma.org/copy-of-home-1

UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture was established in 2019 by a lead gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and matching funds provided by generous members of the Hellenic and Philhellenic community of Southern California. The Center supports a comprehensive set of academic and public initiatives, both locally, through strategic collaborations with organizations in Southern California, and in Greece and Cyprus, through partnerships with universities and cultural institutions. https://hellenic.ucla.edu/

The Egyptian Theatre is a classic and beloved movie palace originally built in 1922 during the silent film era. A fixture in Hollywood’s Golden Age, the Egyptian was the site of the world’s very first movie premiere of ROBIN HOOD starring Douglas Fairbanks and remains to this day the ultimate destination for moviegoers. This historic venue has been the home of glamorous red carpet premieres, groundbreaking film festivals and incredible cinematic experiences over the near-century it has been presenting films for audiences in Hollywood, the movie-making capital of the world.

In 2007, Petros Benekos opened his flagship restaurant, Petros Restaurant, in Manhattan Beach California, which Zagat named “Top New Restaurant” and which continues to earn accolades and awards celebrating Petros’s meticulously handmade recipes inspired by his mother. Today three additional Petros restaurants serve the popular communities of Century City, El Segundo and Solvang; while Petros' ‘Villa and Vine‘ has become the premier place for hosting luxury private events in Santa Barbara.

The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood - Located a block south of Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood enclave, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood brings the distinct Chicago hospitality brand to the West Coast. Exuding the energy of old Hollywood, the hotel’s curated art program and immersive interior design set the stage for supreme Hollywood moments. www.godfreyhotelhollywood.com

Additional Supporters: Getty, Aris Anagnos Charitable Trust, ERTFLIX International, The Gianopulos Family, Alexander Payne, The Antholis Family, The Siafaris Family, Greek National Tourism Organization, AT&T, Elina Siafaris Realtor Berkshire Hathaway, AVRA Estiatorio, Aris Anagnos Charitable Trust, Gibson Dunn & Theane Evangelis, Dr. Stephen & Dr. Anna Yallourakis, West Coast Investors, ANTENNA Satellite, SKAI, GTG Law, BEGREEK.com

About: LAGFF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses its attention on bringing films and filmmakers from Greece, Cyprus, and the rest of the world to the United States. Over the past 18 years, LAGFF has screened more than 800 films and hosted over 700 filmmakers supporting their films. 

For Ticket info and details, please visit: www.lagff.org