Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
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Location Los Angeles, USA
Founded2007
AwardsOrpheus Awards
LanguageGreek
Website www.lagff.org

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), is a film festival held annually in Los Angeles, USA which showcases films and filmmakers from Greece, Cyprus and the rest of the world in the US. Since its inception in 2007, LAGFF has screened over 520 films and hosted and supported over 500 filmmakers. LAGFF is a 501(c)(3) organization [1] and in 2021 it was the largest Greek Film Festival outside of Greece, with numerous films making their USA premiere in the festival. [2]

Contents

For the 15th iteration of the festival, due to the COVID-19 pandemic LAGFF run its festival online. [3]


Awards

Films are the LAGFF are nomimated for the Orpheus Awards in the following categories: [4]

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References

  1. Official website , retrieved 16 June 2021
  2. FESTIVAL KICKOFF: 15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (May 10-30, 2021) , retrieved 16 June 2021
  3. 15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival To Run As Virtual Edition , retrieved 16 June 2021
  4. Orpheus Awards 2021 , retrieved 16 June 2021