Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Established2003
Founded byChristina Marouda

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California. Established by Christina Marouda in 2003, as a nonprofit organization devoted to paving the way for a greater appreciation of Indian cinema[1][2][3] and diverse culture by providing the public with a selection of films from and about the Indian diaspora by Indian and international filmmakers.[4]

It features, documentaries and shorts [5] and presents Grand Jury and Audience Choice awards in the following categories: Best Feature, Best Documentary, and Best Short. The IFFLA's Cinematic Scoring Achievement Award is given to composers, honoring film scores. In 2022, the festival is completing 20 years of existence.[6]

  1. ^ Greek-born Christina Marouda has dedicated herself to the cause of promoting Indian cinema overseas, The Telegraph (Kolkata), 17 December 2005.
  2. ^ Indian Film Festival a hit in Los Angeles Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Monsters and Critics, 17 April 2007.
  3. ^ Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles LA Weekly, 12 April 2007.
  4. ^ Dual highlights of 6th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Screen, 8 April 2008.
  5. ^ Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Making Their Grand Debut Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Asian Arts, UCLA.
  6. ^ Entertainment, Quint (2022-05-01). "Indian Film Festival of LA Is All Set To Celebrate Its 20 Year Completion". TheQuint. Retrieved 2022-05-01.