LAFF Announces Guest Director William Friedkin; Artists in Residence Elfman, Voltaggio & Saadiq

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by Anne Thompson
May 15, 2012 4:56 PM
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Continuing to move away from their Film Independent indie branding, The Los Angeles Film Festival has named Hollywood veteran filmmaker William Friedkin as Guest Director for this summer's 2012 Festl. The director of "The Exorcist," "The French Connection," "The Boys in the Band," "To Live and Die in L.A." and "Cruising" will screen his latest, indie fest circuit film "Killer Joe," starring Matthew McConaughey, at LACMA on June 15, where the director will participate in an on-stage interview.

The Fest's Artists in Residence include composer Danny Elfman, chef Michael Voltaggio and musician and record producer Raphael Saadiq.

And recognizing the blurring divide between movies and television, the Fest is adding, following SXSW's debut of three episodes of Lena Dunham's "Girls," Conversations at the summer festival with the team and talent behind both AMC's "Breaking Bad" and HBO's upcoming "The Newsroom." (Even venerable Cannes booked HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn.")

Screenings have also been added to the fest's lineup and are listed below. Here's the full lineup for the festival.

Full details on the Conversations, Artists in Residence and the fest's spotlight on "Women of Wonder – A Celebration of Women in Animation" - are at Indiewire.

ADDITIONAL FILMS & PROGRAMMING

Guest Director Film:

• "Killer Joe," William Friedkin

Artists in Residence Selections:

• "Dinner Rush" (2000), Bob Giraldi

Members-Only Screening:

• "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon," Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

The Beyond

• "The King of Pigs," Yuen Sang-ho – South Korea – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

International Showcase:

• "Easy Money," Daniél Espinosa – Sweden (Weinstein Company)

Free Community Screening:

• "Question Bridge: Black Males," Hank Willis Thomas, Chris Johnson, Bayeté Ross Smith, Kamal Sinclair

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Lena Dunham's "The Girls"....

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