Critically-acclaimed filmmakers, film industry professionals and emerging talent from all over the world will converge in vibrant downtown Los Angeles for the 20th LA Film Festival from June 11 to June 19, 2014.

The annual event is an exhibition of the best in American and international cinema and draws a crowd of more than 90,000. This year, we can expect more than 200 feature films, shorts and music videos, along with red carpet premieres as well as featured directors and actors.

Nine films will screen in the festival's narrative competition, including the world premieres of Sam Esmail's "Comet"; Mike Ott's "Lake Los Angeles"; Dave Boyle's "Man From Reno"; Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia's "Recommended by Enrique"; Kimberly Levin's "Runoff"; Nathan Silver's "Uncertain Terms"; and Kerem Sanga's "The Young Kieslowski." Lee Yong-seung's "10 Minutes" and Pernille Fischer Christensen's "Someone You Love" will have their North American premieres at the festival.

Eight films will screen in the documentary competition: William J. Saunders' "Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound"; Gabriel London's "The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest"; Geeta V. Patel and Ravi V. Patel's "Meet the Patels"; Farida Pacha's "My Name Is Salt"; Blair Dorosh-Walther's "Out in the Night"; N.C. Heikin's "Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story"; Debra Granik's "Stray Dog"; and Eliza Kubarska's "Walking Under Water." The full list is available via the LA Times.

Tickets will be available to the general public starting May 20. Individual tickets are sold at $11 for regular matinee screenings, $13 for regular screenings and Industry Talks, and $20 for Gold Screenings, Festival Conversations, Master Classes and Night at the GRAMMY Museum.

Packages are also available: the College Package, which includes 8 screenings, is $80; it costs $250 for 10 screenings; the all-access passes are also available at $2,500, which include Opening and Closing Party Tickets, VIP parties, a commemorative poster, and much more. Fore more information, see www.lafilmfest.com or call 1.866.FILMFEST.

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