Welcome to the official website of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). IFFLA is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, honoring entertainment industry performers and business executives, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.

The eighth edition of IFFLA took place on April 20-25, 2010 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Los Angeles. The festival hosted over 7,000 attendees at ArcLight Hollywood, had numerous sold out screenings, and added the international director's cut of the Bollywood blockbuster MY NAME IS KHAN in its "Bollywood by Night" series.

GRAND JURY AWARDS:
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar

HONORABLE MENTION: COOKING WITH STELLA directed by Dilip Mehta

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: AT MY DOORSTEP directed by Nishta Jain

HONORABLE MENTION: NERO’S GUESTS directed by Deepa Bhatia

BEST SHORT FILM: GAREEB NAWAZ’S TAXI directed by Ritesh Batra

HONORABLE MENTION: WAHID’S MOBILE BOOKSTORE directed by Anjoo Khosla

AUDIENCE AWARDS:
BEST FEATURE: HARISHCHANDRACHI FACTORY directed by Paresh Mokashi

BEST DOCUMENTARY: THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS: TIBET’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam

BEST SHORT: KUNJO directed by Terrie Samundra

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IFFLA Film Fund is a new program that seeks to help emerging filmmakers realize their feature-length narrative and non-narrative film projects that reflect universal themes inherent within Indian culture. The finalists for the IFFLA Film Fund Development Grant were announced on December 17th. The winner, Kranti Kanade (AGAINST ITSELF) is the recipient of a $10,000 grant.

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