Press Releases

2018 LA Film Festival Delivers on Promise of Change and Commitment to Inclusion, Expands Ways to Reach LA Audiences and Creators

LA Film Festival press release, July 17, 2018

Today the LA Film Festival, under the leadership of Festival Director Jennifer Cochis, announced new programmatic elements for the 24th edition of the Festival (September 20-28). The Festival, which is moving to the fall this year, will include an immersive storytelling program curated by Jacqueline Lyanga, Guest Director, VR and Immersive Storytelling, in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. Read more.

LMU, the University of Silicon Beach, Announces New Playa Vista Campus

LMU Newsroom, February 9, 2017

Loyola Marymount University has leased more than 50,000 square feet of space for its new LMU Playa Vista Campus, expanding the university’s Silicon Beach presence, President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., announced today. Through a long-term lease agreement with Tishman Speyer at The Brickyard Playa Vista, LMU will design learning and creative spaces in preparation for a fall 2018 opening. Read more.