2017 LA Film Fest Salutes Winners, Closes with Aubrey Plaza's 'Ingrid Goes West'

LOS ANGELES, CA — That’s a wrap! The 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival took its final bow Thursday night, closing on a high note with the LA premiere of Neon's “Ingrid Goes West” directed by Matt Spicer.

Starring Aubrey Plaza in the titular role, the dark comedy is about an unstable social media stalker, who secretly moves to Los Angeles to befriend the boho chic social media influencer, Taylor Sloane played by Elizabeth Olsen.

Plaza did not disappoint her fans as she looked radiant with her stunning MIU MIU long sleeve, knee-length dress as she hit the red carpet at the Archlight Cinemas in Culver City.

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Festival director Jennifer Cochis lauded the film’s endearing charm. “‘Ingrid Goes West’ takes place all over Los Angeles. It is such a dark, funny gem of a film, and Aubrey Plaza shines." (Check out some Photo Highlights from the 9-day film fest below.)

The LA Film Festival, produced by the nonprofit Film Independent, also came to an end with the announcement of the winners of its 23rd edition at the Awards Reception, presided over by Cochis and Film Independent President Josh Welsh.

“Producing the LA Film Festival is a huge undertaking with filmmakers from all across the globe, venues all across the city, and hundreds of volunteers helping us pull it off,” said Welsh. “We truly could not do it without the extremely generous support of our many sponsors.”

“This year the LA Film Festival stretched all across our city, from downtown to the beach,” said Cochis. “We’re so grateful to the film lovers who packed our theaters in support of our storytellers. Today we celebrate the winners of the LA Film Festival Awards!”

Elizabeth Rohrbaugh and Daniel Powers’ “Becks” snagged the U.S. Fiction Award, while U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award went to cinematographers Christian Sorensen Hansen and Pete Ohs for “Everything Beautiful Is Far Away.”

As for Audience Awards, Karen Moncrieff’s “The Keeping Hours” claimed Best Fiction Feature, while Mark Hayes’ “Skid Row Marathon” took home the Best Documentary Feature. (Check out the complete list of winners below.)

The 9-day event launched Wednesday, June 14, with the world premiere of Colin Trevorrow's "The Book of Henry."

“Ingrid Goes West” opens in select theaters on Friday, August 11, 2017.

For more information on the fest, go to lafilmfestival.com.

Some Photo Highlights From The 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival

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U.S. Fiction Award

• "Becks," directed by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh and Daniel Powell

U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award

• "Everything Beautiful Is Far Away," cinematography by Christian Sorensen Hansen and Pete Ohs

Special Mention for Breakout Performance

• Auden Thornton of "Beauty Mark"

Special Mention for Directing

• Bruce Thierry Cheung of "Don’t Come Back From the Moon"

World Fiction Award

• "The Night Guard" (El Vigilante), directed by Diego Ros

Special Mention for Excellence in Storytelling

• "On the Beach at Night Alone" (Bamui Hae-Byun-Eoseo Honja), directed by Hong Sangsoo

Documentary Award

• "Liyana," directed by Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp

LA Muse Fiction Award

• "And Then There Was Eve," directed by Savannah Bloch

LA Muse Documentary Award

• "Skid Row Marathon," directed by Mark Hayes

Special Mention for Acting

• John Carroll Lynch of "Anything"

Special Mention for Excellence in Storytelling

• "The Classic," directed by Billy McMillin

Nightfall Award

• "Serpent," directed by Amanda Evans

Special Mention for Acting

• Kate Nhung of "The Housemaid"

Award for Short Film

• "A Funeral for Lightning," directed by Emily Kai Bock

Special Mention for Excellence in Storytelling

• "Balloonfest," directed by Nathan Truesdell

Award for Documentary Short

• "Black America Again," directed by Bradford Young

Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film

• "The Keeping Hours," directed by Karen Moncrieff

Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film

• "Skid Row Marathon," directed by Mark Hayes

Audience Award for Short Film

• "Swim," directed by Mari Walker

Audience Award for Web-Series

• "High & Mighty," directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada

Top Photo: Aubrey Plaza attends the LA premiere of "Ingrid Goes West" during the 2017 LA Film Festival (Photo by Jonathan Shensa)

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