Damien Chazelle News

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has confirmed the dates for the 33rd year of the fest. The festival will run from Wednesday, January 31st through Saturday, February 10th 2018. Festival events will be held throughout Santa Barbara, including the Arlington Theatre and the newly restored historic Riviera Theatre.

The blockbuster film La La Land comes to life in high definition on a giant screen, with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performing the award-winning score live to film.  The performances are June 23 and 24 at 8pm.

Sundance NEXT FEST takes it to the NEXT level with the announcement of seven films direct from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, paired with three energizing musical performances.

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today announced that 10-time Grammy®-winning jazz legend Arturo Sandoval will join the world premiere of LA LA LAND IN CONCERT: A LIVE-TO-FILM CELEBRATION

Thirteen new independent feature projects from Cuba, Chile, Kenya, the UK and the U.S. have been selected for the 2017 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs in Utah's Wasatch Mountains. These Labs are the centerpiece of the nonprofit Institute's year-round support for independent artists.

BroadwayWorld takes a stroll through La La Land while interviewing the creative team for the film. Director Damien Chazelle, Composer Justin Hurwitz, and Producer Jordan Horowitz fill us in on what it was like bringing Hollywood's latest blockbuster musical to life onscreen.

To celebrate the recent Blu-ray release of the hit film LA LA LAND, four limited print posters have been released from Hero Complex.

SundanceTV announced today the renewal of its original non-fiction series CLOSE UP WITH THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, produced in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! This weekend's big news: A FRIENDS musical parody arrives at Feinstein's/54 Below and more!

LA LA LAND director and recent Oscar winner Damien Chazelle is set to helm a new musical television drama set in contemporary Paris.

The Utah Symphony and United Concerts today announced that the world tour of “La La Land” in Concert will come to Utah at West Valley City's USANA Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Erik Ochsner will conduct composer Justin Hurwitz' Oscar®-winning score and Oscar®-winning song “City of Stars” (with lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul) performed live-to-film by the Utah Symphony, accompanying the film's original vocal recordings.

In celebration of the City of Los Angeles' support for the arts, Mayor Garcetti declared April 25 'LA LA LAND Day' to honor director Damien Chazelle, in addition to the other La La Land crew in attendance, for their extraordinary portrait of the city and its iconic locations

Lionsgate Home Entertainment's LA LA LAND is now available on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. To celebrate its release, check out these clips from the bonus features below! 

In celebration of the award-winning LA LA LAND releasing on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD, on April 25th five cities will transform into the club featured in the film, “Seb's.” The bars will be fully changed over to replicate the “Seb's” experience with live music, themed drinks and film inspired décor.

Today, BWW shares an exclusive bonus clip from the Academy Award-winning film LA LA LAND, coming to Digital HD on April 11th and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on April 25th.

Legendary performer Carol Channing has been named the honoree for the Professional Dancers Society's (PDS) annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon, it was announced by PDS President, Mitzi Gaynor and PDS Board Chairman, Joni Berry.

Lionsgate has announced that the dazzling Academy Award® and Golden Globe®-winning music-filled masterpiece LA LA LAND arrives on Digital HD on April 11 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD and On Demand April 25 from Summit Entertainment

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will be the first Australian orchestra to present LA LA LAND IN CONCERT, in two performances at the Sydney Opera House announced today. These concerts on 7 & 8 December will feature a 100-piece orchestra performing composer Justin Hurwitz's Oscar®-winning score live on stage in accompaniment to a full screening of the critically-acclaimed film.

James Levine, Christoph Eschenbach, Gustavo Dudamel, Susanna Malkki, Kent Nagano, a "virtual" Esa-Pekka Salonen, and three conductors making Chicago Symphony Orchestra debuts take the podium. 

Fans filled the Lionsgate Lounge in Austin, TX to listen and watch Justin Hurwitz light up the stage with the magic of LA LA LAND.