The Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival (DTLAFF) is an annual film festival based in Downtown Los Angeles.

[5] As of 2018, the festival is the largest film and television event in the downtown area.

[6] Some of the feature films that screened that year previously debuted at Tribeca Festival, South by Southwest and Sundance Film Festival.

[5][7][8] Since 2019, Greg Ptaceck has managed the festival which showcased over 100 films that year, most of which were directed by women.

[3] Recipients of the Independent Film Pioneer Award include Laura Dern, Kathy Griffin, John Hawkes, William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Julie Delpy and Mark Ruffalo.