Surprise that the plug was being pulled barely a month after the end of this year’s event — which took place for the first time during the fall, and had a sense of renewed energy. Sadness at the end of the line for a fixture of the local moviegoing year and a dependable outlet for work by new and creative voices. And relief at putting to rest a long-running identity crisis and frustrating inability to completely fulfill its own creative promise.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2018 14:06 UTC