Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival

Marlene DERMER, founder and executive director of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, tries not to show the stress of her job as she gamely greets a visitor this week at her cramped Hollywood offices, busy as a boiler room operation. She really shouldn't be taking time for lunch, with four days left before the premiere of the week-long cinema celebration, now in its 11th year.

More than 70 Latino filmmakers representing 13 countries will be featured in the second annual Los Angeles International Film Festival beginning Friday at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood. Films will be shown daily from noon to 10 p.m. through Oct. 11. Screenings will take place at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Citadel Theater at CityWalk in Universal City and the Paramount Theater in Hollywood.

More than 70 Latino filmmakers representing 13 countries will be featured in the second annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, scheduled to begin Friday at the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences Foundation in North Hollywood. Films will be shown daily from noon to 10 p.m. through Oct. 11. Festival locations will alternate among the academy, Universal Studios, the Universal CityWalk Cineplex and the Paramount Studios Theater in Hollywood.