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It is the first and only pre-release North American festival screening following the pic's May bow at Cannes.
"This is a huge endorsement of the festival from an A-level filmmaker and the film's distributors," said fest director Rich Raddon.
Pic, for which the distribution deal was announced only last week -- a theatrical three-way between and Bob and Harvey Weinstein's Fellowship Adventure Group, Lions Gate Films and IFC Films -- screens at LAFF as one of three films chosen by the fest's Artist in Residence, Neil Young.
Coincidentally, Moore recently secured Young's song "Rockin' in the Free World" to play over "Fahrenheit's" closing credits.
While Moore isn't expected in Los Angeles for the screening, Young will be on hand to introduce the pic.
"We think it's a great venue for the film," said Lions Gate Films Releasing prexy Tom Ortenberg, who has been inundated with hundreds of special screening requests since taking on the pic's distribution. "Nobody works harder to promote independent film than the IFP, so playing 'Fahrenheit 9/11' as presented by Neil Young at the L.A. Film Festival seemed like a perfect fit to launch the film's release in Los Angeles."
Beyond the LAFF screening, a select few private screenings are planned for New York and Washington D.C. before the film opens June 25.
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