The International LA Punk Film Festival turns 10 this October. The 2026 edition runs October 8 to 18, mixing a worldwide streaming exhibition with a weekend of in-person screenings, October 16 and 17, at the Laemmle Royal in West Los Angeles.
The festival’s idea of punk is about attitude, not a music genre: films with individuality, imagination, and the nerve to make something authentic. That opens the door to features, documentaries, shorts, and music videos. Here is what the festival has posted as of September 28, 2026.
The quick version
| When | October 8 to 18, 2026. In-person public events October 16 and 17; streaming throughout |
| Where | Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025, plus online |
| Highlights | Punk After Dark, Punk Morning Matinée, the Cinema Lounge Experience, and a free Punk Breakfast meetup |
| Passes | $12 online pass; in-person passes $15 to $100, via FilmFreeway |
| Awards | Decided in part by international audience voting, which closes October 18 |
| Official site | lapunkfilmfestival.com |
The festival at a glance
The schedule, as posted on the festival’s homepage:
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Thursday, October 8 | First Look International: selected films start rolling out on the streaming platform |
| Friday, October 9 | Industry screenings, press, and red carpet. Private, industry access only |
| Friday, October 16, 10 p.m. | Punk After Dark at the Laemmle Royal: live punk cinema with filmmakers and special guests, 180 seats |
| Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. | Punk Morning Matinée at the Laemmle, 180 seats |
| Saturday, October 17, 1 to 2 p.m. | Punk Breakfast at Café 50’s, a free community meetup with RSVP |
| Saturday, October 17, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Cinema Lounge Experience in Laemmle’s private screening rooms |
| Sunday, October 18 | International streaming exhibition wraps and audience voting closes |
What’s screening
The official 2026 lineup is split into seven blocks. The festival has not said which block plays in which slot, so here they are as published.
Block one
COUP 53 (Taghi Amirani; Iran, UK, USA), Fix Me in the Mix (Alexander Sargent, UK), More Punk Than Punk (Azeem Rajulawalla, UK), This Band’s Gonna Kill Me! (Patrick Femia, Australia), REMEMBER THIS (Andrew Serban), Puppets in Paradise (Brian Duss), Night Terrors (David McAbee), Opting In (Susan Dynner), Mom Came & Dick Boxing (Michael Mau), Staircase Stomp (Aaron Louis), The Decline and Fall of Holly Dew and Walter Melon (Lorin Morgan-Richards), Faultline, and the music video Generation Gap: Party in my Body (Raphael Schmid; Austria, Germany, Netherlands).
Block two
Lonely Trojan: Too Young for the First Wave, Too Old for the Second (Chris Carlone, USA), The Victorians (Dwight A. Gabbert, Netherlands), Chronicle of a Not So Smart Chinese Punk (China), and Restless in the East (Ian Varesi, Switzerland).
Block three
Punk Rockula The Curse of UGLOR (Christopher Rakas), Peter (David Anderson), Infestation (Slashtag Cinema), Manosphere (Michael Luke, UK), Canada on the Fringe (Mars Roberge), The Shouting Fox (Nolan Wang), and Hang (Sam Slowik).
Block four
It Makes its Way (Christian Javier Hum), Mindless Idiots (Sean Silleck), Ray Davies’s London (a Paradise Lost?) (Paul Iorio), Hell Is Other People (Alexandra Hitchcock), Doomscrolling in Paradise (Greg Roensch), MANSPLAIN (Jeffrey Tune), If You Cooperate (Walter Santucci), Small Unfriendly Rodents (Philip Stone), and SAVAGE BEAT “UNHINGED” (Rene Nuijens, Netherlands).
Block five
Apartment 666 (Joey Blanco, UK), Hook (Sean Young, UK), The Magnum Opal (Daniel McLean, New Zealand), Yapp (John Berger), and Paul and Silas in a Motel Room (Big Irv).
Blocks six and seven
Jawbreaker (Oskar Sjödin, Sweden), Guy O. Tine (David Lamarre, Canada), and El Depot (Gabriel Montoya) in block six. Neutrals (Jacob Horne) and PROMPT (Michael Kumar) in block seven.
Passes and tickets
Passes are sold on the festival’s FilmFreeway ticket page. Prices and descriptions as listed on September 28, 2026:
- Punk Worldwide Online Pass, $12: watch the films online anywhere and vote.
- Underground Pass (early bird), $15: general admission to live festival programming.
- Rebel Pass, $20: general admission.
- Punk Pioneer Pass, $35: live festival access plus the online edition and audience voting.
- Icon Pass, $50: live and online access, a private VIP event invitation, and film awards access.
- Punk Legend Pass, $100: live and online access plus 10th anniversary supporter recognition.
- Fearless Filmmaker + 2 Guests, free: credentials for cast and crew of selected films.
The in-person rooms are small, so seating is limited and first come, first served. The festival also lists a Lamb’s Den Golden Ticket: a 13-seat roundtable billed as four hours of films, filmmakers, and conversation during the Saturday afternoon lounge. Its price has not been posted.
Watch and vote from home
You can join this one from your couch. The online pass unlocks the streaming exhibition, which starts October 8 and runs through October 18. Audience votes count toward the Audience Award, and the festival tabulates its film awards after international voting closes. Some films are streamed in a short flash release before they play live, then paused, so watch them when they drop.
Venues and getting there
- Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. The festival’s site also calls it Laemmle West Los Angeles. This is the in-person home for Punk After Dark, the Morning Matinée, and the Cinema Lounge.
- Café 50’s hosts the Saturday Punk Breakfast. The festival lists it as a free RSVP but has not posted the address; check with the festival before you go.
- Beach Dancer Films Studio, 18034 Ventura Blvd., Suite 194, Encino, CA 91316, is listed on FilmFreeway as a festival venue and hosts the private industry screenings.
The festival has not posted parking or transit details. The Royal sits on Santa Monica Boulevard in the Sawtelle neighborhood.
Accessibility
No accessibility information has been posted for 2026. Contact the festival at +1 (310) 721-2389 with questions before you buy.
A little LA Punk Film Festival history
The festival is marking its 10th anniversary this year and describes itself as one of the longest-running dedicated punk film festivals in the world. Sandie West is the festival’s producer and director, and Chris Cate is the festival manager.
Still to come
The block-by-block screening schedule, the awards show, the Lamb’s Den Golden Ticket price, and the Café 50’s location have not been announced. The 824 Journal will update this guide when they are.
Sources
- International LA Punk Film Festival, official site
- LA Punk Film Festival: 10th annual 2026 official lineup
- LA Punk Film Festival on FilmFreeway
- LA Punk Film Festival tickets on FilmFreeway
- LA Punk Film Festival streaming platform
Featured photo: Alexis Doine via Wikimedia Commons, CC0
