Director Paul Weitz‘s comedy “Grandma,” starring Lily Tomlin, has been selected as the opening-night film at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival, Film Independent announced on Tuesday.
The non-profit organization that produces the festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards also announced that director Rodrigo Garcia (“Mother and Child,” “Albert Nobbs”) will serve as this year’s guest artistic director, and producer Gale Anne Hurd (“The Terminator,” “The Walking Dead”) will receive the Glory to the Filmmaker Award.
As part of the opening-night festivities on June 10, Lily Tomlin will receive the festival’s Spirit of Independence Award.