Mumbai, March 20 -- The 24th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has unveiled its official lineup, with filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan's Malayalam espionage thriller 'Patriot' set to open the festival and Anusha Rizvi's social satire 'The Great Shamsuddin Family' selected as the closing film.

Scheduled to take place from April 23 to 26, 2026, the festival will showcase 27 films, including seven narrative features, two documentaries and 18 short films, representing countries such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Opening the festival will be 'Patriot', marking the on-screen reunion of Malayalam cinema le...