See critically acclaimed films at LIFF – The stars will be in Baton Rouge for the second Louisiana International Film Festival.

The stars will be in Baton Rouge for the second Louisiana International Film Festival. The festivities kick off Thursday with an opening reception at Cinemark Perkins Rowe at 4 p.m., followed by a screening of Belle at 7:30 p.m. and a gala party at 9 p.m. The event runs through Sunday and features screenings of films such as God’s Pocket, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and directed by John Slattery (Mad Men‘s Roger Sterling); The Double, starring Jesse Eisenberg; and Roman Polanski’s latest film, Venus in Fur. Check out 225‘s coverage of the event, including a full schedule and interviews with Baton Rouge filmmaker Richie Adams and LIFF co-founder and executive director Chesley Heymsfield.