Two hundred films in ten days—if only the Los Angeles Film Fest would come directly to our couch so we could attend in our underwear. But, alas, pants it is, every day between Thursday, June 18 and Sunday, June 28. BUT berets are not required hair coverings—this is L.A., remember? The festival offers a variety of events, from free to fancy. Take advantage, for around $12-$15 a pop, genre-specific and -bending movies from all over the world await your credit card’s metallic fingerprints.

For free flicks, you can catch old greats like Ghostbusters (6/19) or Leslie H. Martison’s Hot Rod Girl from 1956 (6/27), or 1999’s dark comedy Election, starring Reese Witherspoon as a major pain in the ass (6/28), as well as new releases, such as Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove (6/28) and Rebecca Cammisa’s Which Way Home (6/26).

Some intriguing screenings in the music genre include 13 Most Beautiful Songs…For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests with live accompaniment by Dean & Britta at Ford Amphitheatre (6/20), and When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors, narrated by Johnny Depp (6/24)—not a LIVE narration, sorry ladies (and gents!). All Tomorrow’s Parties looks pretty good (6/24), a new documentary on Belle & Sebastian’s music festival, with performances from the fest by Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian, Daniel Johnston, Nick Cave, Mogwai, and Animal Collective.

For those aspiring in the biz, Filmmaker Lunch Talks take place for free every day at 12:30 pm, so bring a sandwich and juicebox. You can snag a free conference on post-production, but if you got mad bucks to spend on your film career, fork over $200 for a 480 minute conference on film financing (both on 6/20). Or, for fun and $12, chill out at Poolside Chat: Reel Life L.A. with Larry Flynt, as he and other professionals challenge the question “Can film be more dramatic than life itself?”—should be good (6/24).

It would be impossible for us to tell you what films are worth catching in every international showcase or award competition, because everything looks exciting in one way or another. Passes to the whole week run in cost between a full month’s rent ($1000) and still-expensive-but-maybe-worth-it ($200)—so if you want to catch a lot of the events, consider a package deal. Whatever your pleasure, shorts, features, docs, talks, or stumbling into a surprise, be sure to attend an inch or two of this yearly premiere event. Or, be completely left out on dibs for after-parties—which most likely require making a good impression on someone wearing a badge.