From ‘Springsteen’ to ‘Train Dreams’ to Ann Lee’ and More, Films From AFI FEST 2025 to Keep an Eye on This Oscar Season
The 39th edition of AFI FEST has wrapped, hosting over 160 films from 56 countries, including high-profile world premieres, stars galore and a musical performance... Read More
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Full 2026 AFI FEST Lineup Announced
Global Cinema Spotlights Include Films by Paolo Sorrentino, Werner Herzog, Kaouther Ben-Hania, Ildikó Enyedi, and Charlie Kaufman, Plus World Premieres by William Means, Joan Bofill... Read More
AFI FEST 2025 Adds Gala Screenings of ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Nuremberg,’ ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Christy’
AFI FEST has added four glitzy, red carpet premieres for the 39th edition of the festival: Netflix’s Jay Kelly, Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg, Row K... Read More
2024 AFI FEST Announces Full Lineup, Adds ‘September 5,’ ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ Hillary Clinton-produced ‘Zurawski v Texas’ and More
Official Selections Represent 44 Countries and Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the full lineup for AFI FEST... Read More
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ to World Premiere as AFI FEST Closing Night Film Followed by November Release
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that the world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 will close the 38th edition of AFI FEST presented... Read More
Aardman’s ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ to World Premiere at 2024 AFI FEST
Aardman’s four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated director Merlin Crossingham will world premiere Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl at AFI FEST,... Read More
AFI FEST 2023: Greta Gerwig’s Guest Director Curated Lineup Announced; ‘Lee’ with Kate Winslet Added as U.S. Premiere
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced AFI FEST Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig has revealed the five films she has curated for this year’s... Read More
Greta Gerwig Named Guest Artistic Director of AFI FEST 2023
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as the Guest Artistic Director at AFI FEST 2023, which... Read More
2023 AFI FEST Reveals Full Lineup: World Premieres of ‘Freud’s Last Session,’ Albert Brooks Doc; 18 International Feature Oscar Entries
Special Screenings Include All of Us Strangers, American Fiction, The Bikeriders, The End Where We Start From, Fingernails and Memory The American Film Institute (AFI) announced... Read More
‘Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story’ is Centerpiece Film of 2023 AFI FEST
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story has been selected as the Centerpiece Screening... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes