AFI FEST 2019 announces final Galas (‘The Aeronauts,’ ‘The Two Popes’), Alan J. Pakula Tribute, special screenings
Special Screenings include CLEMENCY including A Conversation with Alfre Woodard, JUST MERCY, ATLANTICS, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE and BLACKBIRD Today, the American Film Institute... Read More
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AFI FEST announces World Cinema and Documentary sections
World Cinema Section Includes Five International Feature Film Oscar®Submissions and a Total of 16 Titles From 19 Countries The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today... Read More
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ to premiere at AFI FEST
The based on a true story film follows the path of Eastwood’s Oscar-winning blockbuster American Sniper AFI announced today that the World Premiere of Warner... Read More
AFI FEST sets Apple’s ‘The Banker’ as Closing Night Film
The Apple film, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, set as Closing Night Film for 33rd Edition of AFI FEST The 33rd edition of AFI... Read More
‘Queen & Slim’ to open AFI Fest 2019
AFI Alumna Melina Matsoukas’s Feature Film Directorial Debutto Launch 33rd Edition of Festival on Thursday, November 14 AFI FEST announced today that the debut feature... Read More
21st Century Fox and AFI FEST host event to honor female directors
Fox Filmmakers Lab and Director Valerie Weiss Recognized 21st Century Fox and the American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership to help advance opportunities for female... Read More
International trailer for ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ pits sister against sister
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure... Read More
‘Mary Queen of Scots,’ starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, to close AFI Fest
Hot off the news that On the Basis of Sex would open AFI Fest as its world premiere, another Focus Features film that’s been absent... Read More
Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic ‘On the Basis of Sex’ to open AFI Fest
AFI Fest has landed the world premiere of Mimi Leder’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex, starring Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The... Read More
2017 AFI FEST Special Preview: 3 Foreign Language Film Underdogs You Shouldn’t Miss
The 2017 AFI FEST kicks off tomorrow and promises a wide range of American and international films with fascinating stories, characters and themes. And since... Read More
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