Former AFI FEST Director Jacqueline Lyanga Joins Film Independent as Artistic Director
After her AFI FEST tenure, Lyanga served as a guest director for Film Independent’s recently ended LAFF.
AFI FEST
Memo to Distributors: Buy These AFI FEST 2018 Movies
This festival season has been crowded, but there’s room for these standouts.
Netflix Cancels ‘Bird Box’ Red Carpet at AFI FEST Due to Ongoing California Wildfires
It did the same with “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” last night.
Now That LA Film Fest Is No More, AFI FEST Is More Important Than Ever — and These 10 Movies Prove It
Roll out the red carpet for “On the Basis of Sex” and “Mary Queen of Scots,” stay for “Amateurs” and “Daughter of Mine.”
‘I Am the Night’: Patty Jenkins’ Miniseries to Have Its World Premiere at AFI FEST
Other festival favorites like “Roma,” “The Favourite,” and “Vox Lux” are headed to the Los Angeles festival as well.
AFI FEST World Cinema Lineup Boasts Seven Foreign-Language Oscar Contenders
The last festival of the year offers late-breaking Oscar titles and a panoply of the best foreign-language fare.
AFI FEST Adds World Premieres of ‘Bird Box’ and ‘The Kominsky Method,’ Plus ‘Widows,’ ‘Green Book,’ and ‘Buster Scruggs’ Galas
Netflix is making its presence felt at the last major festival of the year.
‘Mary Queen of Scots’: Focus Features’ Royal Drama Closes AFI FEST
Focus Features is going all in at the AFI FEST, launching two year-end movies.
‘On the Basis of Sex’: Felicity Jones-Starring Ruth Bader Ginsberg Biopic Will Open AFI FEST 2018
As awards season rolls on, the world premiere of Mimi Leder’s new feature will open Los Angeles’ premiere fall festival.
How Film Festival Changes in L.A. Could Impact Awards Season — IndieWire’s Movie Podcast (Screen Talk Episode 202)
Plus: Does the “Jurassic World” franchise have the upper hand over “Star Wars”?
Jacqueline Lyanga Exits as AFI Head Bob Gazzale Merges Festival Staffs to Streamline Costs — Exclusive
Michael Lumpkin now leads both L.A.’s premiere film festival, AFI FEST, as well as Washington, D.C.’s AFI DOCS. He’s got very big shoes to fill.
AFI FEST Announces 2017 Winners: ‘The Insult,’ ‘Bodied,’ ‘What Will People Say,’ and More
The Grand Jury Award winners for Live-Action and Animated Short will be automatically eligible for the Academy Award shortlists in the Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short categories.
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