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AFI FEST
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.
AFI FEST Announces ‘Molly’s Game’ as New Closing-Night Film, Replacing ‘All the Money in the World’
The screening will be preceded by a tribute to writer/director Aaron Sorkin.
AFI FEST 2017 Thinks Globally, Acts Locally as It Brings the Year in Cinema to an End
Quality trumps premiere status at the last major festival of the calendar year.
AFI FEST Adds 13 Foreign Language Oscar Contenders, Including ‘Foxtrot,’ ‘Thelma,’ and ‘A Fantastic Woman’
Plus, the rest of our bi-weekly Film Festival Roundup, including lineups for Key West and Portland, plus awards from Middleburg and Screamfest.
AFI FEST Adds Top Festival Titles, Shorts, and Classics
Every year AFI FEST serves up a smorgasbord of the best films from the fall festivals, many of them Oscar contenders.
Ridley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’ Will Close AFI FEST
The kidnap drama will close the November film festival held in the heart of Hollywood, which often launches late-breaking award contenders.
AFI FEST 2017 Announces Indie Additions, Including ‘Bodied,’ ‘Mr. Roosevelt,’ ‘Thoroughbreds,’ and Many More
The Los Angeles festival has unveiled its picks for both the New Auteurs and American Independents sections.
‘Mudbound’: Netflix Oscar Hopeful Is AFI FEST Opening Night Entry
AFI FEST has proven to be a launch pad for late-breaking award season hopefuls, from “American Sniper” to “Selma.”
AFI FEST 2016 Award Winners: The Complete List
Houda Benyamina’s “Divines” emerged as this year’s biggest festival winner.
