AFI FEST 2022 Names Short Film Award Winners
This year’s grand jury prize winners are now eligible for the Academy Awards.
AFI FEST
AFI Fest Reveals Full Lineup: ‘Bones and All,’ ‘Women Talking,’ and More Buzzy Films
AFI’s annual cinema celebration runs Wednesday, November 2 through Sunday, November 6 in Los Angeles.
Ava DuVernay Named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022
The news comes 12 years after DuVernay’s feature directorial debut “I Will Follow” screened at the festival.
‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ to Open AFI Fest 2022
Alek Keshishian (“Madonna: Truth or Dare”) directs the Apple Original film making its world premiere November 2.
‘Sing 2’ Review: This Overstuffed, Oddly Soundtracked Sequel Bulldozes All of the First Film’s Original Charm
Despite some plucky returning stars, a messy plot and the continued “Glee”-ification of the animated film’s soundtrack is simply more depressing than uplifting.
‘Bruised’ Review: Halle Berry Shows Directing Flair with Intense, if Familiar, Sports Drama
“Bruised” isn’t breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director.
‘Swan Song’ Review: A Dying Mahershala Ali Clones Himself in Somber but Moving Sci-Fi Drama
Mahershala Ali has never played the lead role in a film before; in Benjamin Cleary’s elegiac debut, he gets to play two of them.
AFI FEST Full Lineup: 2021 Festival Adds ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Parallel Mothers,’ and More
As previously announced, the awards-facing festival will open with the premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick Tick Boom.”
AFI FEST 2021 to Open with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Tick Tick Boom’ World Premiere
AFI FEST is requiring all festival-goers who attend in-person events and/or screenings to be fully vaccinated.
AFI FEST Awards Go to Wuhan Pandemic Documentary ’76 Days’ and Black Coming-of-Age Short ‘Pillars’
Another winner, the animated Irish tale “Wolfwalkers,” is getting an Apple TV+ release.
‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Review: Errol Morris’ Touching LSD Romance Adds New Dimension to Timothy Leary
Morris’ sensitive, bittersweet portrait of Leary ex-partner Joanna Harcourt-Smith ranks as his most satisfying movie in years.
For ‘Pink Skies Ahead’ Director Kelly Oxford, Anxiety Is the Secret to Her Success
The author and screenwriter has gotten close to the big screen many times, but she tells IndieWire that her directorial debut was worth the wait (and the worry).
Newswire
-
Middle East Broadcaster Forges Partnership With Stu Levy’s Tokyopop to Produce Anime Content Hub in the Region
-
Modest Mouse, Pixies, and Cat Power to Embark on North American Tour
-
Former Amazon Studios Europe Boss Georgia Brown To Oversee BFI Skills Task Force
-
The Voice Recap: Fan Favorite Sent Packing On Night 2 of the Battles
-
NFL, RedBird Capital Launch Sunday Ticket Licensing Company