AFI FEST 2005 presented by Audi
At a Glance
(As of 10/26/05)

ATTENDANCE
Attendance in 2004: 55,004
Attendance in 2003: 47,010
Attendance in 2002: 44,143

From 2002 - 2003 there was a 6.1% increase in attendance
From 2003 - 2004 there was a 14.5% increase in attendance

FILMS
Total Submissions: 3,084

Screening Team numbers:
Feature Screeners: 17
Doc Screeners: 12
Shorts Screeners: 15

Dates of AFI FEST 2005 presented by Audi: November 3-13, 2005

Total Number of Features Programmed: 92 (75 narrative, 17 docs)

Total Number of Shorts Programmed: 35 (27 narrative, 8 docs)

Total Number of Films in the Festival: 127

Countries Represented: 44

Premieres: 20 World Premiere, 21 North American Premieres, 18 USPremieres

Ten Foreign Language Oscar submissions: Canada's C.R.A.Z.Y., France's MERRY CHRISTMAS (JOYEUXNOEL), Germany's SOPHIE SCHOLL, Georgia's TBLISI-TBLISI, Hungary's FATELESS, Israel's WHAT AWONDERFUL PLACE, Mexico's ON THE OTHER SIDE, Norway's KISSED BY WINTER (VINTERKYSS), Sweden's ZOZO, South Africa's TSOTSI. (Note: AFI FEST 2004's DIAS DE SANTIAGO is this year's selection for Peru.)

Special events: Four Galas, 12 Special Screenings

Opening Night: Los Angeles Premiere of WALK THE LINE

Centerpieces: US Premiere of THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA and the US Premiere of THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN

Closing Night: North American Premiere of CASANOVA

Sidebars:American Directions (10), Asian New Classics (10), European Film Showcase (12), InternationalDocumentary Competition (12), International Feature Competition (12), International Short Competition (35),Latin Cinema Series (10), Made in Germany (6)