A Look Back: FILMEX 1973
Orson Welles in his film, TOUCH OF EVIL (1958), screened at FILMEX 1973 for the "Great American Films" series.
AFI FEST 2006 presented by Audi celebrates 20 years and honors its precursor FILMEX: Los Angeles Film Exposition, founded in 1971, at its peak the largest public film event in the world.
Celebrations include a 24 Hour Movie Marathon and Fundraiser, November 11 at noon, and "Sacred Monsters," a live one-man show by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich who recalls time spent with Welles and other American greats.
Discover a 35-year database and timespine of every film and award at FILMEX and AFI FEST, plus view trailers, videos, ads and photographs from both festivals, at www.AFI.com/AFIFEST.
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