November 1, 2022
Mabel Normand – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This November, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on Mabel Normand, who was born this month in 1892 (by most accounts), and who was one of the first actresses to start her own Hollywood production company and to direct herself in films. Beginning her career in modeling as a “Gibson Girl,” Normand became a leading performer...
November 1, 2022
Spotlight Interview on Producer Christina Dow
Kicking off tomorrow, AFI FEST 2022 features transformative stories from innovative artists, including producer Christina Dow (AFI Class of 2015) who is set to return to the festival for a second time with her new film MONICA. Christina began her career with ties to art history and theater – most notably producing “The Blue Room,”...
November 1, 2022
AFI Alumni Showcasing New Work at AFI FEST 2022
AFI FEST 2022 takes place November 2-6, 2022, in Los Angeles and features groundbreaking stories from a wide array of dynamic and diverse artists. Many of these artists hail from the AFI Conservatory – and we are so proud to be able to showcase their new and cutting-edge work. This year’s AFI Alumni projects are...
November 1, 2022
Native American Heritage Month Viewing Guide
This November for Native American Heritage Month, please join us in celebrating these groundbreaking and remarkable stories that have been honored with AFI AWARDS, selected for AFI Movie Club and screened at AFI Festivals. BARKING WATER Written and directed by Sterlin Harjo, a member of the Seminole Nation, BARKING WATER (2009) is a redemptive road...
October 31, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: Oscar Submissions
Nominations for the Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film are of global importance. These AFI FEST 2022 films are the cream of the crop, not only in their country of origin, but in the year of cinema as a whole. ALCARRÀS Followed by a conversation with director Carla Simón. In Spain’s official Oscar® submission...
October 31, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: Horror and Thriller Films
Shocking, startling and filled with unflinching tension, these extraordinary and diverse films from filmmakers around the world are sure to thrill audiences at AFI FEST 2022. BONES AND ALL Screening to be followed by a conversation with director Luca Guadagnino and actor Taylor Russell. Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, BONES AND ALL, is a story of...
October 31, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: Music Films
From an immersive music experience and unseen footage of Thelonious Monk to music created from the footsteps of a beetle and an in-depth look at a superstar's journey into the light, these films explore sides of music you've never seen before. 32 SOUNDS Screening to be followed by a conversation with sound designer Mark Mangini....
October 31, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: Animal Films
Across all of these AFI FEST 2022 films, animals take center stage. EO In Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski’s playful tribute to Robert Bresson’s 1966 AU HASARD BALTHAZAR, we experience the kindness and the cruelty of the human world through the melancholic eyes of a donkey. Its minimalistic tale is extravagantly and expressionistically conveyed through astoundingly...
October 31, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: LGBTQ+ Films
We’re proud to shine a spotlight on the LGBTQ+ films, filmmakers, characters and actors screening at AFI FEST 2022! Join us Nov. 2-6 in the heart of Hollywood to celebrate these triumphs in storytelling. 32 SOUNDS Screening to be followed by a conversation with sound designer Mark Mangini. Certain to forever alter the way that...
October 28, 2022
AFI Alumni Nominated at the 32nd Gotham Awards
On October 23, 2022 the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced their nominations for the 32nd Gotham Awards, with POSE star Angelica Ross revealing this year’s nominees. The Gotham Awards deliver early acclaim at the start of awards season to groundbreaking independent films and series and their writers, directors, producers, and actors. We are incredibly...
October 23, 2022
AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the 1991 novel of the same name, director Mary Harron’s satirical exploration of the white-collar world of “murders and executions” is pitch black and red all over – with an iconic performance from Christian Bale as the titular AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000), who just has to return some videotapes. Visit the AFI Catalog to...
October 22, 2022
ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) – AFI Movie Club
An iconic and groundbreaking martial arts masterpiece from international superstar Bruce Lee, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) showcases the actor’s prowess and charisma against an imaginative backdrop of vengeance, intrigue and criminal brutality – with Lee masterfully demonstrating the power of “emotional content” as he takes on a colorful array of opponents. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
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