October 17, 2020
Announcing The Black Production Fund, a Partnership Between AFI & AMC Networks
AFI has established the Black Production Fund in partnership with AMC Networks. The fund will provide grants for thesis productions by Black Fellows in their second year at the AFI Conservatory. The Black Production Fund, along with the recently announced Thomas P. Pollock Endowed Scholarship for promising diverse AFI Producing Fellows, is part of AFI’s…
October 16, 2020
AFI FEST presented by Audi: Filmmaker Focus on new Netflix & HBO Max films
AFI FEST presented by Audi Filmmaker Focus section features extended clips and in-depth conversations with master filmmakers from three of the most highly anticipated titles of the year! This year three panels will be presented by AFI FEST in partnership with Netflix and HBO Max. Director Ron Howard, Amy Adams and Glenn Close will reunite…
October 16, 2020
AFI Movie Club: POSSE
POSSE, Mario Van Peebles’ rousing tribute to African American heroes of the Old West, screens Oct. 16-22 at AFI FEST presented by Audi as part of the festival’s Cinema’s Legacy program. This year’s program, curated by Dr. Racquel Gates, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the College of Staten Island, CUNY and author…
October 16, 2020
AFI FEST Presented by Audi: Mira Nair on A SUITABLE BOY
Watch Tribute for Free! AFI FEST presented by Audi presented a Tribute to Mira Nair at this year’s AFI FEST presented by Audi, honoring her with an evening of conversation celebrating her distinguished career. Nair’s accomplished filmmaking has earned her accolades around the world. With her directorial debut, SALAAM BOMBAY! in 1988, Nair won the…
October 15, 2020
AFI FEST Presented by Audi: Angel Kristi Williams on REALLY LOVE
Watch with us! The World Premiere of REALLY LOVE begins on Oct. 16 at 7:00 p.m. PDT. GET TICKET Following the film at 8:45 p.m. PDT, Academy Award® Winner Barry Jenkins leads a conversation with filmmaker Angel Kristi Williams and actors Kofi Siriboe, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing. Angel Kristi Williams is an award-winning director/writer from…
October 15, 2020
AFI Movie Club: I’M YOUR WOMAN at AFI FEST Presented by Audi
Watch the World Premiere of I’M YOUR WOMAN at AFI FEST presented by Audi on Oct. 15. GET TICKET The 34th edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will open with the World Premiere of the Amazon Original film I’M YOUR WOMAN, which is directed by Julia Hart and written by Hart and Academy Award®…
October 14, 2020
AFI Conservatory Showcase at This Year’s AFI FEST Presented by Audi
The AFI Conservatory Showcase features new and emerging voices from the most recent graduating class of the world-renowned filmmaker training program. This collection of 15 short fictional narratives highlights the diverse and distinct perspectives of the next generation of storytellers. Variety is the Media Partner of the AFI Conservatory Showcase. Free screenings are available beginning…
October 14, 2020
AFI Movie Club: PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and actress-comedian Mo’Nique in this adaptation directed by Lee Daniels and penned by Geoffrey Fletcher, who is the first African American to receive an Academy Award® for screenwriting. The film was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2009, which recognizes the best film…
October 13, 2020
Cinematographer and AFI Alum Carolina Costa on WANDER DARKLY and her Time at AFI
WANDER DARKLY begins screening on October 19, 12 p.m. PDT until October 22, 11:59 p.m. PDT. Following the film, AFI FEST Senior Programmer Claudia Puig will lead a conversation with director Tara Miele and actor Sienna Miller. Award-winning cinematographer Carolina Costa has made a name for herself traveling the world shooting critically acclaimed feature films, documentaries…
October 13, 2020
Dr. Racquel Gates on Curating the Cinema’s Legacy Section for AFI FEST Presented by Audi
As lists of anti-racist movies by Black filmmakers were circulating fast and furiously in the wake of this summer’s racial reckoning, Dr. Racquel Gates, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the College of Staten Island, CUNY and author of “Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture,” was struck by the inadequacy of…
October 13, 2020
AFI FEST presented by Audi: Roseanne Liang and Chloë Grace Moretz on SHADOW IN THE CLOUD
AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi is going virtual – the festival runs online Oct. 15-22. SHADOW IN THE CLOUD is available starting October 17 at 12:00 p.m. PDT. BUY TICKET On a stormy night during World War II, a female pilot with top secret cargo talks her way on board a bomber plane about…
October 13, 2020
AFI FEST Presented by Audi: Directors/writers David Charbonier and Justin Powell on THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR
AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi is going virtual – the festival runs online Oct. 15-22. THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR is available starting Oct. 17. BUY TICKET. Twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend Kevin have been kidnapped. Bobby is stuffed in a trunk to suffocate, and Kevin is who knows where. Proving ever-resourceful, Bobby…
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