
November 1, 2021
AFI FEST 2021: Love Letters to Cinema
The American Film Institute is dedicated to the excellence of the moving image as an art form and the power of cinema to inspire empathy and drive culture forward. These four films do just that in more ways than one. From ONE SECOND’s beloved projectionist character affectionately known as “Mr. Movie” whose entire town works...

November 1, 2021
AFI FEST 2021: International Award Winners
This critically acclaimed, prestigious group of films includes award winners from Venice (HAPPENING, Golden Lion; PARALLEL MOTHERS, Best Actress), Cannes (DRIVE MY CAR, Best Screenplay; A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING, Golden Eye Award), Berlinale (THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER, Best Director in Encounters), Locarno (HOLY EMY, Honorable Mention for First Feature) and the London Film...

October 27, 2021
AFI FEST 2021: Scary Good Films
It is the season for scares and AFI FEST delivers with this selection of shorts and features sure to satisfy all the thrill seekers and horror lovers. Find yourself in a candy-colored nightmare, trapped in a dark, Romanian forest or in shark-infested waters with these scary good films! GOOD MADAM South African auteur and AFI...

October 25, 2021
AFI FEST 2021: LGBTQ Films
Pride comes in many forms. And we have a lot to be proud of with our films exploring people along the queer spectrum! The AFI FEST 2021 lineup has no shortage of incredible films that are sure to pique your interests. These films touch on history and activism, uncovering fascinating and inspiring stories alongside personal...

October 21, 2021
AFI FEST 2021: Programmer Picks
Now with tickets now on sale for AFI FEST 2021 – AFI's annual "best in global cinema" film festival, we asked our dedicated team of festival programmers to share with us a few of the films from this year’s outstanding lineup that captivated them. Here are their picks. Sarah Harris – Director of Programming, AFI...

October 20, 2021
AFI FEST Announces World Premiere of Illumination’s SING 2
BUY TICKETS & PASSES TO AFI FEST 2021 Sing it from the rooftops! The World Premiere of Illumination’s SING 2 will join AFI FEST 2021 as a Red Carpet Premiere and screen in-person at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Sunday, November 14. The new animated feature film, written and directed by Garth Jennings and...

October 19, 2021
THE POWER OF THE DOG Added As Red Carpet Premiere To AFI FEST 2021
BUY TICKETS & PASSES TO AFI FEST 2021 AFI announced today that Academy Award® winner Jane Campion’s highly anticipated film THE POWER OF THE DOG will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on November 11 as part of AFI FEST 2021. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a brutally beguiling rancher, this psychological drama set in the...

October 15, 2021
Meet the AFI FEST 2021 Indie Contenders Roundtable
BUY TICKETS & PASSES TO AFI FEST 2021 This year’s Indie Contenders Roundtable for the AFI FEST film festival will feature Caitriona Balfe (BELFAST), Nicolas Cage (PIG), Colman Domingo (ZOLA), Ann Dowd (MASS), Dakota Johnson (THE LOST DAUGHTER) and Simon Rex (RED ROCKET). The popular annual event highlights acclaimed actors from some of this year’s...

October 13, 2021
AFI FEST 2021 Full Lineup Announced
BUY TICKETS & PASSES TO AFI FEST 2021 The full lineup for AFI FEST 2021 is here! Featuring 115 titles, this year’s film festival will showcase internationally acclaimed and award-winning films, including Sony Pictures Classics’ PARALLEL MOTHERS, written and directed by Academy Award® winner Pedro Almodóvar, which will screen as a Red Carpet Premiere at...

September 28, 2021
World Premieres of Halle Berry’s BRUISED and Benjamin Cleary’s SWAN SONG Added to FEST 2021 Lineup
Today, AFI announced that FEST 2021 will include the World Premieres of Academy Award® winner Halle Berry’s directorial debut BRUISED from Netflix and Academy Award® winner Benjamin Cleary’s feature directorial debut SWAN SONG from Apple Original Films. Both World Premieres will screen at the film festival in-person at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13...

September 15, 2021
AFI Announces KING RICHARD as Closing Night Film for FEST 2021
The Closing Night film for AFI FEST 2021 has been officially crowned! We're thrilled to announce that the 35th edition of AFI's annual film festival celebrating the best in world cinema will close with Warner Bros. Pictures’ KING RICHARD, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green with cinematography by Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977), written by...

August 11, 2021
AFI FEST Announces 2021 Dates and Opening Night World Premiere of tick, tick…BOOM!
Today, AFI is thrilled to announce that the 2021 edition of AFI FEST will take place November 10–14, 2021, and open with the World Premiere of Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM! This year’s hybrid festival will feature both in-person screenings and events in Los Angeles, CA, as well as virtual screenings, showcasing transformative stories from groundbreaking artists....

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