
September 18, 2023
World Premiere of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY to Screen at AFI FEST
BUY AFI FEST FILM FESTIVAL PASSES We're thrilled to announce that the World Premiere of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY has been selected as the Centerpiece Screening for AFI FEST 2023. The Amazon Studios and Bekele Films documentary, which is a tender, intimate portrait of the writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media mogul,...

September 7, 2023
Bradley Cooper’s MAESTRO to Close AFI FEST 2023
BUY AFI FEST FILM FESTIVAL PASSES Today, AFI announced that Bradley Cooper’s MAESTRO will close AFI FEST 2023. MAESTRO is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan). A love letter to life and art, MAESTRO at its core is an...

September 5, 2023
World Premiere of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND to Open AFI FEST 2023
BUY AFI FEST FILM FESTIVAL PASSES We're excited to announce that the World Premiere of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, written and directed by AFI Conservatory Alum Sam Esmail (AFI Class of 2004), will open the 37th edition of AFI FEST. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, the highly anticipated...

August 23, 2023
AFI FEST 2023 Film Festival Passes Now on Sale!
BUY PASSES Passes to AFI FEST 2023 are now on sale! Join us for the 37th edition of AFI FEST on October 25-29, 2023, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The five-day film festival will once again include a curated selection of Red Carpet Premieres, Special Screenings, World Cinema, Documentaries...

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