October 23, 2020
AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Sofia Coppola
Watch an encore presentation of Sofia Coppola's Tribute at AFI FEST presented by Audi virtual festival - WATCH NOW Sofia Coppola exploded onto the festival scene with her directorial debut, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999) which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. With her second film, LOST IN TRANSLATION, Coppola earned more accolades, including the Academy...
October 22, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY at AFI FEST Presented by Audi
Watch the World Premiere of MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY at AFI FEST presented by Audi tonight at 8:00 p.m. PDT – Get Ticket Following the film, Indiewire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson leads a conversation with Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris. A psychedelic head trip crossed with a possible CIA conspiracy and wrapped in a fascinating love…
October 22, 2020
Sponsored Post: ICYMI Apple Original Films at AFI FEST 2020
AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi showcased more than 120 films from around the world, including screenings of Apple Original Films’ WOLFWALKERS in the World Cinema section and Werner Herzog’s FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS in Special Presentations. Read more about these films and watch the full filmmaker conversations from the festival for each feature…
October 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS at AFI FEST Presented by Audi
Watch at AFI FEST presented by Audi tonight at 7:00 p.m. PDT – Get Ticket Following the film at 9:25p.m. PDT, neuroscientist Moran Cerf leads a conversation with filmmakers Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer. Leave it to Werner Herzog to interrupt a world-renowned planetary scientist who has just made the simple yet astonishing statement that,…
October 21, 2020
Sponsored Post: ICYMI Netflix at AFI Summit
Vanessa Kirby, star of PIECES OF A WOMAN, and Kirsten Johnson, director of DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, joined the AFI Summit presented by Audi Indie Contenders panel and Doc Roundtable, respectively, to talk about their films and the art of filmmaking. PIECES OF A WOMAN, an upcoming Netflix Original drama about an odyssey of mourning…
October 20, 2020
AFI FEST Presented by Audi: Behind The Scenes at the Drive-In
On Monday night, AFI FEST presented by Audi held its first-ever Centerpiece Drive-In at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, and screened Regina King’s directorial debut, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… The first stop for all guests included a drive-thru red carpet for a picture-perfect photo op. The evening then kicked off with Audi Fellow Nicole...
October 20, 2020
Sponsored Post: ICYMI Amazon Studios at AFI FEST 2020
AFI FEST presented by Audi showcases the best in world cinema – and this year, it went virtual! The reimagined festival featured over 120 films from master filmmakers and new artists alike. This year, the festival screened four Amazon Original films – including the World Premiere of I’M YOUR WOMAN and a Centerpiece Drive-In screening…
October 19, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE WATERMELON WOMAN
Directed, written by and starring Cheryl Dunye, THE WATERMELON WOMAN follows aspiring filmmaker and video store clerk Cheryl, self-referentially portrayed by Dunye, who embarks on a documentary project tracing the unwritten history of an unidentified Black actress spotted in a number of films from the ‘30s and ‘40s. For this year’s Cinema’s Legacy program at...
October 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: A Tribute to Kirby Dick
Today’s Movie Club pick is a tribute to an award-winning documentarian! Kirby Dick (AFI Conservatory Class of 1983) is a two-time Academy Award® nominated and Emmy® award-winning investigative filmmaker behind some of the most groundbreaking documentaries today with his creative partner Amy Ziering. With the release earlier this year of his latest documentary, ON THE…
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…
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