October 9, 2023
AFI FEST 2023 Programmer Picks
With an incredible slate of more than 140 films, including 20 International Oscar® submissions, 10 Special Screenings, 7 collections featuring the most unique short films from around the world and more, AFI FEST 2023 is set to be the best festival yet! We asked our dedicated team of AFI FEST programmers to highlight a few...
October 2, 2023
Greta Gerwig Named Guest Artistic Director of AFI FEST 2023
Buy 6-Ticket Bundle Now Today, AFI announced Oscar®-nominated filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as the Guest Artistic Director at AFI FEST 2023. Gerwig most recently directed and co-wrote the global cultural phenomenon, BARBIE, smashing box office records and receiving worldwide critical acclaim. In 2017, Gerwig made her directorial debut with LADY BIRD, earning...
September 29, 2023
TÁR (2022) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by AFI Alum Todd Field (AFI Class of 1992), the masterful TÁR was honored in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “TÁR demands the world leap to...
September 28, 2023
AFI FEST 2023 Full Lineup Announced
VIEW PROGRAM GUIDE We're thrilled to announce the full lineup for AFI FEST 2023! The 37th edition of the festival is set to feature an expanded selection of features and shorts compared to last year, offering 141 titles for the public to enjoy across five days. BUY PASSES The World Premiere of LEAVE THE WORLD...
September 28, 2023
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to being brought in to score – and create new themes for – STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) on the heels on Jerry Goldsmith’s stellar work on the first feature, legendary composer James Horner was also a longtime friend of the American Film Institute – scoring thesis projects on behalf...
September 26, 2023
LIFE OF PI (2012) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI (2012) was honored with a 2012 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, “LIFE OF PI is an immersion into the world of imagination – one so powerful,...
September 24, 2023
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 an array of opponents. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
September 23, 2023
YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) – AFI Movie Club
From co-writer/director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Nora Ephron comes YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998), the quintessential romantic comedy that pits an independent bookseller against a juggernaut superstore – both in business and in romance, when the key principals of each connect across the anonymity of the burgeoning internet. The film features the iconic...
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 8, 2023
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Roald Dahl’s best-selling children’s novel, WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) stars the legendary and beloved Gene Wilder – who participated in the AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mel Brooks and whose work is featured across several of AFI’s lists celebrating excellence in American cinema. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
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 6, 2023
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (1966) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest films and cinema’s greatest love stories, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF? (1966) features the talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – legendary star Elizabeth Taylor and director Mike Nichols making his feature film debut – as well as AFI Honorary Degree recipients Haskell...
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