
September 10, 2019
Meet the Press Film Festival with AFI to Showcase More than 20 Documentary Films
The third-annual Meet the Press Film Festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute kicks off on Oct. 6 and will include more than 20 documentary short films from five countries. The films touch on some of the most pressing issues facing the country and the festival will include a series of panels with filmmakers…

May 4, 2017
Here Are the AFI DOCS 2017 Opening Night and Closing Night Films
AFI DOCS, AFI’s annual documentary celebration in the nation’s capital, announces the Opening and Closing Night films for its 15th annual edition. The festival will open with the East Coast premiere of Netflix’s ICARUS, directed by Bryan Fogel, and will close with ESPN Films’ YEAR OF THE SCAB, directed by Emmy® winner John Dorsey. Both…

September 30, 2016
The White House Student Film Festival To Take Place Sunday, October 2
The third annual White House Student Film Festival, a collaboration between AFI and the White House, will take place this Sunday, October 2, 2016. Watch it as AFI streams it live on Facebook that day starting at 1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST. K-12 student filmmakers submitted over 700 films that incorporated the theme of...

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