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MOLLY’S GAME Will Now Close AFI FEST 17

MOLLY’S GAME Will Now Close AFI FEST 17

AFI has announced that Academy Award® and Emmy®-winning writer/director Aaron Sorkin will be honored by AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi with a Tribute and Premiere Closing Night Gala screening of STXfilms and The Mark Gordon Company’s MOLLY’S GAME on Thursday, November 16, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The Tribute will celebrate Sorkin’s career […]

CALIFORNIA SPLIT

This year, AFI FEST will present the work of Robert Altman, with screenings and discussions of 12 films — historically the most programmed in the festival for one filmmaker. For the retrospective, legendary director/producer/writer Altman (1925–2006) will be honored with screenings and discussions of his classic films, including: M*A*S*H (1970), MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971), […]

AFI FEST 17 – New Auteurs and American Independents Lineups

AFI FEST 17 – New Auteurs and American Independents Lineups

AFI has announced the films that will be featured in the New Auteurs and American Independents sections at AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi. Highlighting first- and second-time feature film directors, New Auteurs is the festival’s platform for upcoming filmmakers from all over the world to showcase their new films. This year, the section is […]

AFI FEST 13 – THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING Panel

Game developer Alan Flores gives some specific tips on game creation at the AFI FEST panel THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING (l to r – moderator John Heinsen, Jon Avnet, Alan Flores, Kathleen Grace, Jan Pinkava).

Review – Wildhorses

by shael stolberg In recent years their has been a proliferation of “issue” docs or films that want you to care and/or act for a “cause” in which they care deeply. Whether or not we believe in the cause, nobody truly wants to feel lectured to even if its in their best interest. To Stephaine […]

AFI FEST Photo Gallery

AFI FEST Photo Gallery

Photos taking during the AFI FEST 13. Please hover over image to view in larger format.