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Deets: AFI FEST presented by Audi is the American Film Institute's annual celebration of international cinema from modern masters and emerging filmmakers. It takes place each fall in Hollywood, CA, and features nightly red-carpet galas, special screenings, conversations and tributes. AFI FEST remains the first and only festival of its stature that is free to the public, offering the best of current cinema in Hollywood.
AFI FEST 2019 is its 33nd edition — and its 16th year with the visionary support of presenting sponsor Audi. Los Angeles' longest-running international film festival remains a showcase for the best festival films of the year, and an opportunity for artists to come together with audiences in the heart of the movie capital of the world.
Premieres:
Thursday, November 14 2019: Queen & Slim Premiere
Saturday, November 16 2019: Netflix’s The Crown Season 3 Premiere
Wednesday, November 20 2019: Richard Jewell Premiere
Thursday, November 21 2019: The Banker Premiere
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI FEST as a qualifying festival for both Short Films categories of the annual Academy Awards® — a tradition that continues each year.
New Auteurs, is designed exclusively to raise the profiles of first or second-time feature filmmakers. This section offers a launch pad for new voices eligible for prizes awarded by an esteemed jury of critics, writers and editors from the film community.
The festival has paid tribute to numerous influential filmmakers and artists over the years, including Annette Bening, Danny Boyle, Marion Cotillard, Catherine Deneuve, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Huppert, Sophia Loren, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Plummer and Tilda Swinton, as well as Guest Artistic Directors Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch and Agnès Varda.
AFI FEST has screened many films that have produced Oscar® nominations and wins including, most recently, 45 YEARS, AMOUR, ANOMALISA, CAROL, ELLE, FOXCATCHER, THE GREAT BEAUTY, HER, INHERENT VICE, JACKIE, LA LA LAND, LINCOLN, LION, MR. TURNER, MUSTANG, NEBRASKA, THE SALESMAN, STILL ALICE, SELMA, SON OF SAUL and TIMBUKTU.
AFI FEST has also presented world premieres of films from marquee Hollywood artists, including AMERICAN SNIPER, THE BIG SHORT, CONCUSSION, DOUBT, LINCOLN, MISS SLOANE, MONSTER, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, PATRIOTS DAY, RULES DON'T APPLY, SAVING MR. BANKS and SELMA.
Who You May Spot: Clint Eastwood, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson, Lindsay Duncan, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and more
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