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AFI President & CEO Bob Gazzale names Jan. 7, 2022 for AFI AWARDS
Los Angeles, CA: Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI AWARDS 2021, celebrating the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television, will take place on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. Honorees will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Immediately following the honoree-only event in Los Angeles, AFI will also…
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AFI DOCS Fest goes hybrid with in-person & virtual tix
WASHINGTON, DC:AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s annual documentary celebration will once again offer an opportunity for movie fans to view documentary films online and anticipate welcoming a limited number of festival-goers back to the storied AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD for in-person screenings. Passes go on sale today for…
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AFI Movie Club lauds MINARI’s Alan S. Kim, Lee Isaac Chung
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: AFI AWARDS celebrates MINARI with brand new content featuring one of the stars and the writer/director of the film. Alan S. Kim, who made his film debut in MINARI, accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the film to the AFI Movie Club audience. Writer/director Lee…
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LOVING Ruth Negga’s powerful POV for BLACK STORIES MATTER
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “I just could not believe my existence was such a problem for people,” is how actor Ruth Negga explains her personal POV that is infused in the movie LOVING, co-starring Joel Edgerton. LOVING is screening now for free as part of AFI Movie Club’s “Black Stories Matter” series. Negga…
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She’s Not Famous Yet, But After LaToya Morgan Does LOVE & BASKETBALL, She Will Be
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Did you ever see LOVE & BASKETBALL? In light of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the others who passed away this year, a movie like this just gives us a moment to reflect. Maybe even enjoy the good things about B-ball, and the hoopsters who have given us…
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AFI Unveils 59 Films from 11 Countries & 61 Percent by Women, Plus Lee Grant as Honoree
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors. AT&T returns as…
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Lena Dunham Does Nora Ephron’s Legacy Proud with SLEEPLESS for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Some may consider Lena Dunham of HBO’s “Girls” an over-sharer when it comes to intimate details, but you’ll be surprised to learn she is a huge fan of the demure rom-com genre. Specifically where Tom Hanks (lately recovered from MyCorona) and Meg Ryan are concerned. Dunham does the late…
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Steven Spielberg Kicks Off AFI MOVIE CLUB for COVID-19 Shut-Ins, Sheltered, Everybody
Curated by Screenmancer Staff from AFI Los Angeles, CA (03/31/2020): The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the launch of AFI Movie Club – a daily virtual gathering to leverage our collective love of film on behalf of optimism in this time of global uncertainty. AFI Trustee Steven Spielberg introduced the inaugural film, THE WIZARD OF OZ, in…
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Adam Schlachter, Director of AND THE BRAVE SHALL RISE, On 17 Ways to Save America
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent When “Shorts by the Sea” closed its film run at the Santa Monica Laemmle last week, indie film supporters paid $14 to see the slate of little screen gems, including AND THE BRAVE SHALL RISE, a 19-minute documentary. This short was the closer, the last film to be shown…
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