AFI FEST presented by Audi Announces 2012 Festival Dates and Call For Entries

We are thrilled to announce the dates of AFI FEST 2012 presented by Audi are set for November 1 - 8, and we are now open for submissions!

AFI FEST is the American Film Institute’s annual celebration of artistic excellence, and brings the audience and the entertainment community together to explore the year in global cinema through the new works of film masters, moving image icons and breakthrough talents. It is the only film festival of its stature that is free to the public, and will take place in Hollywood, California, the movie capital of the world, at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres at the Hollywood & Highland Center, the Egyptian Theatre of the American Cinematheque and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

“Each year, the festival brings over a hundred filmmakers from around the world to Los Angeles to present their films, and to spend eight days with among the most discerning public audiences of movie-lovers in the world and leaders in the entertainment community. We bring filmmakers to Los Angeles, some for the first time, and it all begins with the call for entries,“ said Jacqueline Lyanga, Director, AFI FEST.

Filmmakers are invited to submit narrative, documentary, experimental, animated and short films at AFI.com/AFIFEST or through Withoutabox.com. The final submission deadline for short films (under 30 minutes) is July 27, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI FEST as a qualifying festival for the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards®. The final deadline for feature-length films is August 10.

“As a programmer, the thrill of watching a blind submission new entry and discovering a new filmmaker is such a rewarding experience. Through our submission process last year, we found new filmmakers in every corner of the globe, including Chile, Iran and Sweden, and we look forward to the talent that awaits us this year,” said Lane Kneedler, Associate Director of Programming, AFI FEST.

Filmmakers can e-mail programming@AFI.com or call 1.866.AFI.FEST for more information about the submissions process.

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Levi’s Show Us the Way Film Contest

Calling all creators. Makers. Visual thinkers. 

Submit your treatment for the chance to produce a five-minute short film about a tomorrow that is better than today. Each of the six winning participants will receive $5,000 to make their film and 10 hours to spend with an AFI mentor. For more information and to enter…

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AFI FEST 2011 - 8 of Top 10 in Sight & Sound’s Year in Review

YEAR IN REVIEW by Sight & Sound - 8 of their top 10 films played at this year’s AFI FEST! http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49804#top10

7 December 14 Permalink

AFI FEST Director Jacqueline Lyanga Explores Her Passion for Film

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-lyanga-20111106,0,5250811.story

29 November 13 Permalink

An Interview with Panos Cosmatos of BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW

An interview with director Panos Cosmatos of the film BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, a FEST favorite from our Midnight Screenings series.

http://turnstylenews.com/2011/11/15/journey-beyond-the-black-rainbow-with-director-panos-cosmatos/

29 November 13 Permalink

OSLO, AUGUST 31st

Great review of OSLO, AUGUST 31st from AFI FEST 2011.

http://www.reelartsy.com/2011/11/oslo-august-31st-afi-fest-2011.html

29 November 13 Permalink

World Premiere of HAYWIRE - Tonight’s Secret Screening!

AFI FEST 2011 is thrilled to announce our secret screening will be the World Premiere of Steven Soderbergh’s highly anticipated new film HAYWIRE, starring Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton and introducing mixed martial arts (MMA) star Gina Carano in a demanding lead role that has her performing her own high-adrenaline stunts. AFI FEST will roll out the People’s Red Carpet prior to the screening on November 6 at 9:30 p.m. where all guests can walk the carpet and pose for photos.

A dynamic action-thriller, HAYWIRE tells the story of Mallory Kane, a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive. Using her black-ops military training, she devises an ingenious – and dangerous – trap. But when things go haywire, Mallory realizes she’ll be killed in the blink of an eye unless she finds a way to turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.

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