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Thursday at AFIFest 2018

Thursday at AFIFest 2018

AFIFest 2018 Presented by Audi has wound down to the end. It will be a few days before the results of the audience awards voting is known. But I?m sure the staff is pleased with this year?s festival and will soon be working on next years. I appreciate their...

Wednesday at AFIFest 2018

Wednesday at AFIFest 2018

In the theater before each screening at AFIFest 2018 Presented by Audi, there are slides about AFI that show sponsors and donors. Those are all very important. Those are the reasons AFIFest is free to the public. But there are also those not listed because there are...

Tuesday at AFIFest 2018

Tuesday at AFIFest 2018

AFIFest 2018 Presented by Audi continues to remind me of why I like to go to festivals. It?s not just seeing lots of movies, but it is about how movies can truly push us to consider what happens in the world from various perspectives. Vox Lux, from director Brady...

Monday at AFIFest 2018

Monday at AFIFest 2018

Although I?ve seen my share of comedies at AFIFEST Presented by Audi, it seems that film festivals often show darker films than many people are used to. That is in part because they are made not so much to sell tickets to a large audience as to bring a story to life...

Sunday at AFIFest 2018

Sunday at AFIFest 2018

The American Film Institute, which oversees the AFIFest Presented by Audi, was created by Presidential mandate under President Lyndon Johnson, ?to preserve the heritage of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of...

Saturday at AFIFest 2018

Saturday at AFIFest 2018

For me, Saturday at AFIFest Presented by Audi was a day of globetrotting. Films often bring the world to us in many different ways. We see other countries through the eyes of filmmakers who wish to share their cultures?both with love and with a critical eye. They...

Friday at AFIFest 2018

Friday at AFIFest 2018

Welcome to Hollywood and the AFIFest Presented by Audi. This is an amzing festival that brings together some of the world best filmmakers and new talent bringing fresh voices to the cinema. To be sure, there are more movies than anyone can get to, which makes me...

Looking Forward to AFIFest 2018

Looking Forward to AFIFest 2018

Just before what is generally thought of as ?awards season? comes the American Film Institute?s AFIFEST presented by Audi. AFIFest, centered at the Hollywood & Highland complex in Hollywood, brings together some of the world?s most prestigious filmmakers and some...