Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI FEST Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig presented the five films she curated for this year’s festival: And all that stuff, An American in Paris, a matter of life and death, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure And Wings of Desire. The films will be shown throughout the 37th festival in Los Angeles. Gerwig will present select films including A matter of life and deathand Pee-wee’s Big Adventurewhich will be shown at the iconic TCL Chinese Theater on Thursday, October 26th at 6:00 p.m.
In addition, the American premiere LeeThe film starring Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has been added to the Special Screenings section. Winslet, who also produced the film, plays Lee Miller, a war correspondent whose bold photographs of the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris and the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps shed light on the struggles and horrors of the World War. Second war. The film marks the directorial debut of acclaimed filmmaker Ellen Kuras and features performances from Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård and Marion Cotillard. The film will be released on Saturday, October 28 at 12:00.
cunning A film by Tom Zimny starring Sylvester Stallone has been added to the Documentary Films section. Sylvester Stallone looks back at his life and career in this intimate and unexpected documentary. Friends and co-workers have paid tribute, including Talia Shire, Henry Winkler, Quentin Tarantino and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film will be released on Saturday, October 28 at 15:15.
The 37th AFI FEST will take place October 25-29 in Los Angeles. Individual tickets for all shows can be purchased at FEST.AFI.com.
This year’s AFI FEST program includes more than 140 titles that the public will be able to enjoy over five days. In addition to three red carpet premieres, the lineup includes 11 special screenings, 15 luminaries, 12 openings, 16 world cinema films, 14 documentaries, 42 short film competitions, 30 films in the AFI Conservatory Showcase presented by AMC Networks, and 5 invited artistic directors. elections. This year’s program represents 49 countries and includes 20 Oscar nominations for Best International Feature Film. World premiere Leave the world behindwritten and directed by Sam Esmail (2004 AFI release) starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali, opens October 25. World premiere of the film Baby Maxine: The Tyler Perry Story from directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz will take center stage on October 27, with Bradley Cooper’s OwnerThe powerful and fearless love story chronicling the long-term relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan) will close AFI FEST 2023 on October 29. The full list of festivals can be found here.
AFI FEST 2023’s top sponsors include Apple Original Films, Amazon MGM Studios, AMC Networks, Canva, Netflix and Participant.