AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva kicks off this Wednesday! Join us for five days of the best films from around the world — more than 160 titles from 56 countries, including World Premieres, acclaimed documentaries, groundbreaking shorts, and bold new voices alongside world-renowned filmmakers.
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LIVE INTRO BY PRODUCER JEREMY KLEINER
Sunday, October 26, 9:20 p.m.
Writer/director Philippa Lowthorpe (MISBEHAVIOUR; THE CROWN) and co-writer Emma Donoghue (ROOM) adapt Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed, award-winning 2014 memoir “H is for Hawk” for the big screen. Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson and Lindsay Duncan star.
OCT 26 SCREENING WITH DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER IGOR BEZINOVIĆ
Wednesday, October 22, 3:10 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 8:45 p.m.
Winner of both the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI prize at this year’s Rotterdam Film Festival, Croatian director Igor Bezinović’s inventive hybrid documentary re-enacts scenes from Gabriele D’Annunzio’s siege and occupation of the Adriatic seaport of Fiume (now Croatia’s Rijeka) in the aftermath of World War I.
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FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH LAV DIAZ AND GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL
Wednesday, October 22, 4:45 p.m.
Gael García Bernal stars as infamous navigator Ferdinand Magellan in Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s monumental story of colonialism and resistance.
Don’t miss the films specially curated by this year’s Guest Artistic Director, Guillermo del Toro. The visionary filmmaker shares four of his favorite films.
FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH GUILLERMO DEL TORO
FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH GUILLERMO DEL TORO
PRECEDED BY AN INTRODUCTION
BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO
