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AFI Fest Opens Tonight With 157 Films in Its 40th Anniversary Edition
AFI Fest opens tonight as the American Film Institute’s annual festival marks its 40th anniversary. Laika’s animated feature “Wildwood” will receive its North American premiere, while Apple’s “Being Heumann,” directed by Sian Heder, will close the festival on Sunday.
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AFI Fest opens tonight as the American Film Institute’s annual festival marks its 40th anniversary. This year’s program includes 157 films.
The festival will begin with the North American premiere of Laika’s animated feature “Wildwood.”
It will close on Sunday with Apple’s “Being Heumann,” directed by Sian Heder, who won an Oscar for “Coda.”
What we know
- AFI Fest is staging its 40th anniversary edition.
- This year’s festival program includes 157 films.
- Laika’s “Wildwood” will have its North American premiere at the opening.
- The festival will close Sunday with Sian Heder’s “Being Heumann.”
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- Sources: Deadline Film.
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