AFI Fest Unveils Full 2025 Lineup With Venice Standouts and Del Toro’s Curation
The five-day program spotlights top festival titles to underscore its awards-season platform.
Overview
- The festival runs Oct. 22–26 in Los Angeles and will screen work from 56 countries.
- More than 150 features and shorts include new films by Jim Jarmusch, Paolo Sorrentino, Werner Herzog and Charlie Kaufman.
- Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother joins the slate after winning the Golden Lion at Venice in September.
- Nineteen selections are competing as their countries’ submissions for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category.
- Guest artistic director Guillermo del Toro curates four classics: Barry Lyndon, Fellini’s Casanova, The Duellists and Arcane Sorcerer.