I haven’t been following this too closely (because I can’t go); but AFI constantly sends me emails about their big festival coming up. I have to admit, the lineup is is a lot cooler than the After Dark lineup, but that should be obvious. Anyway, if you’re in the Los Angeles area between November 1st and 11th, you may want to check out the full line-up and schedule and purchase (fairly inexpensive) tickets right online.

For full lineup and schedule, CLICK HERE. Some of the many films (many of them world and/or US premiers) showing throughout the festival include:

Biggies:
LIONS FOR LAMBS
JUNO
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS
WITH YOUR PERMISSION
THE SAVAGES
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS (2007 Cannes winner)
DEFICIT (my boy, Gael Garcia Bernal’s directorial debut)

see more titles by unwrapping here…

World Premieres:
1000 JOURNALS
CYRANO FERNANDEZ
IT’S BETTER IF GABRIELA DOESN’T DIE
MANUELA Y MANUEL
POP SKULL
PUBLIC ENEMY: WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME
SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY

North American premieres:
AFGHAN MUSCLES
THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING
AUTUMN BALL
ECHO
ELVIS PELVIS
FUNUKE, SHOW SOME LOVE YOU LOSERS
LIONS FOR LAMBS
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
LUCKY MILES
LYNCH
THE MUGGER
NEVER APOLOGIZE: A PERSONAL VISIT WITH LINDSAY ANDERSON
NOISE
NOSALTRES
PRINCE OF THE HIMALAYAS
SEARCHERS 2.0
THE YEAR OF THE NAIL

US Premieres:
THE AERIAL
ATENCO, CRIME OF STATE
BODY OF WAR
CHOP SHOP
CONTINENTAL, A FILM WITHOUT GUNS
THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS
HAPPY DESERT
THE LAST MISTRESS
MAD DETECTIVE
MUNYURANGABO
NIGHT TRAIN
OPERATION FILMMAKER
THE QUEST FOR THE MISSING PIECE
SILENT LIGHT
SOLOS
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS
USED PARTS
WITH YOUR PERMISSION