The AFI Fest 2016 will present the world premieres of Disney’s animated film “Moana” and the Jessica Chastain lobbyist drama “Miss Sloane,” the American Film Institute announced on Tuesday.
The films will screen in the Special Screenings section of the festival, along with screenings of “Lion,” “Paterson,” “Toni Erdmann” and the documentary “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds ,” as well as the previously announced world premiere of the Robert De Niro film “The Comedian.”
“Moana,” directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, includes songs by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda .
“Miss Sloane,” directed by John Madden , stars Chastain as a ruthless and high-powered lobbyist hired to push a gun-control bill through Congress.
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Garth Davis ‘ “Lion” stirred up awards talk at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, while Jim Jarmusch ‘s “Paterson” and Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” were two of the most acclaimed films at Cannes earlier this year.
While the AFI Fest, which is sponsored by Audi, presents an extensive lineup of indie and foreign films, it is also used as a prime showcase early in awards season. The festival will open on Thursday, November 10 with Warren Beatty ‘s “Rules Don’t Apply,” and will also include gala screenings of the contenders “Elle,” “Jackie,” “La La Land” and “20th Century Women.”
Screenings will take place in Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 multiplex, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The festival will end on November 17, with the schedule to be announced shortly at afi.com .
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Actor Gael García Bernal, "Neruda"
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Actors Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco, "Neruda"
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Actor Luis Gnecco, "Neruda"
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Director Pablo Larraín and actor Gael García Bernal, "Neruda"
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Actress Holly Hunter , "Strange Weather"
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Actor Rami Malek, "Buster's Mal Heart"
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Director Sarah Adina Smith and actor Rami Malek, "Buster's Mal Heart"
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Director Sarah Adina Smith, "Buster's Mal Heart"
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Director Ben Younger and actors Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart , "Bleed for This"
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Actor Fatima Al Banawi, "Barakah Meets Barakah"
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Director Mahmoud Sabbagh and Actors Hisham Fageeh and Fatima Al Banawi, "Barakah Meets Barakah"
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Director Mahmoud Sabbagh, "Barakah Meets Barakah"
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Director Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"
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Actress Angela Sarafyan, "The Promise"
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Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo , "The Promise"
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Actor Marwan Kenzari, "The Promise"
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Actress Sônia Braga, "Aquarius"
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Director Kleber Mendonça Filho and actress Sônia Braga, "Aquarius"
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Actor Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle , "La La Land"
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Director Damien Chazelle , "La La Land"
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Actress Riley Keough , "American Honey"
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Actress Sasha Lane, "American Honey"
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Actors Raymond Coalson, Sasha Lane, Riley Keough and McCaul Lombardi "American Honey"
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Director Morgan Spurlock , "Rats"
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Director Morgan Spurlock and Producer "Rats"
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Producer Jeremy Chilnick, "Rats"
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Director Chan-Wook Park, "The Handmaiden"
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Director Adam Leon and actors Grace Van Patten, Michal Vondel and Callum Turner, "Tramps"
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Actress Grace Van Patten, "Tramps"
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Actor Callum Turner, "Tramps"
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Actor Michal Vondel, "Tramps"
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Director Adam Leon, "Tramps"
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Director Claude Barras, "My Life As A Zucchini"
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Director and actor Nick Cannon , "King of the Dancehall"
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Actress Natalie Portman , "Planetarium" and "Jackie"
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Actress Natalie Portman , "Planetarium" and "Jackie"
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Actress Lily-Rose Depp, "Planetarium"
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Actor Emmanuel Salinger, "Planetarium"
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Director Rebecca Zlotowski, "Planetarium"
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Director Rebecca Zlotowski with actors Natalie Portman , Emmanuel Salinger and Lily-Rose Depp, "Planetarium"
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Actor Jeffrey Tambor , "Transparent"
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Actress Gaby Hoffman, "Transparent"
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Actor Jay Duplass , "Transparent"
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Actress Amy Landecker , "Transparent"
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Actress Kathryn Hahn , "Transparent"
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Creator Jill Soloway , "Transparent"
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Actress Isabelle Huppert and director Mia Hansen-Løve, "Things to Come"
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Actress Isabelle Huppert, "Things to Come"
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Director-producer Fisher Stevens, "Before the Flood"
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Actress Dakota Fanning , "American Pastoral"
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Producers Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi , "American Pastoral"
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Actress Fan BingBing and Director Xiaogang Feng, "I Am Not Madame Bovary"
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Director Xiaogang Feng and actress Fan Bingbing , "I Am Not Madame Bovary"
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Actors Guo Tao, Dong Chengpeng, director Xiaogang Feng and actress Fan Bingbing , "I Am Not Madame Bovary"
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Actor David Oyelowo , "United Kingdom"
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Director Amma Asante , "United Kingdom"
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