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AFI Fest 2025: Del Toro Unveils Star-Studded Film Lineup

9/30/2025

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Guillermo del Toro serves as director for AFI Fest 2025, presenting films on Oct. 25 at The Egyptian Theatre.
The lineup includes Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) with a 4K restoration for its 50th anniversary.
Federico Fellini’s Casanova, Pupi Avati’s Arcane Sorcerer, and Ridley Scott’s The Duellists anchor slate.
AFI Fest opens Oct. 22, 2025, with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

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Guillermo del Toro serves as director for AFI Fest 2025, presenting films on Oct. 25 at The Egyptian Theatre.
The lineup includes Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) with a 4K restoration for its 50th anniversary.
Federico Fellini’s Casanova, Pupi Avati’s Arcane Sorcerer, and Ridley Scott’s The Duellists anchor slate.
AFI Fest opens Oct. 22, 2025, with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.