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Jury Statements:<\/p>\n
\u201cFor masterfully weaving together a deeply authentic v\u00e9rit\u00e9 ensemble
\nfilm, immersing us in the lives of youth on a sizzling Texas summer. “Birds” is magical,
\ntense, romantic and timeless.\u201d “Birds”, The Grand Jury Prize for Live Action Short.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a revelatory documentary about the devastating effects of climate
\nchange \u2014 told with stunning images like never seen before.\u201d “Haulout”, The Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Short.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimple in subject but deep in content, \u201cSierra\u201d is playful and poignant
\nand sticks with you long after viewing.\u201d “Sierra”, The Grand Jury Prize for Animated Short.<\/p>\n
Special Jury Mentions were \u201cYokelan\u201d, 66, directed by Yi Tang, \u201cAn avocado pit\u201d, directed by Ary Zara, “Kyli”, directed by Sterling Hamptom, \u201cNot Even For A Moment Do Things Stand Still\u201d, directed by Jamie Meltzer, \u201cThe Spiral\u201d, directed by Maria Silva Esteve, and \u201cIt\u2019s Raining Frogs Outside\u201d, directed by Maria Estela Paiso.<\/p>\n
\u201cAFI Fest is a proud symbol of the power of this art form to bring people together,\u201d In November, there were a total of seven Red Carpet Premieres, six Special Screenings, 43 AFI Conservatories, three Guest Artistic Director Selections, 12 Documentaries, 12 World Cinemas, 12 Discoveries and 30 Short Film Competitions.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s program represented over 25 countries and included six International Feature Oscar submissions from Pakistan, Mexico, France, Belgium and Spain.<\/p>\n The world premiere \u201cSelena Gomez: My Mind & Me\u201d opened the AFI Fest and the U.S premieres of \u201cThe Fabelmans\u201d, directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award winning Director Steven Spielberg, closed the 2022 AFI Fest.<\/p>\n A new music single was released by American singer Selena Marie Gomez around the same time of her new film \u201cSelena Gomez: My Mind & Me.\u201d Gomez made a public service announcement on Instagram on Oct. 24 that said she would release a new single along with her new Apple TV+ movie documentary under the same name. Gomez’s single release will drop on Nov. 3 at 5 a.m.<\/p>\n Gomez has sold over 210 million singles and has over 45 billion streams of her own music. The debut trailer of the worldwide American singer was released on Apple TV+ in early October.<\/p>\n \u201cMy Mind & Me, my new song from the upcoming film on @AppleTVPlus, is out Nov. 3 at 5 a.m. You can pre-save it now,\u201d Gomez said on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional Red Carpet premieres included \u201cShe Said,\u201d directed by Emmy Award winning director Maria Schrader. There are scenes of freeway signs in the city of San Jose in the movie. More additional Red Carpet premieres included “Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s Pinocchio\u201d, directed by Academy Award winning director Guillermo del Toro and Emmy Award winner Mark Gustafson, \u201cThe Son\u201d, directed by Academy Award winner Florian Zeller, “Bardo, False, Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”, directed by Academy Award winning director Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, and “Living”, directed by Oliver Hermanus.<\/p>\n Academy Award and nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay served as the Guest Artistic Director at AFI Fest and showcased three independent films centering the voices of female directors. These films included “Yelling to the Sky(2011), directed by Victoria Mahoney and starring Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe and Zo\u00eb Kravitz, “Hellion (2014)”, directed by Kat Candler and starring Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul, and “Mosquito Y Mari (2012)”, directed by Aurora Guerrero.<\/p>\n Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson on “Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s Pinocchio\u201d: Check out AFI\u2019s YouTube channel and the AFI Fest photo gallery here Check out AFI Fest photo gallery here
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