AFI Announces CHRISTY, DEAD MAN’S WIRE, JAY KELLY and NUREMBERG, as Red Carpet Galas at AFI FEST Presented by CANVA
The full festival lineup for AFI FEST 2025 will be unveiled on September 30. Passes and 10-ticket bundles are now available at FEST.AFI.com. A pass alone does not grant entry to a screening, and passholders must reserve tickets in advance of the festival. Patron passholders will have priority access to screening selection on October 1 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT. Star passholders will have early access to screening selection on October 2 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT. Individual tickets will be available on October 6. Learn more at FEST.AFI.com.
The American Film Institute announced today that JAY KELLY, NUREMBERG, DEAD MAN’S WIRE and CHRISTY will complete the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI FEST presented by Canva. The JAY KELLY Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 23; NUREMBERG on Friday, October 24; DEAD MAN’S WIRE on the afternoon of Saturday, October 25; and CHRISTY on the evening of Saturday, October 25. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE and the World Premieres of SONG SUNG BLUE and THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. Festival passes, which include the opportunity to access tickets to the Red Carpet Premieres, are available now at FEST.AFI.com.
“AFI FEST is where over 150 films from around the world meet movie lovers in Hollywood,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President and CEO. “Our goal is nothing short of a global embrace – where we discover and rediscover the power of a shared story on a big screen.”
JAY KELLY
JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Poignant and humor filled, epic and intimate, JAY KELLY is pitched at the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories. The film stars George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Isla Fisher, Louis Partridge, Charlie Rowe. The film will premiere on Netflix on December 5.
NUREMBERG
NUREMBERG chronicles the true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. The film centers on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their atrocities and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man. The film is directed by James Vanderbilt and stars Rami Malek, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek and Andreas Pietschmann. The Sony Pictures Classics film will be released on November 7.
DEAD MAN’S WIRE
Gus Van Sant returns with the incredible true story of an infamous 1977 kidnapping and ransom over a business deal gone bad, with the kidnapper (Bill Skarsgård) demanding restitution and an apology from the mortgage broker whose company ripped him off. The film is directed by Gus Van Sant, and the cast includes Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha’la, Cary Elwes, Kelly Lynch and Al Pacino. This film is the first acquisition for Row K Entertainment.