Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will serve as the Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025.
The 39th edition festival will take place October 22–26 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. and as previously announced, it will open with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White.
Frankenstein, del Toro’s definitive take on the Mary Shelly classic, will be released in select theaters on October 17 and Netflix November 7.
“Guillermo del Toro is one of the great champions of the art form — a visionary filmmaker, a passionate cinephile, and a tireless advocate for bold, original storytelling,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President and CEO. “As Guest Artistic Director of AFI FEST, he brings a singular perspective that will inspire audiences of all generations.”
Previous Guest Artistic Directors for AFI FEST include Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, David Lynch and Agnès Varda.
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