AFI Dallas

It's art, film, and charity all rolled into one fabulous evening.

And those dates are: April 8-18.

Submissions must be postmarked by December 11.

Michael gives us some insider insight into the recent announcement that AFI will no longer be associated with the annual festival.

... which means he gets to live in Aspen. (Colorado, that is.)

It was a long and dialog-heavy movie, but at least we saw it the way Bogdanovich wanted it to be seen. (Well, except for the jury-rigged laserdisc projection setup.)

It was the last red carpet of the 2009 festival. (Except for the one scheduled for Friday.)

There were several April Fool's surprises, but they were all good ones.

Jasmine couldn't make it to Dallas for the festival, but that didn't stop her from answering our questions about her amusing and thoughtful short film.

Another red carpet, more stars.

Cast and crew from a few AFI movies gathered at the Magnolia for a red carpet event.

Great puddles of goo!

Two McMurtry/Bogdanovich film treatments for the price of one.

Movie fans flocked to Victory to check out some free flicks for the AFI film fest.

The film festival teamed up with the North Texas Food Bank to organize two food drives.

The cast and crew of The Other Side of Paradise get their evening on the carpet, followed by their night at the theater.

Directors Aaron Marshall and Justin Johnson join the subject of their documentary, Emily Hagins, for a Q/A about the making of the film.

Daniel is a student at UT Arlington. His short film is thoughtful. He likes to quote Ringo Starr.

The Berkner High School grad talks about the making of his first feature-length film, a "Special Presentations" selection at the festival.