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    This year's AFI Fest is virtual and open to all. Here's what you need to know

    by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times Oct 15, 2020 6 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - The AFI Fest has become a cornerstone of the Los Angeles moviegoing calendar, bringing audiences a mix of festival favorites from throughout the year, fresh discoveries and a dash of awards season hopefuls. But in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the entire festival ecosystem turned upside down, AFI Fest is going virtual.

    As much as that might seem like a big change for an event that typically unfolds in Hollywood theaters including the TCL Chinese and the Egyptian, organizers hope that what defines the fest stays the same.

    "We're still looking for the best stories, new voices, the things that we think are really interesting and that we think our audience will really enjoy," said Sarah Harris, in her first year as director of programming for AFI festivals. "That's still at the heart of it."

    AFI Fest has an advantage over other festivals that have had to transition to post-pandemic virtual events: Many on staff have already done it. The AFI Docs festival, which involves much of the same team,

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