AFI FEST 2008 presented by Audi

AFI FEST AFI FEST 2008 presented by Audi

AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. Celebrating its 22nd year as a program of the American Film Institute, AFI FEST 2008 presented by Audi will take place October 30-November 9. Kicking off the awards season each year, AFI FEST offers a crucial avenue of exposure to the entertainment community, while providing appreciative audiences with a festive atmosphere and the very best of world film, right in the center of the film capital of the world.

AFI FEST 2008 presented by Audi is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign Trust. AFI FEST is made possible in part by a grant from the Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AFI FEST is proud to continue its collaborative partnership with the Skirball Cultural Center.

AFI FEST 2008 presented by Audi is sponsored in part by American Airlines, ArcLight Hollywood, RR Donnelley, Farmers Insurance, Samsung, Absolut Vodka, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, LA.com, and Stella Artois. The Los Angeles Times is the Festival's Presenting Media Partner.

Cartier Concours Travel with Style

Cartier is honoured to host the first ever international Concours D'Elegance in India

The Cartier Travel With Style Concours will showcase this extraordinary collection of India's unique Classic Cars over the weekend of the 31st October/2nd November 2008 at the Royal Western India Truf Club, Mumbai.

Owned by Indian royalty and private collectors, these magnificent automobiles have never been displayed on the international stage, in fact, many have not even been exhibited in India before. During the time of the Raj, India's opulent ruling families bought the finest cars in the world in unbelievable quantity and the greatest coach builders and designers were specially commissioned to produce lavish, distinctive and sometimes bizarre specifications to satisfy the whims, taste and eccentricities of their fabulously rich clients.

The Cartier Travel with Style Concours will consist of 4 categories: Vintage Classics, Post-war Classics, Exotic Cars and Roadsters and, of course, 'The Best Car of the Show Award'.

All the cars have been personally selected by Manvendra Smgh Batwarn, India's most respected and experienced Classic car expert. The event was conceived and orchestrated by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall's brother, conservationist and travel writer, Mark Shand.

Picture Gallery: Jackie Shroff - Yasmin Le Bon - Shahrukh Khan