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The event will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America theater complex in Los Angeles, where the AFI Dww+ graduating cohort will premiere their short films to an audience of agency and studio representatives and members of the creative community.<\/p>\n
The presenting directors in the 2026 cohort are:<\/p>\n
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