June 17, 2025
Viola Davis and Walter Murch To Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Conservatory Commencement
The American Film Institute will confer a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon trailblazing actress and producer Viola Davis and legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch. Davis and Murch will be recognized during the AFI Conservatory’s commencement ceremony celebrating the...
June 6, 2025
AFI Surpasses 2 Million Followers Across Social Media
The American Film Institute has reached an exciting new milestone — more than 2 million followers across our social media platforms! We’re deeply grateful to every member of the AFI community for being part of this journey and helping us champion the art of storytelling, every single day. From rare film treasures from the AFI...
June 6, 2025
Where to Watch AFI’s Tribute to Francis Ford Coppola
THE AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA premieres on TNT on Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 p.m./ 9:00 p.m. CT. The show, which celebrates Coppola’s career features tributes from co-stars and friends Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Al Pacino and more....
June 1, 2025
AFI Conservatory Alumni Projects at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled its official program lineup for its 24th edition which will run June 4-15, 2025. We’re proud to shine a spotlight on the following AFI Conservatory Alumni who will be showcasing new projects at the festival this year in categories ranging from Spotlight Narrative to the U.S. Narrative and Shorts...
June 1, 2025
JAWS – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This June, the AFI Catalog celebrates the 50-year release anniversary of Hollywood’s premier summer blockbuster JAWS (1975), which, at the time, was the highest grossing movie in history until STAR WARS hit theaters two years later. Featured on six of AFI’s 100 lists, including those honoring the best film scores, the top movie quotes and...
June 1, 2025
Spotlight on SINNERS Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw
With the highly anticipated release of SINNERS this month, acclaimed cinematographer and AFI Alum Autumn Durald Arkapaw (AFI Class of 2009), ASC, took us behind the scenes of her new project with director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan. Known for her luminous visuals and signature use of anamorphic lenses, Autumn has built a...
June 1, 2025
What to Watch: June 2025
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. DEPT. Q –Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984), Co-Creator Where to watch: streaming now on Netflix DUSTER –LaToya Morgan (AFI Class of 2005), Co-Creator/Writer/Executive Producer Where to watch: streaming now on Max KARATE...
May 28, 2025
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) – AFI Movie Club
Ranked by the American Film Institute at #4 among cinema’s greatest love stories of all time, ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) features the iconic and incomparable romantic pairing of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck – both named by AFI among the art form’s greatest screen legends. In addition, Peck served as AFI’s founding chair in 1967 and...
May 20, 2025
AFI Conservatory Presents Exclusive Three-day Seminar Series Exploring Storytelling and AI
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that it is presenting "Framing the Future," an exclusive three-day seminar series from May 19–21, 2025, that will explore storytelling and AI. The series is designed for AFI Conservatory Fellows, Faculty, and Staff, and will take place on the AFI Campus. "Framing the Future" will feature visionary leaders...
May 16, 2025
AFI Announces an Impressive Line-Up of Industry Leaders as Mentors for Their Annual Writers’ Room Ready Program
Program Pairs Rising Screenwriters with Top Television Creatives Lucia Aniello, Regina Corrado, Paul W. Downs, Coco Francini, Liz Hannah, Jen Statsky and Matthew Weiner The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the mentors for the 2025 Writers’ Room Ready program, which recognizes outstanding original television pilot scripts written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows. This year's...
May 1, 2025
AFI Reveals Date for AFI AWARDS 2025 Luncheon
AFI announced today that the AFI AWARDS 2025 honorees-only event will take place on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Celebrating the collaborative nature of film and television, AFI AWARDS is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole, recognizing those in front of...
May 1, 2025
AFI Alumni Interview With THE LAST RODEO Filmmaker Jon Avnet
With THE LAST RODEO hitting theaters May 23, we sat down with director, co-writer and producer Jon Avnet (AFI Class of 1972) to discuss his return to the big screen. He made his feature directorial debut with FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, which earned multiple Academy Award® and BAFTA nominations, along with a Golden Globe nod for...
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