October 11, 2018
AFI FEST 2018 Announces Full Lineup of Galas
Here is the full lineup of Galas that will screen at AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi.
October 9, 2018
AFI FEST 2018 Announces an Evening With Nicole Kidman
AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi will host An Evening With Nicole Kidman. The event will include a conversation with the Academy Award®-winning actor in tribute to her illustrious career, followed by a Gala screening of her latest film, Annapurna Pictures’ DESTROYER (DIR Karyn Kusama), on Tuesday, November 13, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre….
October 5, 2018
Denzel Washington to Receive 47th AFI Life Achievement Award
Denzel Washington will receive the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Washington at a Gala Tribute on Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA.
October 4, 2018
Announcing AFI FEST 2018 New Auteurs and American Independents Lineups
Here are the films that will screen in the New Auteurs and American Independents sections at AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi.
September 25, 2018
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS World Premiere to Close AFI FEST 2018
AFI FEST presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Focus Features and Working Title’s MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Directed by Josie Rourke and written by Academy Award® nominee Beau Willimon, the historical drama is based on John Guy’s biography, “Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart.” The film stars Academy…
September 25, 2018
ON THE BASIS OF SEX World Premiere to Open AFI FEST 2018
The 32nd edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will open with the World Premiere of Participant Media’s ON THE BASIS OF SEX, in association with Alibaba Pictures and distributed by Focus Features. Directed by AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder (AFI Class of 1973), the inspiring drama tells the story of young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
August 28, 2018
2018 AFI Latin American Film Festival Lineup Announced
AFI announced today the full slate of films for the 2018 AFI Latin American Film Festival, which will take place September 13–October 3 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD.
August 23, 2018
AFI AWARDS 2018 Key Dates and Call for Submissions
Recognizing the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image, AFI AWARDS is the American Film Institute’s annual almanac of excellence — celebrating works of significance in both film and television. Submissions for AFI AWARDS 2018 are now being accepted at AFI.com/afiawards/submit through Thursday, October 18. Honorees will be announced on Tuesday, December 4,…
August 8, 2018
AFI Names Inspiring Female Screenwriter To Inaugural Kirk Douglas Fellowship
AFI has named incoming AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellow Taryn Procsal as recipient of the Kirk Douglas Fellowship, a full-tuition two-year scholarship awarded to an AFI Conservatory Fellow. Procsal is a single mother of three who was selected to receive the Fellowship due to her extraordinary talent and unique voice. She is entering the Conservatory this fall…
August 3, 2018
Meet the AFI Cinematography Introductory Intensive for Women 2018 Participants
The inaugural AFI Cinematography Introductory Intensive for Women (CIIW) will take place on the AFI campus in Los Angeles, August 3-6, 2018. The tuition-free program will introduce the fundamentals of visual storytelling to women who are interested in a career in cinematography.
August 2, 2018
AFI Directing Workshop for Women Now Accepting Applications for 2019
Applications have opened for the 2019-20 cycle of the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW).
July 31, 2018
AFI Conservatory Names Lianne Halfon Producing Discipline Head
The AFI Conservatory has named Academy Award®-nominated producer Lianne Halfon as Producing Discipline Head. Producing is one of six disciplines in which the AFI Conservatory offers a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree, along with Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Production Design and Screenwriting.
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