December 9, 2022
AFI AWARDS 2022 Honorees Announced
Congratulations to the AFI AWARDS 2022 honorees! The honorees include 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. An additional honoree was selected for an AFI Special Award, designated for works of excellence that fall outside of...
December 8, 2022
BOYS DON’T CRY (1999) – AFI Movie Club
BOYS DON’T CRY (1999) stars Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank in a story based on the life of Brandon Teena, a transgender man from Nebraska who was murdered in 1993. Making her feature directorial debut with the film four years after making a short about the same subject, Kimberly Peirce was the keynote speaker for...
December 5, 2022
DEATH BECOMES HER (1992) – AFI Movie Club
A dark comedy from director Robert Zemeckis, DEATH BECOMES HER (1992) features an all-star cast that includes Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about DEATH BECOMES HER. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream DEATH BECOMES HER DEATH BECOMES HER -...
December 1, 2022
A Conversation With EMILY THE CRIMINAL Writer/Director John Patton Ford
This month, we are revisiting a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar featuring Directing Alum John Patton Ford (AFI Class of 2009) who recently visited campus to talk to AFI Conservatory Fellows about his feature directorial debut EMILY THE CRIMINAL which stars Aubrey Plaza and was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Screenplay and...
December 1, 2022
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This December, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the beloved Christmas classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, which premiered this month in 1946 and has remained high on AFI’s lists of the best films ever made, including #1 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS list of the most inspiring films of all time. Although it received mixed reviews upon...
December 1, 2022
AFI Alumni Score Nominations and Wins at the 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent recently revealed the film and television winners for the 2023 Spirit Awards at a ceremony on March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica, CA. Celebrating its 38th year, the Spirit Awards recognize independent voices working outside the major studio system with eligible films having a budget cap of $30 million or less. Congratulations to...
December 1, 2022
AFI Alumni Projects Honored at the 2022 Gotham Awards
The Gotham Film & Media Institute revealed the winners of the 2022 Gotham Awards on Monday, November 28, 2022. We’re incredibly proud of the extraordinary projects recognized this year that were created by AFI Conservatory Alumni – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, PACHINKO and TÁR. The ceremony also lauded legendary actor, AFI Life Achievement recipient...
November 27, 2022
LITTLE WOMEN (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN (2019) was recognized with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “LITTLE WOMEN infuses a literary classic with new life – adapting Louisa May Alcott’s immortal words into a tale for our times. Greta Gerwig’s mastery...
November 25, 2022
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Christopher Guest and Wallace Shawn in a delightful fantasy adventure from director Rob Reiner – and adapted by legendary screenwriter William Goldman from his own novel – THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) was named by the American Film Institute among the most romantic films...
November 24, 2022
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A hilarious road trip comedy mapping an unlikely friendship across an unforgettable Thanksgiving, director John Hughes’ PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) features the iconic pairing of John Candy and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream PLANES,...
November 23, 2022
Announcing the 2022 AFI Conservatory Grant Award Winners
The American Film Institute announced at the 2022 AFI Alumni Reunion the recipients of the AFI Conservatory Alumni Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in directing and screenwriting at AFI, and include the Richard P. Rogers Spirit of Excellence Award, the William J. Fadiman Award and the Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow Award. The AFI Alumni...
November 22, 2022
Nicole Kidman to Receive 49th AFI Life Achievement Award
Updated May 8, 2023: AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Nicole Kidman Postponed. A new date will be announced soon. Learn more. America’s Highest Honor for a Career in Film to Be Presented at Gala Tribute on June 10, 2023 The American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced today that Nicole Kidman will...
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