October 21, 2022
AFI Thesis Film Wins Bronze at 2022 Student Academy Awards
At the Student Academy Awards® ceremony Thursday night in Los Angeles, the AFI Conservatory thesis film SHEDDING ANGELS was awarded the Bronze medal in the Narrative category. The creative team behind SHEDDING ANGELS features the following AFI Class of 2021 filmmakers: director/co-writer Freddy Macdonald, co-writer Rafael Diez, cinematographer Rui Arichika, producer Alexandre Oger and editor...
October 21, 2022
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (2010) – AFI Movie Club
Starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo in a semi-autobiographical film from director Lisa Cholodenko, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (2010) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT embraces...
October 18, 2022
BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) – AFI Movie Club
An atmospheric romantic fantasy starring Kim Novak as a contemporary witch, BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) also features the enduring talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – James Stewart and Jack Lemmon. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BELL BOOK AND CANDLE. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream BELL BOOK AND...
October 17, 2022
Halloween Movie Guide
Spooky season is here! From alien invaders and monsters on the loose to psychological thrillers and supernatural horror, get ready for some scary movie suggestions. This Halloween, check out these hair-raising, blood-curdling films named to our AFI lists, honored with AFI AWARDS and selected for AFI Movie Club. ALIEN Directed by Ridley Scott and starring...
October 14, 2022
AFI FEST 2022: Programmer Picks
With AFI FEST 2022 right around the corner, we asked our dynamic AFI Festivals programmers (above photo: Nichole Young, Eric Moore, Malin Kan, Anna Li and Julia Kipnis) to highlight a few of the films that captivated them in an incredible year of diverse and inspiring cinema. Read their picks and buy tickets to each...
October 14, 2022
NOW AND THEN (1995) – AFI Movie Club
Now an unstoppable force behind the contemporary renaissance of prestige television – with credits including TWIN PEAKS, FREAKS & GEEKS, THE WEST WING, THE NEWSROOM, WEEDS, THE WALKING DEAD, HOMELAND and THE LEFTOVERS – AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumna Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982) made her theatrical feature film debut with...
October 8, 2022
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) – AFI Movie Club
In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) appears at #4 on AFI’s list of the art form’s greatest thrills. Starring Cary Grant – named one of cinema’s great screen legends – NORTH BY NORTHWEST was directed by...
October 4, 2022
STIR CRAZY (1980) – AFI Movie Club
STIR CRAZY (1980) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree and American Film Institute founding co-chairman Sidney Poitier, who broke new ground with this picture by helming the first movie by a Black director to gross over $100 million. STIR CRAZY was also the first film directed by Poitier in which he did not play a starring role, and...
October 3, 2022
AFI FEST 2022 Announces Full Festival Lineup
AFI FEST 2022 full lineup is here! This year's program features 125 titles including a Special Screenings section featuring BONES AND ALL directed by Academy Award®-nominee Luca Guadagnino, LE PUPILLE directed by Alice Rohrwacher, NANNY directed by Nikyatu Jusu, “SR.” directed by Chris Smith, and WOMEN TALKING by Academy Award®-nominated writer and director Sarah Polley....
October 3, 2022
AFI Alumni Take Home Creative Arts Emmys
In September, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the recipients of the 74th Creative Arts Emmy Awards®, which recognize excellence within television and emerging media. The awards were presented on September 3 and 4, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Congratulations to the following AFI Alumni on their exceptional...
October 3, 2022
AFI Spotlight Interview on THE FABELMANS’ Andrew Max Cahn and Katelynn Wheelock
Set to close AFI FEST 2022 on November 6, Steven’s Spielberg’s THE FABELMANS is not only a semi-autobiographical drama about the birth of a filmmaker, but also a love letter to cinema. A myriad of AFI Alumni collaborated on the ambitious project, including Supervising Art Director Andrew Max Cahn (AFI Class of 1992) and Assistant...
October 3, 2022
RICHARD III (1912) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This month, AFI celebrates the 110th release anniversary of the 1912 epic silent film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s RICHARD III, the oldest known feature film in existence which AFI restored from a nitrate print in 1996. Long believed to be lost—as are roughly 70% of films made before 1930, according to the Library of Congress—RICHARD...
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