August 19, 2022
AFI Announces Partnership with Telluride Film Festival
We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Telluride Film Festival and its FilmLAB program. As part of the educational experience, a cohort of AFI Conservatory Fellows will attend the four-day festival in Telluride, CO, beginning with this year’s 49th edition which will include over three dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest...
August 19, 2022
AFI Alumni Debuting New Work at Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival recently announced their official selections for the 47th edition which will run September 8-18, 2022. The acclaimed festival is expected to host between 200 features and 40 short films across sections including Gala Presentations, Contemporary World Cinema, Midnight Madness, Short Cuts, TIFF Docs and more. We’re excited to announce that...
August 17, 2022
PULP FICTION (1993) – AFI Movie Club
From visionary director – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Quentin Tarantino, PULP FICTION (1994) was counted by the American Film Institute among the greatest films of all time on both the original list and its 10th anniversary edition – and was also included as one of the art form’s greatest thrills. Learn more about...
August 16, 2022
NOMADLAND (2020) – AFI Movie Club
NOMADLAND (2020) 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 film “looks to the horizon of an unseen America. Chloé Zhao’s richly rendered portrait of one woman’s life journey is a meditation on transience –...
August 14, 2022
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the Marx Brothers – collectively named by AFI among cinema’s greatest stars – in one of their most iconic and madcap misadventures, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) appeared among the American Film Institute’s accounting of the funniest film in the art form’s history, as well as on the 10th anniversary list of the...
August 13, 2022
Michelle Yeoh and Lawrence Herbert Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Class of 2022 Commencement
Today, AFI conferred a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon Michelle Yeoh, who is the first Asian artist to receive the AFI honor; and a Doctorate of Communication Arts degree honoris causa upon AFI Trustee Emeritus Lawrence Herbert for his commitment to...
August 12, 2022
AFI DWW+ Class of 2023-2024 Applications Now Open
AFI is thrilled to announce a call for applicants for the next cohort of DWW+ participants. The application portal is now open and will remain open until 11:59 p.m. PT, Sunday September 25, 2022. Full details about the program, application eligibility and submission requirements are available on afi.com/dww. DWW+ is a year-long directing workshop that...
August 11, 2022
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the incomparable talents of two AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director Billy Wilder and star Jack Lemmon – SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) also features timeless performances from Tony Curtis, Joe E. Brown and Marilyn Monroe – who was named by AFI, along with Lemmon, among the greatest screen legends of all time....
August 10, 2022
NINOTCHKA (1939) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring the incomparable Greta Garbo in a rare comedic performance – with posters at the time proclaiming “Garbo LAUGHS” – NINOTCHKA (1939) was ranked by the American Film Institute among the art form’s greatest comedies and love stories. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, the film was co-written by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder –...
August 8, 2022
NINE TO FIVE (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Ranked by AFI among the art form’s greatest comedies – and with a theme song that was included as one of the greatest movie songs of all time – NINE TO FIVE (1980) marked the feature film debut of singer Dolly Parton, and also stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jane Fonda and AFI Honorary...
August 7, 2022
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954) – AFI Movie Club
Originally conceived as an animated film, but which was to become Walt Disney’s first American-made live-action film, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA stars Kirk Douglas – recipient of the 19th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Learn more about 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA in the AFI Catalog. HOW TO...
August 5, 2022
Michelle Yeoh and Lawrence Herbert to Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Commencement
AFI announced today it will confer a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon Michelle Yeoh, who will become the first Asian artist to receive the AFI honor; and a Doctorate of Communication Arts degree honoris causa upon AFI Trustee Emeritus Lawrence Herbert...
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