December 1, 2023
What to Watch: December 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory. About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television shows....
December 1, 2023
AFI Alumni Spotlight on HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt
With the Emmy Awards® right around the corner in January, we sat down with cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt (AFI Class of 2009), BSC, who has been nominated by the Television Academy for shooting the episode “The Lord of the Tides” of the fantasy epic HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Goldschmidt is the only woman nominated for Outstanding...
November 1, 2023
What to Watch: November 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory. About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television shows....
November 1, 2023
Spotlight on ALL OF US STRANGERS Editor Jonathan Alberts (AFI Class of 2001)
On the heels of AFI FEST 2023, we are spotlighting editor and AFI Alum Jonathan Alberts (AFI Class of 2001) whose new film ALL OF US STRANGERS, starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell, premiered as part of this year’s official selection and is set to be released in theaters on December...
October 27, 2023
AFI Alumni Recognized as 2023 Gotham Award Nominees and Winners
Each year, the Gotham Film & Media Institute honors the best in independent film and media. The winners were announced at the 2023 Gotham Awards which took place on November 27, 2023, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. At the ceremony, the Gotham Awards honored AIR with the Gotham Visionary Icon & Creator...
October 26, 2023
AFI Alumni Projects Featured at AFI FEST 2023
We are extraordinarily proud to feature the latest projects of AFI Conservatory graduates at AFI FEST 2023, which takes place October 25-29 in Los Angeles. In addition to recent graduates sharing their innovative thesis films at the AFI Conservatory Showcase presented by AMC Networks, this year’s festival exemplifies the breadth and depth of Alumni work....
October 25, 2023
AFI Conservatory Film SKIN Wins Gold Medal at Student Academy Awards
Congratulations to SKIN director, writer and cinematographer AFI Conservatory Alum Leo Behrens (AFI Class of 2023) for his Gold Medal win in the Alternative/Experimental category at the Student Academy Awards. SKIN is a visually poetic and symbolic portrayal of a transformation. Aided by her inner manifestation, the main character sheds her old skin and embraces...
October 23, 2023
AFI Named Top Film School by TheWrap for Second Year in a Row
TheWrap released their annual film school rankings and named AFI the top film school in the nation for the second year in a row! This continues to be a banner year for the AFI Conservatory, whose recent accolades include the top spot on The Hollywood Reporter film school rankings released in August and a Gold...
October 3, 2023
What to Watch: October 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory. About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television shows....
October 2, 2023
Spotlight on Writer/Director Tomás Gómez Bustillo
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are spotlighting writer/director Tomás Gómez Bustillo (AFI Class of 2018) and his feature directorial debut CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT, which will be featured at AFI’s Latin American Film Festival in Silver Spring, MD, from September 21-October 11. Both a comedic character study and a poignant meditation...
September 1, 2023
What to Watch: September 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory. About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television shows....
August 31, 2023
AFI Spotlight on BLUE BEETLE Screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
Ushering in a new age of DC superheroes, BLUE BEETLE, arrived in theaters August 18, having miraculously survived the film industry shutdown during COVID, two studio sales and now two strikes. Featuring DC's first-ever live-action Latino superhero, the film was adapted from the original comics by AFI Alum Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (AFI Class of 2013) and...
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