January 13, 2023
AFI Alumni Nominees and Winners for 2023 Hollywood Guild Awards
Each year the Hollywood Guilds recognize some of the most outstanding work in film and television production. This past year, the ACE, ADG, ASC, DGA, PGA and WGA honored many of our remarkable AFI Conservatory Alumni, acknowledging their achievements and extraordinary talent and dedication to their craft. We are excited to share the AFI filmmakers...
December 13, 2022
Celebrating the AFI Alumni Named to the 2022 Black List
This week, the 2022 Black List announced its annual list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, recognizing 74 feature-length scripts written by 80 up-and-coming screenwriters. The list was voted on by over 300 leading film executives in the industry. Congratulations to the following AFI Conservatory Alums whose screenplays were selected for recognition! PUMPING...
December 9, 2022
AFI Alumni Projects at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival revealed its full lineup for its 2023 edition, which took place in Park City, Utah and online from January 19-29, 2023. Congratulations to the AFI award-winning films at Sundance, as well as all of our incredibly talented AFI Alumni with projects selected for this year’s festival! U.S. Dramatic Competition FAIR PLAY...
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
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 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 16, 2022
The Green Film School Alliance Goes Global
The Green Film School Alliance, of which the AFI Conservatory is a founding member, announced today the addition of 16 new schools to its ranks, more than doubling its membership to 27 sustainability-minded schools. These committed schools, across seven U.S. states and four countries on three continents, join the effort to lessen the environmental impacts...
November 1, 2022
AFI Named Top Film School by TheWrap
This month, AFI was named as the top film school by TheWrap, adding to the Conservatory's accolades this year which also includes being ranked the #1 film school by The Hollywood Reporter. TheWrap highlighted AFI's focus on diversity and emphasis on hands-on learning and collaboration, noting that the working relationships forged at AFI continue far...
November 1, 2022
Spotlight Interview on Producer Christina Dow
Kicking off tomorrow, AFI FEST 2022 features transformative stories from innovative artists, including producer Christina Dow (AFI Class of 2015) who is set to return to the festival for a second time with her new film MONICA. Christina began her career with ties to art history and theater – most notably producing “The Blue Room,”...
November 1, 2022
AFI Alumni Showcasing New Work at AFI FEST 2022
AFI FEST 2022 takes place November 2-6, 2022, in Los Angeles and features groundbreaking stories from a wide array of dynamic and diverse artists. Many of these artists hail from the AFI Conservatory – and we are so proud to be able to showcase their new and cutting-edge work. This year’s AFI Alumni projects are...
October 28, 2022
AFI Alumni Nominated at the 32nd Gotham Awards
On October 23, 2022 the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced their nominations for the 32nd Gotham Awards, with POSE star Angelica Ross revealing this year’s nominees. The Gotham Awards deliver early acclaim at the start of awards season to groundbreaking independent films and series and their writers, directors, producers, and actors. We are incredibly...
Donate today and join the nation’s strongest community of film lovers.
AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by empowering storytellers and inspiring audiences
