May 9, 2019
AFI DOCS 2019 Announces Opening and Closing Night, Special Screenings
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s annual documentary celebration in the nation’s capital, has announced the Opening and Closing Night films as well as the Special Screenings for its 17th annual edition. The festival is proud to also announce the return of AT&T as Presenting Sponsor for the sixth consecutive year. AFI DOCS 2019 will…
May 8, 2019
Melina Matsoukas to Receive AFI’s 29th Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Multitalented film, television and music video artist Melina Matsoukas (AFI Class of 2005) will receive the 2019 Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal. This honor recognizes the extraordinary creative talents of AFI Conservatory alumni who embody the qualities of filmmaker Franklin J. Schaffner: talent, taste, dedication and commitment to quality storytelling in film and television. The…
May 6, 2019
Remembering AFI Alumnus and Producer Steve Golin
With the passing of Academy Award®-winning film and television producer Steve Golin (AFI Class of 1981) on April 21, Hollywood lost a visionary filmmaker who championed nuanced and deeply human storytelling. Golin served as a beacon of creative risk-taking, innovation and entrepreneurism in the entertainment industry. In 1986, he founded Propaganda Films, a talent management,…
April 18, 2019
AFI Embarks on a Landmark Study of Gender in Film
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films has been honored with a prestigious $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to embark upon an unprecedented, landmark study of gender parity in the history of American film. The initiative, titled “Women They Talk About” after a lost 1928 film about a woman who campaigns…
April 18, 2019
AFI Remembers the Trailblazing Agnès Varda
On March 29, the world lost a fearless and uncompromising visionary with the passing of iconic filmmaker Agnès Varda. She burst onto the scene, directing LA POINTE COURTE in 1954 at only 26 years-old. Often known as “the mother of the French New Wave,” she challenged conventions of cinematic form and style and infused…
April 16, 2019
AFI Member Spotlight: Louis J. Horvitz
Meet AFI Premiere Circle member Louis J. Horvitz, who has had an amazing career directing 31 Life Achievement Award television events, along with many of your favorite award shows, from the Oscars to the Grammys and beyond. Longtime AFI member Louis J. Horvitz is among the most accomplished, prolific directors in the rarified field of…
April 16, 2019
Meet 2019 AFI EXPO Sweepstakes Winner Elizabeth Ashwell
At the recent AFI Conservatory EXPO on campus, AFI member Elizabeth Ashwell won two tickets to attend the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Denzel Washington in Hollywood on June 6! We spoke with Ashwell about this unique member opportunity. You recently relocated to Los Angeles from Washington, DC. What brought your attention to the…
March 29, 2019
Announcing the AFI AWARDS 2019 Date
AFI AWARDS 2019, celebrating the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television, will take place Friday, January 3, 2020. Each year, the event honors 10 films and 10 TV series for their contributions to the art form. At the luncheon, AFI will present jury rationales providing artistic and cultural context for the selections. Marking…
March 28, 2019
From the AFI Archives: Edith Head’s Personal Sketches
During their recent, ongoing digitization efforts, AFI Archivists uncovered two original pencil sketches, on personal letterhead, by eight-time Oscar®-winning master costumer Edith Head. The sketches were hidden behind a reel containing an oral history of Head, who designed costumes for such true classics as ALL ABOUT EVE, VERTIGO, FUNNY FACE, REAR WINDOW, ROMAN HOLIDAY, SUNSET…
March 28, 2019
AFI Receives Funding From National Endowment for the Humanities to Support Groundbreaking Gender Parity Project
The American Film Institute today received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to embark upon an unprecedented, landmark study of gender parity in the history of American film. Named for director Lloyd Bacon’s lost 1928 film, “Women They Talk About,” the initiative seeks to explore how gender parity was nearly…
March 26, 2019
AFI and Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation Partner for Young Women in Film Intensive
The AFI Conservatory and the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation (WJSFF) have partnered to launch the second annual Young Women in Film intensive. Beginning March 26, the eight-week filmmaking workshop will be held on the AFI Campus in Los Angeles for 45 promising high school girls from ICEF (Inner City Education Foundation) View Park…
March 4, 2019
AFI FEST 2019 Announces Key Dates and Call for Entries
AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will take place in Hollywood, CA, from November 14–21, 2019. Entries are now being accepted and filmmakers are invited to submit feature, documentary, experimental, animated and short films at AFI.com/AFIFEST or through FilmFreeway. AFI FEST will have submission deadlines — early, official and final — for fiction shorts (under…
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