March 26, 2026
HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART I (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A madcap romp through human history as only he could tell it, HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART I (1981) stars and is directed, written and produced by the incomparable Mel Brooks – recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about...
March 25, 2026
NEAR DARK (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A hybrid western-horror that follows a roaming gang of vampires on their reign of terror, NEAR DARK (1987) was co-written and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Kathryn Bigelow, and edited by AFI Alum Howard E. Smith (AFI Class of 1970). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about NEAR DARK. Where to stream NEAR DARK NEAR DARK - Reelgood
March 24, 2026
FINDING NEMO (2003) – AFI Movie Club
A lush animated undersea comedy directed by Andrew Stanton, FINDING NEMO (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “FINDING NEMO swam its way into America’s heart by combining a razor-sharp script that harkens...
March 23, 2026
JACKIE BROWN (1997) – AFI Movie Club
Starring an incomparable Pam Grier in the title role as a flight attendant who takes on a crime ring with the help of a soft-spoken bail bondsman, JACKIE BROWN (1997) was written and directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Quentin Tarantino – and features an against-type performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De...
March 22, 2026
DUNE (1984) – AFI Movie Club
The first ambitious adaptation of the sprawling sci-fi epic from author Frank Herbert, DUNE (1984) was directed by AFI Alum David Lynch (AFI Class of 1970). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about DUNE. Where to stream DUNE DUNE - Reelgood
March 21, 2026
BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee and adapted from Ron Stallworth’s true story about his undercover investigation into the Ku Klux Klan as a Black detective in the 1970s, BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving...
March 20, 2026
AFI Conservatory Alumni at the Academy Awards®
We are proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of AFI Conservatory Alumni at this year’s Academy Awards®! Nominations for the 98th Oscars® were announced on January 22, 2026, by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman during a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien, took place on Sunday, March...
March 20, 2026
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) – AFI Movie Club
A film both timely and prescient, David Fincher’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official rationale, “THE SOCIAL NETWORK captures the zeitgeist of 2010, a world defined by the difference between...
March 19, 2026
TAXI DRIVER (1976) – AFI Movie Club
Appearing on five of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest American films of all time – including both the original and the 10th anniversary editions, as well as among the greatest screen villains, movie quotes and thrills – TAXI DRIVER (1976) features iconic work from two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees, director Martin...
March 18, 2026
AFI Announces Date for AFI AWARDS 2026 Luncheon
AFI announced today that the AFI AWARDS 2026 honorees-only event will take place on Friday, January 8, 2027, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Celebrating the collaborative nature of film and television, AFI AWARDS is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole, recognizing those in front of...
March 18, 2026
THE GODFATHER (1972) – AFI Movie Club
Gathering together three recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and co-writer/director Francis Ford Coppola – THE GODFATHER (1972) also features impeccable art direction from Dean Tavoularis and groundbreaking sound from “post production consultant” Walter Murch, both recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree. Secure in the pantheon of the greatest...
March 17, 2026
AFI Announces Participants for the 2026 Cinematography Intensive Workshop
AFI announced the participants for the 2026 edition of AFI Cinematography Intensive Workshop presented by Panavision. The four-day intensive, spearheaded by AFI Conservatory Cinematography Discipline Head Stephen Lighthill, ASC, will begin Wednesday, March 18 in Los Angeles and continue through Sunday, March 22. The selected filmmakers for 2026 are Alice Boucherie, Alexandria Jones, Karson Kane,...
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