July 15, 2015
AFI DOCS 2015 Sneak Peak: Watch Exclusive Clips
AFI DOCS starts June 17, 2015, and we can't wait for the festival to begin. Below is an early look at three of the many great documentaries screening this year. And remember, tickets and passes are on sale now. Buy yours today. Happy viewing and see you at AFI DOCS. FIRST AND 17: This film...
July 14, 2015
The AFI Conservatory Online Theater Is Here
Note: As of 2022, the AFI Conservatory Online Theater is now Watch.AFI.com. Do you want to see the kind of dynamic filmmaking that takes place on the AFI Campus? Now you can because we're bringing these movies straight to you. We've put together a public archive of films created by alumni of the AFI Conservatory...
July 14, 2015
Angela Lansbury and Lawrence Kasdan To Receive Honorary Degrees from the AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory will confer honorary degrees upon actress Angela Lansbury and writer, director and producer Lawrence Kasdan during the the film school’s commencement in June. Both will receive Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa, recognizing them for their distinct artistic contributions to the art of the moving image. The honors will be given during the…
July 12, 2015
Do You Have the AFI DOCS App?
Yes, our new mobile app is available to download right now. With the free app, you can plan your festival experience and use it as a useful tool on the ground when AFI DOCS launches on June 17. Here are just a few of the many things you'll be able to do with ease right on...
July 8, 2015
The AFI DOCS Interview: ALTHEA’s Rex Miller
In Rex Miller's AFI DOCS 2015 documentary ALTHEA, the filmmaker delves into the fascinating life of Althea Gibson, the first African-American athlete to cross the racial barriers of an elite sport defined by its tradition of white clothes and white people. We spoke to Miller about Gibson, one of the greatest tennis players who ever...
July 6, 2015
Here’s Why ‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Decided to Set the Show in Albuquerque
How much of a different show would BREAKING BAD have been if it has taken place in Southern California instead of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city in which we would eventually watch the lives of its many tortured characters play out? Apparently, the setting made all the difference. During a visit to the AFI Campus this month to talk about the...
July 6, 2015
Documentary Filmmaker Stanley Nelson to be 2015 AFI DOCS Guggenheim Symposium Honoree
AFI is proud to announce that AFI DOCS will pay tribute to pioneering documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson as its 2015 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. The Symposium, which will include a discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker, will take place during the Washington, DC-area festival on June 19, 2015. The Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday will moderate....
July 6, 2015
The AFI FEST Interview: FELT Director Jason Banker
Jason Banker, the director and co-writer of the film FELT, uses the real-life experiences and artwork of co-writer and actress Amy Everson to craft a feminist tale that blurs the line between narrative and documentary. FELT, an Official Selection at AFI FEST 2014, is now in theaters. We talked to Banker about the film. We…
July 6, 2015
Michael Keaton and Edward Norton Discuss BIRDMAN, Acting and More: Video
Last year's AFI FEST presented by Audi featured over 100 film screenings, a Tribute to a living legend and several Conversations that led to, well, great conversation about movies. One of those discussions included BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) stars Michael Keaton and Edward Norton who spoke candidly about the craft of acting, the evolution of their respective careers and...
July 5, 2015
AFI Thesis Films Win Five College Television Awards
Graduates from the AFI Conservatory’s Class of 2014 are already winning awards. AFI’s most recent alumni won five out of 16 awards — more than any other film school — at this year’s prestigious 36th College Television Awards, hosted by the Television Academy. Winners of these awards, which mirror the Emmy Awards®, were selected by active…
July 3, 2015
Henry Fonda Talks About His Very First Acting Job: Video
During his long and celebrated career, Henry Fonda racked up a slew of awards, among them an Oscar®, a Tony®, a couple of Golden Globes and, in 1978, the AFI Life Achievement Award. So it's funny to hear one of the greatest movie stars of all time say that he never wanted to be an actor in...
July 2, 2015
The AFI DOCS Interview: IN TRANSIT’s Lynn True and Nelson Walker
The documentary IN TRANSIT takes place aboard the Empire Builder, America’s busiest long-distance train route. The film captures a series of intimate vignettes on the train as passengers share their disparate stories as the moving landscape of America shifts behind them on their journey. IN TRANSIT is legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles' (GREY GARDENS) last film. Maysles died...
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