November 7, 2024
ShortsTV Partners with AFI to Celebrate 50 Years of the Directing Workshop for Women
ShortsTV, the world’s leading network dedicated to short films, has announced an exciting partnership with AFI to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (AFI DWW) initiative. This groundbreaking, tuition-free program has paved the way for traditionally underrepresented filmmakers, championing their voices in the industry since its inception. Among its esteemed...
November 2, 2024
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by the legendary Howard Hawks, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939) features an all-star ensemble thrown together in the remote town of Barranca – including Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth and Cary Grant – the latter two named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time. Visit...
November 1, 2024
Spotlight on THE PIANO LESSON Director and AFI Alum Malcolm Washington
To kick off November, we caught up with filmmaker Malcolm Washington (AFI Class of 2016) to talk about his new film THE PIANO LESSON, adapted from August Wilson’s acclaimed play with co-writer Virgil Williams and debuting in select theaters on November 8. While at the AFI Conservatory, Malcolm co-wrote and directed BENNY GOT SHOT, receiving...
November 1, 2024
What to Watch: November 2024 | AFI Alumni Projects
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school. BIRD –Andrea Arnold (AFI Class of 1991), Writer/Director Where to watch: premiering November 8 in theaters CRUEL INTENTIONS –David Makin (AFI Class of 1984), Cinematographer Where to watch: premiering November 21 on Amazon...
November 1, 2024
THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN (1920) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN (1920), one of the earliest fictional feature films in history to headline a cast comprised entirely of Native American performers who actively participated in the production. Other firsts with Native casts include HIAWATHA (1913) and Edward S....
October 30, 2024
POLTERGEIST (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Produced and co-written by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg, the terrifying POLTERGEIST (1982) appears on two of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating the best of the art form – including recognition among cinema’s greatest thrills and with one of the movies’ most memorable quotes: “They’re here!” Visit the AFI Catalog to learn...
October 29, 2024
Francis Ford Coppola Named as the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoree
The AFI Board of Trustees announced today that Francis Ford Coppola will be the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Coppola at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 26, 2025. “Francis Ford Coppola...
October 29, 2024
THE THING (1982) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by legendary horror icon John Carpenter and named one of the greatest thrills in the history of the art form, THE THING (1982) was included among the inarguable programming that made up AFI’s NIGHT AT THE MOVIES in 2013 – a veritable fireworks display of great American films, each presented by an artist responsible...
October 28, 2024
AFI FEST 2024 Announces Grand Jury Award Winners
AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva has wrapped! It was an incredible five days of World Premieres, special guests, international films, live Q&As and more. Festival highlights included World Premiere Screenings of HERE, JUROR #2, MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS, WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, screenings of 9 Best International Feature Oscar® Submissions and screenings...
October 24, 2024
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) – AFI Movie Club
Featuring a belt that launched a discourse on the power of fashion – and cerulean, specifically – to influence culture, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep in one of her most iconic roles, and was additionally recognized with an AFI AWARD as one of the most outstanding motion...
October 22, 2024
THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) charts the epic rise of Catherine the Great and, according to the film’s own credits,...
October 20, 2024
HELLO, DOLLY! (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the Broadway hit of the same name, the filmed adaptation of HELLO, DOLLY! (1969) tells the story of widowed matchmaker Dolly Levi and her intricate plan to find a wife for wealthy Horace Vandergelder – impeccably rendered as a loveable curmudgeon by the inimitable Walter Matthau. Dolly herself is brought to the screen...
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