January 22, 2024
AFI Announces Participants for Prestigious AFI DWW+ Program and Names Hanelle M. Culpepper Guest Artistic Director
Photo: Top Row (L-R): Julia Bales, Jahmil Eady, MG Evangelista, Marissa High; Bottom Row (L-R): Jasmine J. Johnson, Natasha Mynhier, Karina Lomelin Ripper, Ezra Rose Today, AFI announced the participants selected for the AFI DWW+ Class of 2025. AFI DWW+ is a year-long directing program that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the...
January 20, 2024
THE JERK (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the funniest movies ever made, THE JERK (1979) marked the feature film breakout for AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin – already a comedy superstar, but whose performance as naïf Navin Johnson made him a somebody with the kind of “spontaneous publicity” that one achieves from getting...
January 18, 2024
AFI Alumni Projects Win at the Emmys
A big round of applause is in order! On January 15, 2024, the Emmy Awards ceremony honored the best from the past year's primetime television programming. Join us in celebrating all the incredible AFI Conservatory film school Alums whose projects were nominated and won at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards! To learn more AFI's film...
January 17, 2024
AFI FEST Announces Dates for 2024 Film Festival
Let's get ready to FEST! AFI announced today that the 38th edition of the Institute’s annual festival will take place October 23–27 exclusively in person at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The five-day festival will once again include a curated selection of Red Carpet Premiere screenings, Special Screenings, World Cinema,...
January 15, 2024
SELMA (2014) – AFI Movie Club
An imperative work of both history and cinema directed by AFI Trustee Ava DuVernay, SELMA (2014) was recognized in the year of its release with a 2014 AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “SELMA dreams of a day when America lives by the rule...
January 14, 2024
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) – AFI Movie Club
Marking the feature film debut for director Tim Burton, PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) was presented at AFI FEST 2023 to an enthusiastic live audience by Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig, who cited the film as one of her inspirations and noted that “It’s so funny, special and inventive that it makes you believe in comedy...
January 13, 2024
GREMLINS (1984) – AFI Movie Club
An offbeat holiday tale from director Joe Dante and writer Chris Columbus, GREMLINS (1984) was executive produced by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Spielberg and AFI Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Kennedy. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about GREMLINS. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO...
January 12, 2024
AFI AWARDS Event Honors the Year’s Best Motion Pictures and Television Programs
Guests included Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pedro Pascal, Margot Robbie, Christopher Nolan, Bradley Cooper, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Stone, Brian Cox, Quinta Brunson, Paul Giamatti, Ali Wong, Lily Gladstone and more! VIEW PHOTOS Today, AFI celebrated the 2023 AFI AWARDS honorees at a luncheon event in Beverly Hills with guests...
January 9, 2024
Oscar®-Nominated Cinematographer Matthew Libatique to Receive AFI’s 31st Annual Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
AFI is pleased to announce that two-time Academy Award® nominee Matthew Libatique, ASC (AFI Class of 1992) will receive the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal, which will be presented at the upcoming AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Nicole Kidman on April 27, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The Schaffner Alumni...
January 8, 2024
BARBARELLA (1968) – AFI Movie Club
A far-out sci-fi adventure starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jane Fonda in the iconic title role, BARBARELLA (1968) follows the intrepid space agent in her quest to save the universe from the evil Durand Durand’s plot to destroy humanity throughout the galaxy. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP...
January 5, 2024
MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan and Harvey Fierstein, MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) was named by the American Film Institute among the funniest films of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MRS. DOUBTFIRE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO...
January 3, 2024
Katy Jurado – AFI Catalog Spotlight
This January, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on Mexican actress Katy Jurado, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday this month. Her second American film, HIGH NOON (1952), received vast critical acclaim and remains today on seven of AFI’s Lists, including the 100 greatest movies of all time, as well as making her the...
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