October 1, 2021
AFI Member Spotlight: John Seelke
This month, AFI spoke with X Level Member John Seelke from Silver Spring, MD who has spent much of his career as a teacher and even won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science in 2007. John currently works as an Instructional Specialist for Secondary Mathematics Company in Montgomery County Public Schools. He...
July 1, 2021
Member Spotlight: John King
An AFI member since 2001, John King is a longtime supporter of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, as well as the AFI DOCS film festival, which just successfully wrapped its 19th edition. In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Silver Theatre, King is…
March 1, 2021
AFI Member Spotlight: Jeanne Meyers
This month, AFI spoke with Premiere Circle member and AFI Conservatory alum Jeanne Meyers (Producing, AFI Class of 1983) about her lifelong passion for film and empowering young people to use media to tell their own stories. For the last 25 years, Meyers has directed the development of the MY HERO website, an interactive, online…
September 14, 2020
AFI Unveils New Member Benefits, Including Streaming Access and Festival Perks
Today, AFI announced new membership benefits! As a nonprofit, AFI is a member-powered organization, which depends on the support of movie fans from the around the nation – and we wanted to show our appreciation of their continued support of our mission to inspire and educate by offering streaming access, festival perks, discounts and more….
April 2, 2020
CARES Act Increases Deductions for Charitable Contributions
As a non-profit, AFI relies on the support of movie fans – like you – who believe in our mission to empower storytellers and inspire audiences. The movies have never been more important to us as a source of inspiration and entertainment than in this time of uncertainty. We are deeply appreciative of your commitment…
November 21, 2019
AFI Member Spotlight: Shanna Ingalsbee
For this year’s AFI FEST, Shanna Ingalsbee, who has been an AFI member since 2004, rushed back from a convention where she works as a public servant to volunteer at the festival for her 18th year in a row. It’s no surprise that Ingalsbee, who has a deep sense of justice as someone who works…
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