May 18, 2018
Steve James Is the 2018 AFI DOCS Guggenheim Honoree
AFI DOCS has announced that it will pay tribute to Steve James as the 2018 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. James is the remarkable, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker best known for HOOP DREAMS (1994) and ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (2016).
May 16, 2018
The AFI DOCS Interview: THE SILENCE OF OTHERS Directors Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar
A quest for justice fuels the powerful and provocative SILENCE OF OTHERS, from Emmy® Award-winning producers Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo.
May 15, 2018
The AFI DOCS Interview: ALONE IN THE GAME Creator/Executive Producer David McFarland
ALONE IN THE GAME – the AT&T AUDIENCE Network film world-premiering at AFI DOCS 2018 – exposes the outdated ideas and outright prejudices that make competitive sports one of the gay rights movement’s final frontiers, and shows how a new generation of queer and transgender athletes are scoring victories on and off the field by…
May 15, 2018
Jodie Foster & Dean Tavoularis to Receive AFI Conservatory Honorary Degrees
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today it will confer AFI Conservatory Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Academy Award®-winning actor/director Jodie Foster and Academy Award®-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis.They will be recognized for their contributions to the art of the moving image during the AFI Conservatory’s commencement ceremony on June 11, 2018,…
May 11, 2018
AFI DOCS 2018 Unveils Full Slate of Films
AFI DOCS has announced its full slate of films for 2018 — with AT&T returning as Presenting Sponsor of the American Film Institute’s five-day documentary film festival in the nation’s capital.
May 10, 2018
Rory Kennedy Talks AFI DOCS Centerpiece Film ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW
President John F. Kennedy launched the space race in 1962 with a vow that the United States would put a man on the moon. Now his niece, filmmaker Rory Kennedy, tells the inspiring stories of the women and men of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration who reached that goal before going on to take…
May 10, 2018
The AFI DOCS Interview: WITKIN + WITKIN Director Trisha Ziff
The artwork of septuagenarian twins Joel-Peter and Jerome Witkin transcends genres and traditional form. WITKIN + WITKIN explores the brothers’ complicated relationship with one another and examines depths and divisions in their work.
May 7, 2018
Lena Waithe Speaks at AFI Directing Workshop for Women Showcase: “Be Unafraid of the Images in Your Head”
On Thursday, May 4, at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA, the American Film Institute hosted the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) 2018 Showcase.
May 4, 2018
AFI DOCS 2018 Announces Opening and Closing Night Films, Centerpiece and Special Screenings
AFI DOCS has announced its Opening and Closing Night films, and Centerpiece and Special Screenings — with AT&T returning as Presenting Sponsor of the festival for the fifth consecutive year.
April 26, 2018
Rachel Morrison to Receive AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Trailblazing cinematographer Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006) will receive the 2018 Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal. This honor recognizes the extraordinary creative talents of AFI Conservatory alumni who embody the qualities of filmmaker Franklin J. Schaffner: talent, taste, dedication and commitment to quality storytelling in film and television. The presentation of the Schaffner Medal…
April 25, 2018
Lena Waithe to Deliver Keynote at Annual AFI Directing Workshop for Women Showcase
The annual AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) Showcase on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The opening keynote will be delivered by Emmy®-winning creator, writer and actor Lena Waithe.
March 1, 2018
AFI FEST 2018 Announces Key Dates and Call for Entries
AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi has officially announced its dates and call for entries.
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