May 1, 2020
Watch: AFI Alums Hanelle Culpepper and Tessa Blake Talk About Directing Episodic Television
AFI alums Hanelle Culpepper (DWW Class of 2002) and Tessa Blake (DWW Class of 2014) talk with Refinery 29’s movie critic Anne Cohen about working in Hollywood as episodic directors and how Hollywood can reset itself in terms of inclusion. Both directors were on set when the industry shut down: Culpepper was in Vancouver working…
April 30, 2020
AFI Announces Winners of 2020 Writers’ Room Ready Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Writers’ Room Ready Awards: Haley Bartels, Christina Kingsleigh Licud, Kenda Greenwood Moran and Alessandro Pederzoli! The award recognizes outstanding work by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows, and the winners will be paired with mentors, giving them an opportunity to work directly with established artists. 75% of the past winners…
April 30, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ROMAN HOLIDAY
ROMAN HOLIDAY is ranked #4 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list of the greatest love stories of all time, and Audrey Hepburn is #3 on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars list of the greatest American screen legends. And both Gregory Peck and director William Wyler were recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1989…
April 29, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Ranked #72 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary edition list of the greatest American films, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, the 39th recipient of the annual AFI Life Achievement Award. Watch Hanelle Culpepper announce the film: Movie Trivia about TODAY’S FILM -DID YOU KNOW that THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION was…
April 28, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW stars Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd and is ranked as one of the greatest American films of all time on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES – 10th anniversary edition. Watch Sofia Coppola announce the film: Movie Trivia about THE LAST PICTURE SHOW: –DID YOU KNOW Loyd Catlett – who plays…
April 27, 2020
AFI Movie Club: M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H is ranked #54 on AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films and #7 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs list. And AFI named the M*A*S*H theme song one of the best movie songs in American film! Watch Jeff Goldblum announce the film: Movie Trivia about M*A*S*H -DID YOU KNOW that former military surgeon Dr….
April 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MOONLIGHT
MOONLIGHT, a poetic tour de force, was one of the 2016 AFI AWARD honorees and “illuminates the peerless power of cinema to inspire empathy for others and embrace a greater understanding of ourselves.” Movie Trivia for MOONLIGHT: –DID YOU KNOW MOONLIGHT is based on an unpublished play written by Tarell Alvin McCraney called “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue”? –DID…
April 25, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE SOUND OF MUSIC appears on six of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – and shows up three times on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 SONGS – with “The Sound of Music” ranked at #10, “My Favorite Things” at #64 and “Do Re Mi” at #88! Today would have marked the 48th AFI Life Achievement…
April 24, 2020
Watch: Kevin Bacon On Directing and Acting
AFI Conservatory Fellows were only one-degree away from Kevin Bacon last week. In AFI’s weekly HLMS seminar – hosted online, of course – the accomplished actor and director spoke with current Fellows about growing as an artist and his working relationship with different directors, including AFI alum Andrea Arnold (Class of 1991) and AFI Life…
April 24, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DIRTY DANCING
DIRTY DANCING is featured on three of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films, earning a place on the list of the greatest love stories of all time. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” is ranked #86 on AFI’s greatest songs in American film, and “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is on AFI’s…
April 23, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DUCK SOUP
DUCK SOUP appears on three of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – including #5 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS list. And the Marx Brothers – Groucho, Chico and Harpo (sorry Zeppo!) – appear collectively at #20 on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 STARS! Watch Edgar Wright announce the film: Movie Trivia about DUCK SOUP –DID…
April 22, 2020
AFI Announces $3 Million Gift From AFI Trustee Emeritus Lawrence Herbert
AFI announced today that it has received a $3 million gift from AFI Trustee Emeritus Lawrence Herbert, which will establish the Lawrence Herbert Alumni Center on the AFI Campus located in Los Angeles, CA, as well as a digital portal, AFI Backlot, to magnify the center’s global reach to AFI alumni. Herbert joined the AFI…
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