An immersive interplanetary trip to the intoxicating alien world of Pandora, director James Cameron’s AVATAR (2009) was a cultural phenomenon brought to the screen by armies of innovative artists – among whom were two graduates of the AFI Conservatory, supervising art director Todd Cherniawsky (AFI Class of 1993) and visual effects producer Maricel Pargulayan (AFI...

With the 95th Academy Awards® ceremony this weekend, we wanted to share with you some exclusive AFI conversations with the Best Picture nominees! AFI celebrated these honored films at AFI FEST, AFI AWARDS and at the AFI Conservatory throughout the past year, and we were honored to talk with the artists about their acclaimed films....