Written and directed by AFI Conservatory Alum – and recipient of the Franklin J Schaffner Alumni Medal – Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000), MONSTER (2003) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2003, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official...

A post-apocalyptic epic with a powerful engine under the hood of its lush and cinematic visuals, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2015, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD explodes with...

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD earned a 2015 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding motion pictures. According to the official rationale, the film “explodes with apocalyptic anarchy – a journey of fire and blood through which the action genre is razed to the ground and reborn. Visionary director George Miller drives...

MONSTER, the harrowing story of real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos, was directed Patty Jenkins – an alum of the AFI Conservatory – and awarded an AFI AWARD in 2003, recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving…