May 3, 2021
AFI Announces Newly Formed AFI Alumni Council
AFI announced today the newly formed AFI Alumni Council, an advisory group of AFI Alumni that will guide career development and community engagement for AFI Alumni and provide leadership to galvanize AFI filmmakers across the industry to work together to affect change. The establishment of the Alumni Council is yet another step in improving the…
October 15, 2020
AFI FEST Presented by Audi: Angel Kristi Williams on REALLY LOVE
Watch with us! The World Premiere of REALLY LOVE begins on Oct. 16 at 7:00 p.m. PDT. GET TICKET Following the film at 8:45 p.m. PDT, Academy Award® Winner Barry Jenkins leads a conversation with filmmaker Angel Kristi Williams and actors Kofi Siriboe, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing. Angel Kristi Williams is an award-winning director/writer from…
August 11, 2020
AFI Movie Club: DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Justin Simien’s witty and irreverent comedy DEAR WHITE PEOPLE stars Tyler James Williams and Tessa Thompson and premiered to acclaim at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. AFI alum Mel Jones (Class of 2010) was an associate producer on the film. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Now DEAR WHITE PEOPLE…
September 11, 2019
Renaissance Woman Mel Jones on her New Role At Confluential Films & Creating More Inclusive Stories
Not one to rest on her laurels, Mel Jones (AFI Class of 2010) is not only developing a complex and diverse new television series, but also stepping into a challenging, central role as Confluential Films’ Executive Vice President of Production and Development. Fresh off five years as Head of Production at Homegrown Pictures, Jones has…
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