June 12, 2024
MONSTER (2003) – AFI Movie Club
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...
July 11, 2023
WONDER WOMAN (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000), WONDER WOMAN (2017) was honored with a 2017 AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, "WONDER WOMAN smashes the stratosphere of status quo by giving the...
May 23, 2022
WONDER WOMAN (2017) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Alum Patty Jenkins (Class of 2000), WONDER WOMAN (2017) was honored with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to the official AFI AWARDS rationale, 'WONDER WOMAN smashes the stratosphere of status quo by giving the world what...
September 17, 2020
WATCH: WONDER WOMAN Director and AFI Alum Patty Jenkins on Filmmaking
Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000), our very own Wonder Woman, kicked off the new AFI academic year with an inspiring and insightful conversation with the Class of 2022. During the online seminar, Jenkins spoke about the tone and color of WONDER WOMAN, the importance of working on projects you love and finding your own…
August 23, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MONSTER
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…
April 11, 2020
AFI Movie Club: WONDER WOMAN
WONDER WOMAN was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2017 – recognizing it as one of the 10 most outstanding films of the year. And it was directed by an alum of the AFI Conservatory – Patty Jenkins! Movie Trivia about WONDER WOMAN –DID YOU KNOW that Wonder Woman made her first comic book appearance in 1941? –DID YOU KNOW…
October 18, 2018
AFI FEST Announces Special Screenings Lineup
The AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi Special Screenings lineup has been revealed.
February 12, 2018
AFI Conservatory Alumni Honored by Writers Guild of America
At the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards on Sunday, February 11, two women filmmakers from the AFI Conservatory received prizes — continuing a tradition of AFI Conservatory alumnae making impressive impact with their work. Altogether, seven AFI Conservatory graduates were nominated for WGA Awards this year.
November 6, 2017
Audi and AFI Support Female Filmmakers – Watch Video
Watch this new video — featuring AFI Conservatory & AFI Directing Workshop for Women alumnae — to learn how Audi and AFI have collaborated to celebrate diversity – and drive progress. The clip talks about women in film and a spotlight on the Audi Fellowship for Women, which Audi created earlier this year to support one…
June 5, 2017
Congratulations to AFI Conservatory Alumna Patty Jenkins
This weekend, director Patty Jenkins’ WONDER WOMAN opened to critical and commercial acclaim as the biggest box-office opening for a female director ever. The American Film Institute congratulates Jenkins, an alumna of the AFI Conservatory Directing Class of 2000, on the success and global impact of WONDER WOMAN.
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