October 4, 2021
The 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Julie Andrews Rescheduled
AFI announced today it is moving the date of the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute in celebration of Julie Andrews. The event was previously scheduled for November 11, but current safety and public health standards require it to be rescheduled in order to produce an event worthy of an artist who has given...
October 4, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AKEELAH AND THE BEE
A director on the AFI Board of Trustees, Todd Wagner and his 2929 Productions helped produce the inspiring tale of AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006), which stars Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett alongside Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Laurence Fishburne (her third collaboration with him) and Keke Palmer. On October 9, 2021, AFI will...
October 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on Sept. 24, 2020. WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, a biopic that explores the brilliant and heartbreaking story of the legendary Tina Turner, was included on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS list of the most inspiring films of all time. Close Close Close...
October 1, 2021
Spotlight Interview on Editor Affonso Gonçalves
AFI Alum Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), ACE, has made a name for himself as one of the most acclaimed, sought-after editors in Hollywood. After graduating from AFI, Gonçalves moved to New York and got his start as an assistant editor on Todd Solondz's WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE. His filmography includes prolific collaborations with...
October 1, 2021
AFI Fellow Davis Northern Named Campari Red Diaries 2021 Apprentice
Congratulations to AFI Conservatory Directing Fellow Davis Northern (AFI Class of 2022) who was named an apprentice for Campari’s Red Diaries 2021 project: FELLINI FORWARD – the first short film created with Artificial Intelligence. In collaboration with Federico Fellini’s family and former colleagues, FELLINI FORWARD is a pioneering project exploring the late filmmaker’s creative genius...
October 1, 2021
Top Film Festivals Recognize AFI Alumni
AFI FEST, Telluride, Toronto, Venice – the fall festival season is upon us and festival-goers across the world are getting the first look at some of the year’s best films, which of course includes projects by AFI Alumni. With the chance to win prestigious audience awards, land record-breaking distribution deals and garner critical acclaim, screening...
October 1, 2021
Spotlight Interview with AFI Cinematography Faculty and Alum Michael Pessah
Michael Pessah (AFI Class of 2004) is not only an innovative and talented cinematographer in his own right, but also a proud AFI alum and current member of the Cinematography Faculty at AFI. He attended Hampshire College where he was a Kodak Cinematography Scholarship award finalist, and then earned an M.F.A. in cinematography at AFI....
October 1, 2021
The 2021 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting Honors AFI Alumni
AFI is excited to announce that AFI Conservatory Alum Haley Hope Bartels (AFI Class of 2019) was named one of the 10 Academy Nicholl Fellowship finalists this year for her script “Pumping Black.” The prestigious international screenwriting competition, held by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, identifies and champions talented new artists, with...
October 1, 2021
AFI Member Spotlight: John Seelke
This month, AFI spoke with X Level Member John Seelke from Silver Spring, MD who has spent much of his career as a teacher and even won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science in 2007. John currently works as an Instructional Specialist for Secondary Mathematics Company in Montgomery County Public Schools. He...
October 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
An independent masterpiece from director and New Queer Cinema icon Gus Van Sant, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) – starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves – was a breakthrough feature for LGBTQ stories in mainstream culture. Van Sant has shared his unique and thoughtful cinematic sensibilities with the next generation of storytellers through in-depth seminars...
October 1, 2021
AFI CATALOG SPOTLIGHT: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
Released 50 years ago this month, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) captured the small-town life of a remote Texas town in the early 1950s and the coming-of-age of its inhabitants, who were searching to make meaning of their lives by watching movies at the local theater and carousing at the neighborhood pool hall. Included on...
September 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club: CARRIE PILBY
CARRIE PILBY stars Bel Powley as a 19-year-old navigating life as a prodigy and a social misfit. The indie coming-of-age film was directed by Susan Johnson (AFI Class of 2000) with cinematography by Gonzalo Amat (AFI Class of 2002). Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream CARRIE PILBY CARRIE PILBY - Reelgood GET...
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