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American Film Institute 2021 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027


323.856.7600
http://www.afi.com/

ABOUT

 

AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.

AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers at its world-renowned Conservatory, maintains America's film heritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and explores new digital technologies in entertainment and education through the AFI Digital Content Lab and K-12 Screen Education Center.

 

As the largest nonprofit exhibitor in the US, AFI ON SCREEN encompasses the annual AFI FEST presented by Audi: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival-as well as year-round programming at ArcLight Hollywood and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, including SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival.

 

AFI AWARDS, the annual almanac for the 21st century, honors the most outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year, while AFI's 100 Years . . . series has ignited extraordinary public interest in classic American movies. And, during the past 34 years, AFI's Life Achievement Award has become the highest honor for a career in film.

AFI is guided by a prestigious Board of Trustees--chaired by Sir Howard Stringer--and a Board of Directors--chaired by Jon Avnet and John F. Cooke--and is comprised of key figures from the entertainment, business and academic communities. It is led by longtime President and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg and Jonathan Estrin, Executive Vice President.

 

CONSERVATORY

 

At the world-renowned AFI Conservatory, a dedicated group of working professionals from the film and television communities serve as mentors in a hands-on, production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow's storytellers.

 

With an emphasis on narrative visual storytelling and personal expression, each class breaks into teams that mirror a real production environment. Those teams collaborate and produce more films than at any other graduate-level film program.

 

Since 1969, over 3,500 artists have graduated from the AFI Conservatory. These graduates have, and will continue to have, a major impact on the art of film, television and digital media into the 21st century.

 

Susan Genito