Viola Davis and Walter Murch To Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Conservatory Commencement The American Film Institute will confer a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image| American Film Institute
THE 50th AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA premieres on TNT on Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Learn more.| American Film Institute
Spotlight on SINNERS Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw With the highly anticipated release of SINNERS this month, acclaimed cinematographer and AFI Alum Autumn Durald Arkapaw (AFI Class of 2009), ASC, took| American Film Institute
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) – AFI Movie Club Ranked by the American Film Institute at #4 among cinema’s greatest love stories of all time, ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) features the iconic and incompara| American Film Institute
AFI Conservatory Alumni Projects at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled its official program lineup for its 24th edition which will run June 4-15, 2025. We’re proud to shine a spotl| American Film Institute
JAWS – AFI Catalog Spotlight This June, the AFI Catalog celebrates the 50-year release anniversary of Hollywood’s premier summer blockbuster JAWS (1975), which, at the time, was| American Film Institute
What to Watch: June 2025 Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.DEPT. Q –Scott Frank (AFI| American Film Institute
AFI Conservatory Presents Exclusive Three-day Seminar Series Exploring Storytelling and AI The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that it is presenting| American Film Institute
AFI Announces an Impressive Line-Up of Industry Leaders as Mentors for Their Annual Writers’ Room Ready Program Program Pairs Rising Screenwriters with Top Television Creatives Lucia Aniello, Regina Corrado, Paul W. Downs, Coco Francini, Liz Hannah, Jen Stats| American Film Institute
AFI Reveals Date for AFI AWARDS 2025 Luncheon AFI announced today that the AFI AWARDS 2025 honorees-only event will take place on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at| American Film Institute
AFI Alumni Interview With THE LAST RODEO Filmmaker Jon Avnet With THE LAST RODEO hitting theaters May 23, we sat down with director, co-writer and producer Jon Avnet (AFI Class of 1972) to discuss his return to| American Film Institute