About the American Film Institute
Ranked as one of the top 5 film schools in the world, the American Film Institute Conservatory
was the professional & educational cornerstone to numerous award-winning filmmakers, industry
professionals and American legends since 1967.
AFI is America's promise to preserve the heritage of the motion picture,
to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.
As a nonprofit educational arts organization, AFI provides leadership in film and television
and is dedicated to initiatives that engage the past, the present and the future
of the moving image arts.
was the professional & educational cornerstone to numerous award-winning filmmakers, industry
professionals and American legends since 1967.
AFI is America's promise to preserve the heritage of the motion picture,
to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.
As a nonprofit educational arts organization, AFI provides leadership in film and television
and is dedicated to initiatives that engage the past, the present and the future
of the moving image arts.
Notable Alumni
Andrea Arnold - Directing
David Lynch - Directing Darren Aronofsky - Directing Paul Schrader - Directing Terrence Malick - Directing Petty Jenkins - Directing Ed Zwick - Directing Sam Esmail - Directing |
David Gross - Producing
Pieter Jan Brugge - Producing Steve Golin - Producing Jay Cassidy - Producing Stefan Simchowitz - Producing David Arata - Screenwriting Christopher Gay - Editing Byron Smith - Editing |
Frank Byers - Cinematography
Victor Du Bois - Cinematography Caleb Deschanel - Cinematography Robert Elswit - Cinematography Wally Pfister - Cinematography Mátyás Erdély - Cinematography Matthew Libatique - Cinematography Matthew J. Lloyd - Cinematpgraphy |