At the AFI Conservatory we believe in filmmaking first. Filmmakers come to AFI because they are guaranteed to make movies, and to master not only the tools, but also the art of storytelling. AFI isn’t like any other film school. Think of us like the most prolific content creators in Hollywood. Fellows collectively create up to 175 films a year across six disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting.
Led by Hollywood icon James L. Brooks as Artistic Director, AFI Conservatory faculty are working filmmakers who bring decades of award-winning experience as real-world, professionals and transformative leaders in their field.
The AFI Conservatory program is more than an academic experience in the art of moviemaking — it’s about connecting you with influential artists in the field, and with key players in the industry, to get your career off the ground right after graduation. Through a carefully curated series of programs and opportunities that happen year-round, you will have the best possible launchpad for success.
AFI offers scholarships to help incoming and current Fellows pay for their education. Scholarships are based on merit and financial need. Several scholarships are available for Fellows from underrepresented communities, specific nationalities and Conservatory disciplines.
Of 254 Fellows currently enrolled at the AFI Conservatory:
From @HustlersMovie to @BlowTheManDown, @ToddBanhazl can do it all. Go watch this amazing film, now streaming on @AmazonePrimeVideo. #afialumni #blowthemandown
#stayhome #movies #socialdistancing #whattowatch #selfisolating #afi #film #athome #stayathome #aficonservatory #blowthemandown #blowthemandownmovie #amazon #amazonprime #toddbanhazl
Leave it to our very own Wonder Woman Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000) to give us something to really look forward to this summer. #afialumni #wonderwoman1984
#pattyjenkins #femalefilmmaker #womendirect #aficonservatory #afi #directing #director ##entertainmentweekly #galgadot #dccomics #womendirectors #womeninfilm #wonderwoman2 ##wonderwoman
Looking forward to getting back to business just as soon as we can, and really looking forward to seeing what this guy has in mind. #afialumni #robertrichardson
#aficonservatory #afi #cinematography #cinematographer #netflix #dontlookup #movies #film #filmmaking #dp #directorofphotography
Live stream is the new normal. Thanks to directors/writers @krudykrudy & #AFIDWW alum @yourpalbridget and cinematographer AFI alum @ToddBanhazl for the great conversation. Blew us away. #blowthemandownmovie #aficonservatory #flattenthecurve
#afi #livestream #streaming #seminar #amazonoriginals #blowthemandown #filmschool #filmmaking #afialumni #womendirect #amazon #directing #cinematography #film #movies
AFI faculty member @dave.c.cook is in the @sealteamcbs driver’s seat. 🏎 He directed the latest episode of the series, which was co-produced by another faculty member, Sandra Nebel. Buckle up for this exciting installment which airs tomorrow night at 9pm on @CBS! #AFIFamily
#aficonservatory #afi #sealteam #sealteamcbs #filmschool #directing #producing #seal #team #television #cbs #nascar #filmmaking #director #tv #series #davidboreanaz #davidcook #sandranebel
We ❤️ NY. And we ❤️ the 22 AFI alumni who’ll bring 14 of their projects to the @Tribeca Film Festival. Bravo! #afialumni
ASIA
@daniella_nowitz, Cinematographer
BLOOD AND GLORY
Jeff Vespa, Producer
BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD
@maxschmige_dp, Cinematographer
CLEAN
@zoran_popovic, Cinematographer
Arndt-Wulf Peemöller, Editor
JACK AND JO DON’T WANT TO DIE
@kantulentz, Writer/Director
Roja Gashtili, Producer
THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND
Robert Elswit, Cinematographer
KISS THE GROUND
Bill Benenson, Producer
KOKOLOKO
Gerardo Naranjo, Director/Writer/Producer
LITTLE FISH
@mattsontomlin, Writer/Producer
LORELEI
@sabrinadoylefilm, Writer/Director
@stephenmpaar, Cinematographer
@manylesions, Editor
MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE
@cyndilt, Editor
Zoe Zekun Mao, Assistant Editor
@sungji715, Production Designer
Elena Coslovschi (AFI Class of 2013), Art Director
PACIFIED (PACIFICADO)
@darrenaronofsky, Producer
Affonso Goncalves, Editor
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN
Tim Hill (AFI Class of 1988), Director/Writer/Story by
WOMEN IN BLUE
Deirdre Fishel (AFI Class of 1988), Director/Writer
PICTURE OF A SCIENTIST
@therealnattyb
Editor
#Tribeca2020 #afi #conservatory #aficonservatory #tribeca #filmfest #filmfestival #shortfilms #shorts #featurefilms #features #nyc #movies #festival #filmmaking #indiefilm #filmmakers #film #TribecaFilmFestival #documentary #directing #cinematography #screenwriting #producing #productiondesign #editing #femalefilmmakers
@itslizhannah is taking the next major step in her filmmaking career and we couldn’t be more excited. #afialumni #inthechair #womendirect
#aficonservatory #lizhannah #femalefilmmakers #upnextdirectors #intersectionalstorytellers #AFI #directing #directors #filmmakers #womendirectors #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenempowerment #women #upnextdirectors #womeninmedia #femaleempowerment #womxnwithvision #hirethesewomen #alexandraandrews #underanothername #marginsbecomecenter
AFI alum @NateHurtsellers is back on campus to screen his film new @saintfrancesmovie and he brought along director @alexthompson416 and screenwriter & star @kellyooonooo. Go see this incredible film this weekend! #afialumni #cinematographer
#SaintFrances #cinematography #aficonservatory #afi #filmmakers #filmmaking #saintfrancesmovie ##natehurtsellers #cinematographerlife #filmschool #film #movies #cinema #nyc #losangeles #filmmaker #directorofphotography #filmmakersworld
#AFIDWW alum @hanelleculpepper is on fire. 🔥 🔥 🔥 Coming off her historic launch of the latest #StarTrek series, she’s already moving on to another big project: rebooting #KungFu for the @TheCW. #femalefilmmakerfriday
#aficonservatory #hanelleculpepper #womendirect #inthechair #marginsbecomecenter #femalefilmmakers #AFI #DWW #directing #directors #filmmakers #womendirectors #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenempowerment #women #upnextdirectors #womeninmedia #femaleempowerment #thecw #gregberlanti #cw #diversity #inclusion #picard #startrekpicard
Deeply proud that all of these talented directors are recent #AFIDWW alumna. We’ll be cheering and celebrating them when season two debuts next week. #womendirect
#inthechair #marginsbecomecenter #upnextdirectors #storiesfromthemargin #femalefilmmakers #AFI #DWW #directing #directors #filmmakers #womendirectors #womeninfilm #womxnwithvision #hirethesewomen #womeninentertainment #womenempowerment #women #upnextdirectors #womeninmedia #femaleempowerment #boomerang #boomerangtv #bet #aficonservatory #diversity #inclusion
This weekend, go experience @saintfrancesmovie, winner of the Audience Award and a Special Jury Award at last year’s #SXSW Film Festival. Proud of AFI alum Nate Hurtsellers’s beautiful work in the film. #afialumni #cinematography
📸: @uncle.coriander
#aficonservatory #afi #cinematographer #filmmakers ##saintfrances #filmmaking #saintfrancesmovie ##natehurtsellers #cinematographerlife #filmschool #film #movies #cinema #nyc #losangeles #filmmaker #directorofphotography #filmmakersworld
LJourney to Sundance? Absolutely, if the trip includes some BTS of our #AFIDWW filmmaker @bridget.moloney and her fantastic short @BlocksTheFilm. Full episode at link in bio. #afialumni
#afidww2020 #afidww #journeytosundance #sundancefilmfestival #aficonservatory #afi #femalefilmmaker #blocksmovie #worldpremiere #womendirect #southwestairlines #latimes #docuseries #documentary #sundance
This great show just debuted on @Netflix today with impressive work from two AFI alums: production designer @msigel & editor @va5un. Go ahead and stream it tonight. We’re very ok with that. #afialumni
#iamnotokaywiththis #netflix #tv #series #television #aficonservatory #varunviswanath #mayasigel #editor #productiondesign #production #design #filmmaking #filmmakers #streaming #whattowatch #afi #filmschool
A groundbreaking #AFIDWW alumna and an amazing Oscar nominee working together on a TV series about Aretha Franklin has us feeling all levels of R-E-S-P-E-C-T. #neemabarnette @cynthiaerivo
📸:@neemafilms
#genius #natgeo #arethafranklin #cynthiaerivo #nationalgeographic #afi #aficonservatory #tv #series #womendirect #femalefimmakers #women #womenempowerment #inspiration
We’re all about a @HomecomingTV reunion with @JuliaRoberts & AFI alum @SamEsmail. And the rest of the cast in this new series isn’t too shabby either. We can’t wait to see this one. #afialumni
#aficonservatory #samesmail #gaslit #juliaroberts #homecomingtv #armiehammer #seanpenn #joeledgerton #watergate #slowburn #slate #podcast #podcasts #television #series #richardnixon #afi #tv
“The AFI experience is transformational. This is a place where ideas of all sorts and all perspectives come to blossom. The relationships and the skills you foster here are the ones that will carry you throughout your entire career.”
–Joyce Liu-Countryman, AFI Producing Class of 2018