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Huge congrats to AFI #DWW Alum Claire Fowler and #AFIConservatory Alum Jane Casey Modderno on being selected for the prestigious @Sundanceorg Directors and Screenwriters Labs. Excited to see you bring these extraordinary stories to life and witness this next chapter! Read more at Link in Bio. 🎥 ✨🎬 #AFIAlumni #Sundance #Directing #Writing
🏆 🎥 Matthew @Libatique accepting AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal: “Starting in this incubator called AFI, we’ve gone on to have a career-long collaboration that I feel privileged and grateful to be a part of.” #aficonservatory #afialumni #cinematography
Thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievements of AFI Alumni whose feature films have been selected for the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival! From the halls of the #AFIConservatory to the big screens of Tribeca, their talent shines bright and inspires us all. #AFIAlumni #TribecaFilmFestival
Happy Earth Day! 🌱 🌎 Let`s celebrate our beautiful planet and commit to eco-conscious actions. Thrilled to share that at the AFI Conservatory, our partnership with the @greenfilmschoolalliance is driving an increase in environmentally-friendly film productions. 🎬🌿 Together, let`s craft a future where every frame champions environmental stewardship. #EarthDay #GreenFilmSchoolAlliance #AFIConservatory #FilmSchool
From student to storyteller! A full circle encounter at the #AFIConservatory when #Ripley writer/director/executive producer Steven Zaillian met a #screenwriting Fellow and signed their #AmericanGangster script! Stay tuned for the full conversation about his new limited series.
AFI’s talented filmmakers continue to stand out 🚀🎥 We’re proud to celebrate AFI alum Yoko Okumura as one of three participants in in Apple Studios’ inaugural Episodic Directors Program. Get ready to see some great content from Yoko on Apple TV+! #AFIalumni #AppleStudios #Directing #AppleTV #AFIConservatory
Breaking barriers and shaping narratives! Thrilled to see that 5 out of the 7 filmmakers in the power-packed lineup of the @FilmIndependent Screenwriting Lab proudly hail from the #AFIFamily. Congratulations to these incredible filmmakers whose AFI training continues to shine as they embark on this new chapter.
Gathering to honor the newest #AFIDWW+ cohort with a nod to our roots! Here are just some of the incredible individuals in attendance at last night’s #AFIDWW+ Showcase who paved the way over the last 50 years: Linda Hope, Lynne Littman (AFI DWW Class of 1974), Lynn Roth (AFI DWW Class of 1975), AFI President Emerita Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI Conservatory Dean Susan Ruskin, and AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. 🎬 #AFIConservatory #AFIDWW50
We can`t wait! Only one month until we get to watch all of the amazing movies at Cannes, including films from AFI alums Paul Schrader (OH CANADA), Andrea Arnold (BIRD) and Ari Aster (RUMOURS). #afialumni #aficonservatory #cannes #cannesfilmfestival
Celebrating AFI Alum Andrea Arnold’s extraordinary career as she adds yet another honor to her long list of accolades. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement! 🏆🎥 #AndreaArnold #CannesDirectorsFortnight #Cannes #AFIAlumni #AFIConservatory
We’ve been following this film’s journey since its premiere at #AFIFEST last year and #IoCapitano director, writer and producer Matteo Garrone recently spoke to #AFIConservatory Fellows about this powerful coming-of-age drama. Don’t miss the full conversation at link in bio. #FilmSchool #GuestLecture #MatteoGarrone #AFI
AFI Alums continue to break new ground! Congratulations to alum Santiago Paladines and his feature film LOS WANABIS, now nominated for a Platino Award for Best Comedy – one of the highest recognitions for Hispanic Films and the first nomination for Ecuador, ever! 👏👏👏 #AFIAlumni #AFIConservatory #PlatinoAwards
We’re also hoping to see the films on this list at Cannes, especially these movies from AFI alumni! #aficonservatory #afialumni #cannes
This movie’s gonna steal the show. AFI alum @darrenaronofsky is teaming up with @austinbutler for a crime thriller and we can’t wait to see it! #afialumni #aficonservatory
How #SAFE led to #MAYDECEMBER – watch AFI’s conversation with Oscar-nominated filmmaker #ToddHaynes and #AFIConservatory Alum #AffonsoGonçalves about powerhouse performer Julianne Moore, acclaimed producer Christine Vachon and the complexity of the MAY DECEMBER script. You can hear the entire conversation at link in bio. #FilmSchool #GuestLecture
#FilmSchool #GuestLecture #StevenZaillian
🎥 @omerbenshachar (AFI Class of 2018)
🎥 Thomas Kivney (AFI Class of 2021)
🎥 @jhanvimotla (AFI Class of 2017)
🎥 @naomiwamoto (AFI DWW+ Class of 2024)
🎥 @graceinthematrix (AFI DWW+ Class of 2025)
#AFIAlumni #AFIConservatory #AFIDWW+ #filmindependent #filmmaking #filmmakers #screenwriting #screenwritinglab
🎥 BIRD
⭐️ Andrea Arnold (AFI Class of 1991), Writer/Director
🎥 OH CANADA
⭐️ Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969), Writer/Director
🎥 RUMOURS
⭐️ Ari Aster AFI Class of 2010), Executive Producer
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