I’m so grateful for my years at AFI… They helped me find my voice and defining principles of story and craft that inform me to this day.”
Patty Jenkins (AFI Class of 2000),
director, MONSTER, WONDER WOMAN
Todd Field quote
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If you’re here, you’re talented, if you’re here, the person next to you is talented, the person behind you is talented.”
Todd Field (AFI Class of 1992),
writer/director, TÁR, IN THE BEDROOM
Affonso Goncalves quote
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When I graduated and started working, that was when I started to really appreciate AFI because everything I had learned, I could immediately start putting into practice and apply to the actual job.”
Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993),
editor, CAROL, DON’T WORRY DARLING
David Lynch quote
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AFI opens doors for the filmmakers. AFI puts filmmakers on the map.”
David Lynch (AFI Class of 1970), writer/director, TWIN PEAKS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Polly Morgan quote
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AFI was the perfect stepping-stone. Attending helped me push my skill set further, to become the DP that I always wanted to be.”
Polly Morgan (AFI Class of 2010) cinematographer, THE WOMAN KING, A QUIET PLACE PART II
Melina Matsoukas quote
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AFI really is inclusive, that they want to promote diverse voices, they want to promote challenging the status quo and the ideas of what we’ve traditionally seen as acceptable in Hollywood.”
Melina Matsoukas (AFI Class of 2005), cinematographer/director, INSECURE, QUEEN & SLIM
AFI CONSERVATORY CONVERSATION GUESTS
BOB TREVINO LIKES IT Filmmaker Conversation at AFI
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