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🎬 This year`s #AFIDWW+ cohort just wrapped a dynamic week of hands-on filmmaking bootcamp. These emerging directors brought their visions to life through short film shoots, guided by incredible mentors. Next up: creating their own short films over the next few months! #AFIConservatory #Directing
Meet the dream team! ✨📝 We`re thrilled to introduce the incredible mentors for this year`s AFI Conservatory Writers’ Room Ready — guiding the next generation of trailblazers as they bring bold, original TV pilot scripts to life. Huge thanks to these top entertainment creatives for sharing their time, talent, and wisdom with our rising star writers!
While no actual beavers attended the exclusive on-campus screening of the indie hit HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, hundreds of laughs were had! 🎬 Producer Kurt Ravenwood brought some dam 🦫 good inspiration for AFI filmmakers.
🦫 Last night at the #AFIConservatory, @hundredsofbeavers took center stage! Producer @kurt.ravenwood brought his slapstick comedy to campus for a special screening, followed by a dynamic conversation with AFI Fellows about his low-budget hit film. Stay tuned for video highlights from the seminar.
Erin Foster stopped by the AFI Conservatory to talk about making her hit series NOBODY WANTS THIS—AFI Fellows were all ears and left inspired! 🙌 @erinfoster #AFIConservatory #FilmSchool
🎬 We definitely wanted this! Tonight, at the #AFIConservatory, we hosted the brilliant @erinfoster, creator, showrunner and executive producer of #NobodyWantsThis, for a special screening of her @Netflix series, followed by an exclusive conversation with AFI Fellows and Alumni. Stay tuned for the upcoming video of the seminar, coming soon.
🎥 Last night at the #AFIConservatory, filmmaker and AFI Alum Freddy Macdonald (AFI Class of 2021) brought his new crime thriller SEW TORN to campus. Following the screening, Macdonald engaged in a compelling conversation with AFI Fellows and Alumni, offering fascinating insights into his creative journey and filmmaking process.
🌟 This week at AFI, we had the privilege of welcoming Oscar-winner Alex Coco, producer of this year`s Best Picture Academy Award-winning film ANORA. Coco shared insights into his career and offered a behind-the-scenes look at his work on @anorafilm during an engaging conversation with #AFIConservatory Fellows. Stay tuned for video from this talk.
🎬 Happy 88th birthday to the one and only #JackNicholson! 🎉 On this special day of the #AFILife Achievement Award recipient, we’re taking it back to 1971 when he visited the #AFIConservatory as a guest lecturer and spoke to Fellows. #AFIArchive
🎬🔥 Director Peter Berg visited AFI last night to share insights from his impressive filmmaking career, including his recent Netflix miniseries #AmericanPrimeval! A true behind-the-scenes look at how he brings it all to life. Video from this exclusive AFI conversation coming soon—stay tuned. #PeterBerg #GuestLecture #AFIConservatory #FilmSchool
More exciting news from the 2025 Tribeca Festival’s U.S. Narrative Competition! 🎉 A huge shoutout to these talented #AFIConservatory Alumni with films featured in the section. Your powerful voices are shaping the future of storytelling—bravo! #AFIAlumni #Tribeca2025
A special shout-out to our incredible #AFIConservatory Alumni with films in the 2025 Tribeca Festival’s U.S. Narrative Competition! 🎬✨ These bold storytellers are among the breakout voices redefining independent cinema—and we couldn’t be prouder. #AFIAlumni #Tribeca2025
🎬 This Friday at the #AFIConservatory, we`re thrilled to welcome visionary filmmaker Peter Berg — one of Hollywood’s most dynamic storytellers — for a special screening of the pilot episode of the @Netflix limited series AMERICAN PRIMEVAL, followed by an exclusive conversation with AFI Fellows and Alumni offering an in-depth look into his creative process.
🎬✨ The 78th Cannes Film Festival lineup is out, and we’re excited to see #AFIConservatory Alumni featured among the talented filmmakers at one of the world’s most prestigious film celebrations. Check out the full list of Alumni projects at the link in bio.
🎥 Filmmaker @indiaadonaldson joined #AFIConservatory Fellows for an insightful conversation, sharing the creative process behind her feature directorial debut, the Sundance hit GOOD ONE. An inspiring #GuestLecture that left our filmmakers motivated and ready to create!
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