Earn your MFA in Editing and take your filmmaking career to the next level. AFI Editors spend two years immersed in honing their craft, refining their storytelling skills, finding their voice as artists and mastering the technical aspects of editing. As part of the editing curriculum, AFI Editors edit up to three narrative short films and assistant edit at least three short films in the first year, and in the second year, edit one thesis film and assist on another – and complete the program with a demo reel to share with the industry.
AFI Conservatory Film School
Editing Program


Master Classes in Editing and Filmmaking at AFI
Here are just a few of the iconic filmmakers who have visited the AFI Campus:
AFI Editing Resources and News
Recent Projects by AFI Conservatory Editing Alumni
Taylor Joy Mason (AFI Class of 2012) and S. Robyn Wilson (AFI Class of 2012)
Brian Wessel (AFI Class of 2009)
Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993)
Sarah Broshar (AFI Class of 2005)
Camilla Bartoli (Class of 2020)
Lily Judge (AFI Class of 2020)
Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012)
David Kashevaroff (AFI Class of 2004)
Michael Block (AFI Class of 2014)
Luodawei Xiao (AFI Class of 2020)
“I can trace most of my jobs back to an
AFI Alum, Faculty or classmate connection.”
-Varun Viswanath (AFI Class of 2012), ACE, Editor
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