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PRODUCING
MFA

TAKE YOUR FILMMAKING CAREER
TO THE NEXT LEVEL

WATCH STEPHEN LIGHTHILL TALK ABOUT
THE AFI CINEMATOGRAPHY PROGRAM

AFI Conservatory Film School

Producing Program

Earn your MFA in Producing and take your filmmaking career to the next level. AFI Producers spend two years immersed in honing their craft, learning how to manage the intricate details of propelling a project from story to screen. As part of the producing curriculum, AFI Producers gain hands-on production and development experience, and learn the skills necessary to shape narratives across platforms, identify content, develop material with writers and collaborate with their fellow filmmakers to bring a wide array of stories to audiences.

Master Classes in Producing and Filmmaking at AFI

Here are just a few of the iconic filmmakers who have visited the AFI Campus:

Producer Dale Pollock on SET IT OFF
Producer Saul Zaentz on Casting AMADEUS
Producer Michael London on Multi-platform Storytelling
AFI Opening Day 2010: Pieter Jan Brugge On The Role Of A Producer
Producer Margaret Riley on her film BOMBSHELL
Kathleen Kennedy on POV & Listening as a Producer
Producer Michael London on his film MILK
Oscar-winning Producer and AFI Alum Steve Golin on his early career
Producing at the AFI Conservatory
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AFI Producing Resources and News

AFI Spotlight Interview with the Sundance Filmmakers Behind HALLELUJAH
AFI Spotlight Interview with the Sundance Filmmakers Behind HALLELUJAH
Spotlight on Producer Bronte Payne (AFI Class of 2017)
Spotlight on Producer Bronte Payne (AFI Class of 2017)
What is Producing and What Does a Producer Do?
What is Producing and What Does a Producer Do?
Spotlight on the AFI Filmmakers Behind WE WERE MEANT TO
Spotlight on the AFI Filmmakers Behind WE WERE MEANT TO
Spotlight Interview on Producer Christina Dow
Spotlight Interview on Producer Christina Dow
AFI Spotlight on Emmy®-Nominated Producer Diane Becker
AFI Spotlight on Emmy®-Nominated Producer Diane Becker
Spotlight on Independent Spirit Award-Nominated Producer Pin-Chun Liu
Spotlight on Independent Spirit Award-Nominated Producer Pin-Chun Liu
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“My years in the Producing program at the AFI Conservatory were fundamental in shaping who I am as a filmmaker, as a producer and as a creative collaborator. One of the most important lessons I learned as a producer at AFI was how to find my voice.”

-Diane Becker (AFI Class of 2006), Academy Award®-winning Producer
NAVALNY

Recent Projects by AFI Conservatory Producing Alumni

Daniel Dreifuss (AFI Class of 2007) and Thorsten Schumacher (AFI Class of 2001)

Pieter Jan Brugge (AFI Class of 1979)

Shincy Lu (AFI Class of 2018)

Liz Hannah (AFI Class of 2009)

Todd Makurath (AFI Class of 2005)

Sara Nassim (AFI Class of 2015)

Christina Dow (AFI Class of 2015).

Diane Becker (AFI Class of 2006)

Alexandre Oger (AFI Class of 2021)

Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007)

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