Earn your MFA in Screenwriting and take your filmmaking career to the next level. AFI Screenwriters spend two years immersed in honing their craft. As part of the screenwriting curriculum, AFI Screenwriters create six full-length works – three feature film scripts, an original TV pilot and two TV specs for current series – and upon completion of the program, participate in the Screenwriting Showcase with industry guests.
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Filmmaking Classes and Faculty at AFI
AFI Screenwriting Resources and News
Recent Projects by AFI Conservatory Cinematography Alumni
Brad Falchuk (AFI Class of 1994)
Jeremy Doner (AFI Class of 1994)
Maggie Friedman (AFI Class of 1998)
Susannah Grant (AFI Class of 1991)
Franklin Rho (AFI Class of 2004)
Brennan Elizabeth Peters (AFI Class of 2015)
Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984)
Andy Siara (AFI Class of 2015)
Alexandra Rushfield (AFI Class of 1998)
Jacqueline Hoyt (AFI Class of 2002)
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“AFI was my real introduction to structure. I had watched movies, but from a craft standpoint I was still catching up. I learned how to perfect dialogue and how to get in and out of a scene quickly. I’ve had lessons in the business since, but all of the early foundational knowledge I got at AFI.”
-Brad Ingelsby (AFI Class of 2005),
Creator/Writer of MARE OF EASTTOWN