The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures are partnering on a week-long AFI Movie Club event, “Black Stories Matter.” Following the recent collaboration honoring Spike Lee and his ...

Jamie Lee Curtis was conferred a doctorate of fine arts degree by the American Film Institute on Aug. 10. At the ceremony, she spoke with PEOPLE about being a "nepo baby," finally calling herself ...

Exclusive: The year-long workshop for underrepresented narrative filmmakers is accepting applicants for the class of 2026-2027.

Wicked has been named one of the 10 outstanding motion pictures of 2024 by The American Film Institute. The list also includes the theater drama Sing Sing, the Spanish-language musical Emilia ...

The American Film Institute Conservatory has named Karen Schwartzman as senior director, innovative programs. In the position, Schwartzman will develop short-term, cross-disciplinary programming ...

EXCLUSIVE: Alfred Hitchcock won the AFI’s Life Achievement Award in 1979, but now there is another Hitchcock moving up in the organization. The American Film Institute on Wednesday named Todd ...

AFI then discovered that women represented a higher percentage of writers, directors and producers in the silent era than at any other time in the first century of American filmmaking. The study ...

She gained her MFA at the American Film Institute, where she became friends with fellow directing students Jacobs, Naranjo and Dukic. Riedel’s graduation film, One Night It Happened (2002), a ...

The American Film Institute is continuing to celebrate its 10 honorees for 2020, but this year thanks to Covid-19, the accolades are virtual. For the month of February, the AFI is posting new ...

George Stevens Jr. pens his autobiography about founding American Film Institute and Kennedy Center Honors, and goes in depth about his father’s illustrious career in Hollywood.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has been elected chair of the American Film Institute Board of Trustees. Kennedy will lead the AFI Trustees to set the Institute’s priorities and guide its ...