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“The Woman King,” “Women Talking,” and “She Said” Among AFI’s Best Films of 2022
Hot on the heels of being named Best Film of the Year by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), “The Woman King” has scored another honor. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s...
Siân Heder to Receive American Film Institute’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Siân Heder is set to accept yet another honor following a whirlwind awards season that culminated in the “CODA” writer-director landing a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and the...
“The Power of the Dog,” “CODA,” and “Hacks” Among 2021 AFI Awards Honorees
“The Power of the Dog” is showing plenty of bark and bite as awards season heats up. Jane Campion’s first feature in over a decade is among this year’s AFI Awards honorees. A...
AFI Establishes Halyna Hutchins Memorial Scholarship Fund, Donations Now Being Accepted
The American Film Institute (AFI) is pledging “to see that Halyna Hutchins will live on in the spirit of all who strive to see their dreams realized in stories well told.” The nonprofit...
Marina Kato Receives AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant
Marina Kato will develop a feature-length screenplay as this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant. According to a press release, the grant will support the...
AFI Docs Announces 2020 Lineup, 61 Percent Women-Directed
Like many festivals, AFI Docs is going digital this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Film Institute just announced the full slate of films being presented online via a press release....
AFI Awards: “Little Women,” “The Farewell,” “When They See Us,” & More
“Little Women” and “The Farewell” are showing no signs of slowing down this awards season. The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the recipients of the 2019 AFI...
Julie Andrews to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews is set to receive the American Film Institute’s (AFI) highest honor. The iconic actress will accept the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award, a press release announced. A three-time...
Apply Now: The 2020-21 AFI Directing Workshop for Women
The AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) is now accepting applications for its 2020-21 program. Open to women and nonbinary directors with at least three years of professional experience, DWW...
Angela Chen Receives Inaugural AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant
Angela Chen’s next project just received a major boost. The writer, director, editor, and producer has been named as the inaugural recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant, a...
AFI to Honor Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter is set to receive an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute (AFI). A press release announced that the prolific director will be recognized for her...
AFI DOCS’ 2019 Slate Includes “Ruth – Justice Ginsburg In Her Own Words,” “American Factory,” & More
AFI DOCS has announced its 2019 slate. The festival will host 72 films from 17 countries, 48 percent of which are directed by women, according to a press release. This year’s Centerpiece...
Apply Now: AFI Cinematography Intensive for Women
The American Film Institute (AFI) is now accepting applications for its second annual Cinematography Intensive for Women. The tuition-free program will take place June 28-July 1, 2019 at the AFI...
Melina Matsoukas to Receive AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Two-time Grammy winner, frequent Beyoncé collaborator, and “Insecure” director and exec producer Melina Matsoukas has been named as the 2019 recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni...
AFI to Study Gender Parity in American Film History with $350K NEH Grant
The American Film Institute (AFI) has received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and plans to use those funds to conduct “an unprecedented, landmark study...
AFI Directing Workshop for Women Announces Class of 2020
Robin Cloud, Revati Dhomse, Ashley Eakin, Tiffany Huang, Marie Jamora, Bridget Moloney, Lara Panah-Izadi, and Nicole Taylor-Roberts are the AFI Directing Workshop for Women’s (DWW) Class of...
Exclusive: Nina Menkes’ “Queen of Diamonds” Has Been Restored, Will Be Re-Released
Originally released in 1991, Nina Menkes’ subversive drama “Queen of Diamonds” was heralded as a feminist masterwork. Now the film about a struggling Blackjack dealer is getting a...
Mimi Leder’s RBG Biopic “On the Basis of Sex” to Open AFI Fest
The Year of RBG continues. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Mimi Leder’s highly anticipated Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, “On the Basis of Sex,” will make its world premiere as AFI...
Lianne Halfon Is AFI Conservatory’s New Producing Discipline Head
Lianne Halfon will use her producing experience to teach and train the next generation of filmmakers. The American Film Institute (AFI) announced via press release that the veteran producer is AFI...
AFI Launches Two Cinematography Programs for Women
Earlier this year Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for cinematography. The American Film Institute (AFI) is working to make the field more...
AFI and 20th Century Fox Team Up To Boost Female Directors
At this point, through multitudinous pieces of research and multiple in-depth studies, it’s pretty clear that women are being shut out of directing jobs at the big studios. Now it’s time for the...