The American Film Institute (AFI) is a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form. Established in 1967, AFI launched the first comprehensive history of American film and sparked the movement for film preservation in the United States.

AFI began, in 1968, recording the first 100 years of American film with the AFI Catalog of Feature Films— the first-ever scholarly listing of films, with vetted information about the existence, availability and sources of films already produced, spanning the entirety of …

AFI’s Top 100 movie lists set the standard and mark the excellence of the first century of American cinema. View all the lists, including Top 100 Films and Movie Quotes.

AFI AWARDS selections are made through AFI’s unique jury process – in which scholars, artists, critics and AFI Trustees determine the most outstanding achievements of the year. For additional information about AFI AWARDS, contact Josh Kushins at [email protected].

AFI Alum Amy Wang (AFI Class of 2017) just premiered her feature directorial debut, SLANTED, at @SXSW! In our exclusive interview, Wang discusses her #AFIConservatory thesis film and her journey working on major projects like THE BROTHERS SUN and CRAZY RICH ASIANS 2.

Established in 1967, AFI launched the first comprehensive history of American film and sparked the movement for film preservation in the United States. In 1969, AFI opened the doors of the AFI Conservatory , a graduate-level program to train narrative filmmakers.

2019年12月4日 · AFI AWARDS 2019 AFI AWARDS celebrate the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and 10 television programs deemed culturally and artistically significant.

The AFI Archive features an expansive collection of photographs, videos, oral histories, scripts, props and more from the early studio era to present day. Learn more.

AFI grew from the seeds planted in the White House Rose Garden by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The American Film Institute was founded in 1967 as a national arts organization to train world-class filmmakers and preserve America’s film heritage.

AFI Conservatory’s Department of Innovative Programs brings the AFI’s non-degree, short-term and social impact programs under one roof and creates a space where technologists, innovators and storytellers can come together to collaborate, create and impact our industry and culture.