The AFI Conservatory is a non-profit, 501 c3 organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form. As such, AFI was most recently ranked at No.1 among all the film schools in the country by The Hollywood Reporter.
Established in 1969, the two-year Master of Fine Arts program provides training in six filmmaking disciplines: Directing, Cinematography, Screenwriting, Production Design Editing and Producing. Admission to AFI Conservatory is highly selective, with a maximum of only 140 graduates per year. The AFI Conservatory is dedicated to celebrating excellence in the art form and to creating national education initiatives that inspire artists and audiences alike. A dedicated group of working professionals from the film and television communities serve as mentors in a hands-on, production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow's storytellers. Over half of the incoming students are women, and nearly half are filmmakers of color. As students of this world-renowned organization, your donation is received directly by the AFI Conservatory and is 100% tax deductible. Once processed, our team receives your exceptionally kind donation direct to our production account to be used immediately toward locations, cast and crew fair pay rates, equipment and camera rentals, insurance and festival preparation upon final cut of the film.
Brad Falchuk - American Horror Story, Glee
Susannah Grant - Erin Brockovich, The Soloist
Steve Golin - Spotlight, The Revenant
Pieter Jan Brugge - Heat, The Insider
Daniel Dreifuss - All The Quiet on the Western Front
Sharon Seymour - Argo, The Town, Bad Santa
Andrew Max Cahn - The Hunger Games, The Hangover
Todd Cherniawsky - The Last Jedi, Star Trek: Picard
David Lynch - Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet
Patty Jenkins - Wonder Woman, Monster
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan, Requiem For A Dream
Todd Field - Eyes Wide Shut, TÁR
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life, The red Thin Line
Paul Schrader - First Reformed, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull
Ari Aster - Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid
Janusz Kaminski - Schindler’s List, Bridge of Spies
Robert Richardson - Hugo, The Hateful Eight
Wally Pfister - Batman Begins, Inception, Memento
Matthew Libatique - Requiem For a Dream, Black Swan, Mother!
Rachel Morrison - Mudbound, Black Panther
Affonso Goncalves - Beasts of the Southern Wild, Carol
Christopher Gay - 12 Monkeys, Mad Men
Sarah Broshar - The Post, West Side Story, The Fabelmans