About the AFI Conservatory
At the world-renowned AFI Conservatory, 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. The Conservatory is consistently recognized as one of the world’s top film schools.
With an emphasis on narrative visual storytelling and personal expression, each class breaks into teams that mirror a real production environment. Those teams collaborate on and produce more films than any other graduate level film program.
Established in 1969, the two-year Master of Fine Arts program provides training in six filmmaking disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting. Admission to AFI Conservatory is highly selective, with a maximum of only 140 graduates per year.​
Notable AFI Alumni
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Patty Jenkins, Director, Monster, Wonder Woman
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David Lynch, Director, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive
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Melina Matsoukas, Director, Queen & Slim, Insecure, Beyoncé: Formation
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Janusz Kaminski, Cinematographer, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report
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Wally Pfister, Cinematographer, Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception
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Liz Hannah, Producer, The Post, Long Shot
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Steve Golin, Producer, Babel, Spotlight, The Revenant
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Brad Falchuk, Screenwriter, American Horror Story, Glee
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Susannah Grant, Screenwriter, Erin Brockovich, The Soloist
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Sharon Seymour, Production Designer, Argo, The Town, Bad Santa
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Andrew Max Cahn, Production Designer, The Hunger Games, The Hangover
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Affonso Gonçalves, Editor, Carol, Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Christopher Gay, Editor, 12 Monkeys, Mad Men