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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 8, 2021 · AFI AWARDS 2001 The American Film Institute (AFI) launched a new chapter in the esteemed organization's national mandate when it presented its first annual AFI Awards at the …

The AFI Catalog of Feature Films is a comprehensive chronicle of the first century of American cinema. STAR WARS LEARN MORE

Jan 20, 2026 · Entries for the AFI FEST 2026 Short Film Competition program open today. Short films (40 minutes and under) that have been completed after October 1, 2025, are eligible for submission …

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.

“We will create an American Film Institute, bringing together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators and young men and women who wish to pursue the 20th-century art form as …

The AFI Photography Collection features images of the people and events that have shaped AFI from 1969 to the present. Events include AFI AWARDS, AFI Conservatory Seminars, AFI Life …

AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by empowering storytellers and inspiring audiences