AFI CONSERVATORY

Established	1969
Founder	NEA
School type	Private Conservatory
Dean	Robert Mandel
Location	Los Angeles, Ca.
Enrollment	220 graduate
Faculty	107
Campus	Urban, 340 acres
Website	afi.com

The 'AFI Conservatory' is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. Dubbed by some as "Juilliard for Filmmakers," the school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education. It is ranked in the top 5 graduate film programs along with USC, UCLA, NYU and Columbia University by Princeton Review and US News and World Report.
Over the years, the program has graduated 3,000 fellows, many of whom went on to become influential Hollywood filmmakers, such as Peter Deming, Caleb Deschanel, Robert Elswit, Janusz Kaminski, Robert Richardson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Brest, John Dahl, Bill Duke, Todd Field, Carl Franklin, Amy Heckerling, Mimi Leder, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, John McTiernan, Paul Schrader, Edward Zwick, Arthur Dong, Scott Frank, Patty Jenkins, Chris Donahue, and Eric Red.

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Conservatory Program

Student Work

External link

Conservatory Program

AFI Conservatory is a five-term Master of Fine Arts program in six disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, Production Design and Editing. Traditionally, the Conservatory accepts 28 students - called Fellows - per year for most disciplines and 14 for Design and Editing. Hundreds are said to apply each year for the each areas of Directing and Cinematography alone.
'First Year' - Fellows from all disciplines work on at least three digital video or high definition short films (up to 20 minutes).
'Second Year' - Fellows work on at least one thesis short film, shot on digital video, high definition, 35mm film, or 16mm film, and develop portfolio materials (such as a reel and a feature film screenplay). They are responsible for raising the bulk of their own financing for these projects (average budget is $30,000), and must adhere to standard industry regulations, such as SAG charter rules, during filming.

Student Work

AFI Conservatory student thesis or second year films can be seen at the AFI Los Angeles International Festival

External link

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