AFI Conservatory
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Founded in 1969, AFI Conservatory is a division of the
American Film Institute, 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
UCLA,
USC,
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,
Scott Frank,
Patty Jenkins, and
Eric Red.
AFI Conservatory is a five-term
Master of Fine Arts program in six disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting.
First Year - Fellows from all disciplines work on at least three
digital video or
high definition short films (up to 30 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 portolio materials (such as a reel and a feature film screenplay).
AFI Conservatory student films can be seen at the
AFI Los Angeles International Festival* http://www.afi.com/education/conservatory/
