AFI

AFI Announces Participants for AFI DWW+ Class of 2024

By John Wildman 3 years ago

“AFI DWW+ is integral to creating a pipeline of highly trained, diverse voices who have the power to drive culture forward and shape the future of the entertainment industry. We are thrilled to welcome this new class of accomplished artists to the AFI DWW+ program and guide them on their journey as directors and storytellers,” said Susan Ruskin, Dean of the AFI Conservatory and Executive Vice President of the American Film Institute.

AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women showcases the Class of 2022

By John Wildman 4 years ago

The American Film Institute (AFI) is hosting its annual AFI DWW (Directing Workshop for Women) showcase in person today at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Los Angeles. The event provides an opportunity for the 2022 program’s participants to present their completed films to an audience of agency and studio representatives, as well as working artists from throughout the creative community.

FILMS GONE WILD: Honoring Faye Dunaway among My Personal Happy Moments at this year’s Dallas International Film Festival

By John Wildman 9 years ago

And let me tell you, it is very hard to convince a famous director or movie star, etc. to leave their home in New York City or Beverly Hills or wherever to come spend a couple days at a film festival in Oxford, Mississippi, or Wichita, Kansas, or Birmingham, Alabama, or Dallas, Texas, so they can have film fans make a big deal over them, talk about a film or films they made 10 or 20 years ago, and receive a cool award and endless praise. It’s even harder to convince a personal publicist, or agent, or manager.