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 …

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

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 …

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Reviewer Kenneth Turan called it: “Nothing less than an authoritative Oxford English Dictionary of American Film” and an “irreplaceable contribution.” The AFI Catalog was migrated to an online …

The AFI Archive features an expansive collection of photographs, videos, oral histories, scripts, props and more from the early studio era to present day. Learn more.

Jan 25, 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 …

AFI AWARDS 2024 The honorees include 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the …

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