AFI 2024 - All Applicants

[nklovepost]

Got accepted off the waitlist for editing on Apr 23rd.

 

[Chris W]

Got accepted off the waitlist for editing on Apr 23rd.

Congrats! Be sure to log your application when you can.

Also accepted applicants can now start up private threads to meet their fellow attending applicants.

Simply create an AFI 2024 thread in the new private group forum:

Admitted Applicant Private Group Threads

Create private group threads to meet your fellow future classmates, form a screenwriting group, or anything else. It works similar to GroupMe and only invited members can see the thread or get notified about the thread.

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Set it as Private, invite people you want to it, and set the title visible so people can request access to join if desired.

More info here:

Introducing Private Group Threads - create private threads to meet your fellow classmates (similar to GroupMe)

Thanks to our wonderful Supporting Members we've been able to launch the new Private Group Threads feature. This allows you to create private threads that: Only FilmSchool.org members you authorize can see. (not even FilmSchool.org staff - unless content is reported as spam or inappropriate)...

• Chris W
• Apr 9, 2024
• Category: FilmSchool.org Guides

 

[Chris W]

We just posted an interview with an AFI alum and professor:

Tal Lazar, Professor at Columbia University and CCNY, on Choosing the Right Film School (Part 1)

Tal Lazar is an award-winning cinematographer, producer, and educator who has studied and taught at some of the most prolific film schools in the world. In the past, Lazar taught at the American Film Institute Conservatory, where he also earned an MFA in Cinematography, along with Columbia...

• Alexa P.
• Apr 29, 2024
• Category: Professor Interviews

Enjoy!

 

[jaycee]

Got accepted off the waitlist for editing on Apr 23rd.

congrats! which discipline are you in?

 

[nklovepost]

congrats! which discipline are you in?

Sorry for the delay! I got into Editing Program.

 

[Chris W]

Sorry for the delay! I got into Editing Program.

Enjoy! Don't forget to log your application.

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[aniki.kissa]

Just wanted to add my experience with my interview for editing. I interviewed with Robert Ivison and Jeremy Grody. It felt like a typical job interview. Robert was a little stern, and Jeremy was very easy going. It began with compliments on my submissions along with brief questions about my experience in editing them. Then moved on towards: where do you see yourself in 5 years? Talk about where you're from and how that shaped who you are today. What can AFI provide for you? What are some qualities that you possess that separate you from others? Who would you take a masterclass from? What movie made you want to be an editor? What problem have you had in the past, and how did you overcome it? What kind of stories do you want to tell? I fumbled on the question about a problem I overcame, I had notes that I was going over for most of the questions and a problem that I had in mind involved my time in service. However I was thrown off when they said "besides problems you faced in the Army." Then I just blanked and my mind was scrambling to think of another scenario. They also asked if I ever thought about directing. I then remembered a post on this thread about a problem of directing applicants applying to other disciplines, so I said that "I'm not really interested in directing at the moment." Then it was time for me to ask questions so I stated that "even if I don't get in to AFI, I want to walk away with something" and proceeded to ask some questions and pick their brains on things that would benefit me as an aspiring editor.

 

[edanna]

i got in！！！！！n

Congratulations! What discipline? I’m a current 2nd year producer would love to connect on IG @Willow_Rose_Studios

 

[edanna]

I GOT ACCEPTED FOR SCREENWRITING!!!!

Congratulations! I’m a current 2nd year producer would love to connect on IG @Willow_Rose_Studios / answer any questions

 

[edanna]

yes I got in for both producing and editing

Which did you decide?

 

[Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèb]

Hi!! I just got admitted off of the waitlist for Directing. Is there a thread where I can connect with other directing fellows?

 

[Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèb]

Hi!! I just got admitted off of the waitlist for Directing. Is there a thread where I can connect with other directing fellows?

 

[kingofsweaters]

Hi!! I just got admitted off of the waitlist for Directing. Is there a thread where I can connect with other directing fellows?

Hello! Screenwriting fellow here. Congrats, but also wow it’s wild to me to do that in such short notice! Are you going to accept? Do you already live in LA? I had to move down here so I feel like I’d have no time with orientation being next week. They have some internal communications set up for our cohort across disciplines and such. I’m sure some people have some group chats going but I’ve not heard from anyone. Just sorta counting on orientation being that opportunity.

 

[Chris W]

Hi!! I just got admitted off of the waitlist for Directing. Is there a thread where I can connect with other directing fellows?

Congrats! Start an AFI private thread in the forum below and invite people to it. Be sure to set it to title visible so others can find it to join.

Admitted Applicant Private Group Threads

Create private group threads to meet your fellow future classmates, form a screenwriting group, or anything else. It works similar to GroupMe and only invited members can see the thread or get notified about the thread.

www.filmschool.org

How to create a Private Group Thread (similar to GroupMe) on FilmSchool.org

We're rolling out a new feature today where members can create a Private Group Thread to stay in touch and get to meet their potential classmates in the new Private Group Threads forum. It works similar to GroupMe where ONLY people you invite can see the threads. Also if you have push...

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[patty]

Hi!! I just got admitted off of the waitlist for Directing. Is there a thread where I can connect with other directing fellows?

Wow! But isn't this like a week before the program would start?? They accept people until so late?!

 

[edanna]

Wow! But isn't this like a week before the program would start?? They accept people until so late?!

Yes, they let people off th waitlist depending on who enrolls from the initial accepted students. There are "x" spots per year so If someone doesn't enroll they start going through waitlist Happy to answer more questions on IG @Willow_Rose_Studios