AFI Conservatory 2024 Directing

[francischenzhen]

Hi I am Francis and I am applying for AFI directing this year. Nice to meet y'all.

 

[pilot3600]

Hi, I'm also applying to AFI Directing program! Feel free to message me on here if you ever want to talk about the application.

 

[Chris W]

Thanks for creating this thread.

Deadline is December 1, 2023 at 8:59 p.m. PT​

Here's our official guide to applying to AFI:

AFI Conservatory: How to Apply for 2026, Acceptance Rate, and What to Expect as an AFI Fellow

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And also be sure to see our interview with AFI admissions if you haven't seen it yet:

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Here's our current stats for the program (with tons of bonus info in the link below)

AFI Conservatory Acceptance Rate (AFI - Directing/All Years)

19.6%

Admitted

35 out of 179

11.7%

Waitlisted

21 out of 179

68.7%

Not Admitted

123 out of 179

Click here for our full Admission Statistics for this program including interview and acceptance notification dates, accepted GPAs, waitlist acceptance rate, demographics of accepted applicants, $ amount of scholarship awarded, and more...

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Good luck everyone!

 

[francischenzhen]

Hi, I'm also applying to AFI Directing program! Feel free to message me on here if you ever want to talk about the application.

Will do! I am currently preparing shooting my 10 minutes short and attending school at the same time. So I will be very busy, but I will definitely take up your offer~ once I have time!

 

[Chris W]

I highly recommend everyone doing some "light reading" lol and reading through past years application threads.

AFI Conservatory 2023 - Who is applying?

Who's applying to AFI for 2023? Is anyone giving it a go for a second time? They're having an info session via zoom on Tuesday, July 19 at 3:00 p.m. PDT...

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AFI Directing 2022

Did anyone submit AFI application yet ? I just shot the film they wanted us to make. The topic was "Perspective Shift".

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American Film Institute (AFI) - Directing Applicants 2021

Didn't see an AFI directing 2021 thread so thought I'd create one so you can all get in touch. Deadline is December 2nd! How many of you have turned it in? When do you plan on turning it in if you haven't? I highly recommend not waiting to the last moment btw as one year technical...

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AFI Directing 2020 "A Secret"

AFI's application info for Directing had been released: Directing applicants are required to submit the following: Submit an example of a moving image project that you have personally directed and that best demonstrates individual talent and ability. You may submit the best 10 continuous...

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AFI - Directing 2019

have you guys gotten any views on you film yet from AFI? What is their URL supposed to be on Vimeo?

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AFI Directing 2018

Hey everyone I just thought it would be nice to have a place for the AFI directing 2018 hopefuls to communicate. I'm Ali a filmmaker living in LA for the past 11 years I sent my directing application in on November 1st and am anxiously waiting to hopefully be notified for an interview sometime...

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AFI - Directing Fall 2015

Ladies and germs here we are, just 24 hours away from decisions coming in for AFI Directing. Let's commiserate, blow off some steam and best of luck to us all! I had a hit on my portfolio film on Saturday, so my guess is, decisions are made and we're just waiting for the notice.

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[francischenzhen]

Thanks Chris! I mean I have done a lot of "light" readings, but there are simply too many "light" readings.

 

[Chris W]

Thanks Chris! I mean I have done a lot of "light" readings, but there are simply too many "light" readings.

Ha. Yeah. There's a treasure trove of info in the past year's threads for sure. Not a quick read though to say the least.

 

[trent979]

Hi peeps! I'm sure there's more info on past AFI threads, but I wanted to know how this year's applicants are doing.

I'm a little conflicted about how I should budget my topic 5 min film.

I know there's quite an emphasis on the directions about how you can use your phone and production value doesn't matter as long as you tell the story, and so far I've seen it to be relatively true hearing and seeing other people's works, but how are y'all doing in terms of budgeting your shorts?

 

[Chris W]

Not directing but I'll be attending this AFI Zoom:

The Art of Editing: Is Good Editing Invisible? | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

Should be interesting. I'm also doing an editors guild workshop on Cutting a Dialogue Scene for Picture Editors for fun. The last time I cut a feature was in 2008 (been doing unscripted since then) so this is all fun for me.

 

[Chris W]

Not directing but I'll be attending this AFI Zoom:

The Art of Editing: Is Good Editing Invisible? | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

Should be interesting. I'm also doing an editors guild workshop on Cutting a Dialogue Scene for Picture Editors for fun. The last time I cut a feature was in 2008 (been doing unscripted since then) so this is all fun for me.

Watching now.

 

[Chris W]

There's a zoom this weekend:

Fellow Experience
at AFI and Beyond​

Saturday, November 4 at 11:00 a.m. PT via Zoom​

Admissions Counselor Giovanni Maldonado hosts a panel of current AFI Fellows and recent Alumni who will discuss everything from applying to AFI, their experiences in the program and life post-AFI, followed by a Q&A. We look forward to seeing you there! RSVP today.

AFI Admissions Fellow Experience at AFI & Beyond | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

Anyone attending?

 

[prodigalsun]

I'm a little late but I'm also applying to the Directing program for 2024

 

[Chris W]

There's a zoom this weekend:

Fellow Experience​

at AFI and Beyond​

Saturday, November 4 at 11:00 a.m. PT via Zoom​

Admissions Counselor Giovanni Maldonado hosts a panel of current AFI Fellows and recent Alumni who will discuss everything from applying to AFI, their experiences in the program and life post-AFI, followed by a Q&A. We look forward to seeing you there! RSVP today.

AFI Admissions Fellow Experience at AFI & Beyond | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

Anyone attending?

Currently listening in to this session.

 

[Chris W]

Currently listening in to this session.

Seminar was very interesting. Wasn't able to watch the beginning as I had Internet issues but most interesting information was workload was sometimes 9am to 11pm or classes starting as early as 7:30am (as they are taught by working showrunners).

That's a longer day than my union real editing job that's for sure. But sounds fun as you'd be doing stuff you love. It would be hard to juggle any sort of life outside of AFI.

If you didn't make today's session I highly recommend catching the next. Very informative.

 

[pilot3600]

I attended, sounded intense. But I am fully prepared to give my life over to it for 2 years if I get in!!

 

[Chris W]

I attended, sounded intense. But I am fully prepared to give my life over to it for 2 years if I get in!!

Sounds like a blast actually. Good luck to all of you!

 

[pilot3600]

Does anyone know how many applicants typically apply every year for directing?

 

[Chris W]

Did anyone go on a tour? If you did, did you take photos? If you did please post a review of the tour with photos (it can be anonymous) to help other applicants:

California

Film Schools in California

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[Chris W]

AFI deadline extended to Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 8:59 p.m. PST/11:59 p.m. EST, for Cinematography, Editing, Producing and Production Design. ​

Admissions Requirements | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

 

[Chris W]

AFI deadline extended to Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 8:59 p.m. PST/11:59 p.m. EST, for Cinematography, Editing, Producing and Production Design. ​

Admissions Requirements | AFI CONSERVATORY

conservatory.afi.com

Not screenwriting or directing it seems.