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THE 50th AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA premieres on TNT on Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The show, which celebrates Coppola’s career features tributes from co-stars and friends Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Al Pacino and more. The show will re-air on TCM on Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Looking for a new film or TV series to watch? Check out these projects by Alumni from the AFI Conservatory film school.

In this exclusive 1988 interview from the AFI Archive, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg sits down with former AFI President Jean Firstenberg (1980–2007) to discuss his career, creative process, and behind-the-scenes stories from iconic films including JAWS—celebrating its 50th anniversary this June—E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, and more. Recorded during his visit to the AFI Campus, this conversation offers a rare look into the mind of one of cinema’s most influential directors.

This June, the AFI Catalog celebrates the 50-year release anniversary of Hollywood’s premier summer blockbuster JAWS (1975), which, at the time, was the highest grossing movie in history until STAR WARS hit theaters two years later.

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that it is presenting “Framing the Future,” an exclusive three-day seminar series from May 19–21, 2025, that will explore storytelling and AI. The series is designed for AFI Conservatory Fellows, Faculty, and Staff, and will take place on the AFI Campus.

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the mentors for the 2025 Writers’ Room Ready program, which recognizes outstanding original television pilot scripts written by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows.

Freddy Macdonald (AFI Class of 2021) returns to AFI to talk to AFI Fellows about adapting his short film SEW TORN, also his AFI application film, into a feature film.

Here is AFI's exclusive interview with AFI Alum Jon Avnet from the AFI Archive featuring visionary writer, director and producer George Lucas from when he visited the AFI Campus in 2005. The AFI Life Achievement Award recipient discusses his filmmaking journey from his early days to AMERICAN GRAFFITI to STAR WARS and beyond.