The American Film Institute is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to celebrating excellence in the art form and to creating international education initiatives that inspire artists and audiences alike. As such, AFI was most recently ranked at No.1 among all the film schools in the country by The Hollywood Reporter.

Established in 1969, the two-year Master of Fine Arts program provides training in six filmmaking disciplines: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design and Screenwriting. Admission to AFI Conservatory is highly selective, with a maximum of only 140 graduates per year.

A dedicated group of working professionals from the film and television communities serve as mentors in a hands-on, production-based environment nurturing the talents of tomorrow's storytellers. Over half of the incoming students are women, and nearly half are filmmakers of color.

As students of this world-renowned organization, your donation is received directly by the AFI Conservatory and is 100% tax deductible. Once processed, our team receives your exceptionally kind donation direct to our production account to be used immediately toward locations, cast and crew fair pay rates, equipment and camera rentals, insurance and festival preparation upon final cut of the film.