AFI
Film archive organization
AFI is an initialism with several meanings.
The American Film Institute preserves film heritage and produces the annual "100 Years..." lists ranking classic movies.
AFI is also a rock band from California, known for gothic-influenced punk and alternative music: AFI's album sold out in hours.
In military contexts, AFI stands for Air Force Instruction—official policy documents.
Highest-ranked hundred items
- Citizen KaneNewspaper tycoon's rise and fall
- CasablancaMajor Moroccan seaport
- Hollywood classicsRevered older American films
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
Composing scripts for film
- directingOverseeing a production
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- editingRefining content for clarity
- productionMaking or generating something
sound design · acting · producing · visual effects · narrative · storyboarding · MFA program · fellowship
American film industry center
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
propaganda films · newsreels · technicolor · classic cinema · celluloid · movie palaces
Archive screening classic cinema
- archivesStored historical documents
- membershipState of belonging
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- artistic heritageInherited creative traditions
Recognition for achievement
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
ceremony · laureate · honoree · career retrospective · gala
top 100
Highest-ranked hundred items
- Citizen KaneNewspaper tycoon's rise and fall
- CasablancaMajor Moroccan seaport
- Hollywood classicsRevered older American films
screenwriting
Composing scripts for film
- directingOverseeing a production
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- editingRefining content for clarity
production · sound design · acting · producing · visual effects · narrative · storyboarding · MFA program · fellowship · mentorship
Hollywood
American film industry center
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
Golden Age · propaganda films · newsreels · technicolor · classic cinema · celluloid · movie palaces
cinematheque
Archive screening classic cinema
- archivesStored historical documents
- membershipState of belonging
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
honors
Recognition for achievement
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- tributeOffering of respect
homage · ceremony · laureate · honoree · career retrospective · gala
- Emo CultureFall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, skinny jeans, eyeliner, Myspace
- Film AcronymsCGI, VFX, SFX, IMAX, MCU
- Film OrganizationsScreen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, production company, BFI, BAFTA
- Film SchoolUSC, UCLA, Columbia, conservatories, student films
- Punk RockRamones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys
- Argentine Government
Films shown very late
AFIbox office
Ticket sales revenue
ticket sales · blockbuster · streaming numbers · opening weekend
- set afireCause to burn
- set the world afireCreate tremendous widespread impact
- far afield