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• The American Film Institute began as a presidential mandate to establish film as essential to American identity, to elevate the nation’s greatest art form to its deserving place in history. AFI grew from the seeds planted in the White House Rose Garden by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 to a fully rounded Institute that has defined American film for more than half a century — with the mission to educate and inspire.
• Until the creation of AFI — well before the days of IMDb — there was no comprehensive index of motion pictures. AFI began, in 1968, recording the first 100 years of American film with the AFI Catalog of Feature Films— the first-ever scholarly listing of films, with vetted information about the existence, availability and sources of films already produced, spanning the entirety of the art form since 1893.
• To learn more, go to https://www.afi.com/history/

• We strive to cultivate and sustain an inclusive environment at AFI that actively affirms and is respectful of, the identities of all people, across genders, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds and ideological perspectives – and one where self-reflection, honesty and accountability are practiced.
•  Our Access and Inclusion Initiatives target a broad audience from our AFI Conservatory Fellows to community members to mid-career creatives.
• For more information, go to https://www.afi.com/dei/.

• AFI Alumni Score Nominations at the 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
• AFI Alumni Projects Honored at the 2022 Gotham Awards.
• For more AFI news, go to https://www.afi.com/news.

Bob Gazzale, President & CEO was named AFI’s third president and CEO.Gazzale joined the Institute in 1992 and has held various positions including Director, AFI National Programs in New York and Director, AFI Productions in Los Angeles. He has served as writer and producer of the AFI Life Achievement Award telecasts for fifteen years. 

To view AFI Awards highlights, go to https://youtube.com/AFI.

• VISION: The American Film Institute champions the future of the moving image as an art form. We believe in the revolutionary power of visual storytelling to share diverse perspectives, inspire empathy and drive culture forward.
• MISSION: The American Film Institute is dedicated to celebrating excellence in the art form and to creating national education initiatives that inspire artists