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AFI FRIDAY UPDATE
AFI celebrated the 2025 AFI AWARDS honorees at an exclusive invitation-only luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. The honorees include the 10 outstanding movies and 10 outstanding television programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. An additional honoree was selected for an AFI Special Award, designated for works of excellence that fall outside of AFI AWARDS’ eligibility criteria. Congratulations to the AFI Conservatory Alumni whose projects are among this year’s celebrated selections.
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
-Aashrita Kamath (AFI Class of 2013), Supervising Art Director
-Haisu Wang (AFI Class of 2014), Set Designer
-Daniel Frank (AFI Class of 2015), Set Designer
-Anne Costa (AFI Class of 2010), Assistant Art Director
BUGONIA
-Ari Aster (AFI Class of 2010), Producer
HAMNET
-Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
-Michael Bauman (AFI Class of 1992), Cinematographer
SINNERS
-Autumn Durald Arkapaw (AFI Class of 2009), Cinematographer
AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
ANDOR
-John Roesch (AFI Class of 1977), Foley Artist
DEATH BY LIGHTNING
-Anna J. Hauger (AFI Class of 2009), Editor
THE PITT
-Uta Briesewitz (AFI Class of 1994), Director
-Johanna Coelho (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer
PLUR1BUS
-Gandja Monteiro (DWW Class of 2018), Director
-Vera Blasi (AFI Class of 1991), Executive Story Editor, Screenwriter
SEVERANCE
-Uta Briesewitz (AFI Class of 1994), Director
-Wei-Ning Yu (AFI Class of 2010), Screenwriter
TASK
-Brad Ingelsby (AFI Class of 2005), Creator, Executive Producer, Screenwriter
-Keith Cunningham (AFI Class of 1990), Production Designer
GravityBreath Pictures is gearing up for ROAD NARROWS, a six-part series created, written and directed by Fay Lellios (AFI Class of 1998) and Ersi Danou (AFI Class of 1992). Among executive producers on the series is Emma Thompson.
Cinematographer Michael Bauman (AFI Class of 1992) was recently interviewed by Kodak about re-imagining 35mm VistaVision for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER.
Editor Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993) spoke to IndieWire about collaborating with Chloé Zhao on their film HAMNET.
Variety has published an article about three women cinematographers who could make Oscar history this year, including AFI Alums Autumn Durald Arkapaw (SINNERS) and Amy Vincent (SONG SUNG BLUE). No woman has ever won the Academy Award for Cinematography and only three have been nominated in the category.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw (AFI Class of 2009) won Best Cinematography for SINNERS at the 60th annual National Society of Film Critics awards.
Dante Di Loreto (AFI Class of 1991) is executive producing Fox Entertainment and Fremantle’s BAYWATCH reboot, which was featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026.”
Director Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982) joined The Hollywood Reporter’s Stacey Wilson Hunt for a wide-ranging conversation on mentorship, leadership and the future of directing. Watch the interview here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/lesli-linka-glatter-directors-in-focus/.
AFI Alum Mattson Tomlin (AFI Class of 2014) co-wrote the script for THE BATMAN: PART II, the upcoming superhero noir from Matt Reeves starring Robert Pattinson. The film is expected to be released by Warner Bros. in 2027, with filming slated to begin by early May 2026.