Select Your Level of Membership
Becoming an AFI member helps preserve cinematic history, champion new voices, and support the next generation of storytellers.
Each membership level offers the same total price whether you choose to contribute all at once or through convenient monthly installments — simply select the payment schedule that works best for you.
Movie Lover | Cinephile | Advocate of the Arts | AFI-cionado | Premiere Circle
Movie Lover
Join the 100% tax deductible Movie Lover membership level here.
Membership Includes:
- Personalized physical and digital AFI Membership card
- Monthly Members AFI Insider e-Newsletter
- Master filmmaker full-length seminars from the AFI Archive
- Streaming access to the AFI Conservatory Shorts Collection of Films
- Invitation to the AFI FEST Member Preview
- Discounted tickets to AFI FEST discounts on AFI merchandise
100% Tax-Deductible
Membership benefits are annual and subject to change.
Cinephile
Membership Includes:
- All Movie Lover benefits, plus:
- Two complimentary tickets to AFI FEST
- Pre-sale access to purchase seats in Mezzanine One for the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute
Annual value of goods/services: $30
Membership benefits are annual and subject to change.
Advocate of the Arts
Membership Includes:
- All Cinephile benefits, plus:
- Two additional complimentary tickets to AFI FEST (4 total tickets)
- Pre-sale access to purchase seats in Mezzanine One for the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute
- Recognition in the Life Achievement Award Tribute Book
- Annual limited edition member gift
Annual value of goods/services: $64
Membership benefits are annual and subject to change.
AFI-cionado
Membership Includes:
- All Advocate of the Arts benefits, plus:
- Four additional complimentary tickets to AFI FEST (8 total tickets)
- One complimentary seat in Mezzanine One for the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute
- AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute Book
Annual value of goods/services: $229.00
Membership benefits are annual and subject to change.
Membership FAQs
You've donated. Now what? Get answers to your burning questions by clicking any of the frequently asked questions below. Can't find the answer you're looking for? More FAQs can be found here or feel free to contact us at 800.774.4234 or via email: Membership@afi.com.
You will receive an e-confirmation of your contribution after becoming a member. This e-confirmation is not an official receipt for tax purposes. For monthly giving, a detailed annual summary of your contributions, including the fair market value of any goods or services received, will be provided at the end of the tax year. For annual giving, a receipt will be mailed to you a few weeks after your contribution.
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