
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.
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Movie Lover
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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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.
