Since 1974, the AFI has trained over 200 women filmmakers become formidable forces in the filmmaking industry. Some of the alumni include Lesli Linka Glatter of Grey's Anatomy, Randa Haines of Children of a Lesser God, and Victoria Hochberg of Sex and the City. Now in it's 20th cycle, the AFI is yet again looking for the next set of women to train in it's directing workshop. The training focuses on development and production of a short film and ends in a premiere screening. To enter you have to submit a short screenplay, which you'll then develop for three weeks, go into pre-prodcution for five weeks, shoot for five days, and then go into post-production for 20 days. AFI provides the equipment, a $5,000 grant, and all the knowledge and support you'll need.
