AFI Announces Top 10 in Top 10 Genres
What are your favorite films in Fantasy, Epic, Gangster, Courtroom, and more...?
Interesting facts about the list include:
– The earliest entry on the list is THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (Fantasy) from 1924; with the most recent being FINDING NEMO (Animated) from 2003.
– Alfred Hitchcock is the most represented director with 4 films; Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick follow with 3 entries each.
– James Stewart is the most represented actor with 6 entries; Tom Hanks is next with 4; Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and John Wayne all have 3 films each.
– Diane Keaton is the most represented actress with 4 films on the list; Grace Kelly and Talia Shire each have 3 entries.
To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated movies (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians.
AFI asks jurors to consider the following criteria in their selection process:
FEATURE-LENGTH FICTION FILMS
Narrative format, typically over 60 minutes in length.
AMERICAN FILM
English-language film with significant creative and/or production elements from the United States. Additionally, only films released before January 1, 2008 will be considered.
GENRE:
ANIMATED
AFI defines "animated" as a genre in which the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors.
FANTASY
AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre where live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.
GANGSTER
AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting.
SCIENCE FICTION
AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.
WESTERN
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier.
SPORTS
AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.
MYSTERY
AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.
ROMANTIC COMEDY
AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.
COURTROOM DRAMA
AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.
EPIC
AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. Their scope defies and demands-either in the mode in which they are presented or their range across time.
CRITICAL RECOGNITION
Formal commendation in print, television and digital media.
MAJOR AWARD WINNER
Recognition from competitive events including awards from peer groups, critics, guilds and major film festivals.
POPULARITY OVER TIME
Including success at the box office, television and cable airing, and DVD/VHS sales and rentals.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
A film's mark on the history of moving images through visionary narrative devices, technical innovation, or other ground breaking achievements.
CULTURAL IMPACT
A film's mark on American society in matters of style and substance.
AFI allows one write-in vote per genre.
At the conclusion of AFI's 10 TOP 10 special at 11:00 p.m. EDT, AFI will premiere a companion web site at http://www.AFI.com that will feature over 400 video clips about all 100 movies within the 10 genres. The site will also feature movie trailers and interview clips, AFI Catalog entries, movie stills and posters. Users can also download all of AFI's popular movie lists, and can comment about their favorite movies on the site. The site will also feature a new edition of 'AFI's 10 TOP 10 Movie Quiz' that tests players' knowledge of the movies from the 10 genres.
The primetime special was executive produced and directed by Gary Smith; executive produced for AFI by former AFI Board Chair Emeritus Frederick S. Pierce; and produced by Dann Netter. SFM Entertainment LLC is the distributor of the program. Sponsors of the series have included Pepsi, Best Buy, Breyers, ConAgra, Procter & Gamble, Anheuser-Busch, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony and all major motion picture companies.
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