Australian Film Institute

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Australian Film Institute

Abbreviation	AFI
Formation	November 1958
Type	Film and television organisation
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria
Location	236 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Region served	Australia
CEO	Damian Trewhella
Website	www.afi.org.au

The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, the AACTA Awards (previously the AFI Awards).^[1]