Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

In pictures: Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola

Renowned director, producer and writer Francis Ford Coppola will receive the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award at a gala tribute in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Francis Ford Coppola to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award

A trio of directing legends will share the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood Saturday evening, with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas set to present Francis Ford Coppola with the 50th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. The AFI Award is billed as the nation’s highest honor for a career in film. “There is only one Francis Ford Coppola,” Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO, said in a statement announcing Spielberg and Lucas as pre…

Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

The award is given to an honoree based on their advancement of film art, career accomplishments, and works that have stood the test of time.

THE CONVERSATION (1974) – AFI Movie Club

Featuring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Harrison Ford in an early role, as well as production design by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Dean Tavoularis, THE CONVERSATION (1974) is an enduring masterpiece written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola – who tonight will join the ranks of great artists who have earned the highest honor for a career in film – to take his “deserved place beside leaders in other arts” as the award’s 50th r…

Abrams ComicArts to Publish Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis as an Original Graphic Novel

NEW YORK, NY—APRIL 24, 2025—Abrams ComicArts is thrilled to announce the debut graphic novel from legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel, hitting shelves this fall. This stunning 160-page graphic novel offers readers an immersive new version of Coppola’s iconic cinematic story, adapted by writer Chris Ryall and Eisner-winning artist Jacob Phillips. Set in the futuristic city of New Rome, Megalopolis orig…