BGuthrie Photos: AFI -- An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg (w/Cokie Roberts, James Hindman, Ray Barry, etc) -- Program

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Description of Pictures: An Evening with Jean Picker Firstenberg
Special Features: Moderated by Emmy Award-winning ABC & NPR journalist Cokie Roberts. Book sales/signing starting at 6:15; program begins at 7:30.
Jean Picker Firstenberg led AFI for more than 27 years, and the 2003 launch of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center was one of her crowning achievements.
On the occasion of the American Film Institute's 50th Anniversary, join us for a book signing and conversation with AFI President Emerita Jean Picker Firstenberg, Emmy Award-winning journalist Cokie Roberts and other special guests including co-author James Hindman, celebrating the release of a new book "Becoming AFI: 50 Years Insde the American Film Institute".
Written in a unique memoir style, “Becoming AFI” offers a candid look at how AFI has brought together aspiring filmmakers, outstanding educators and visionary artists. The book details AFI’s journey to becoming a national champion for moving images as a vibrant art form and a critical component of America’s cultural history.
“This book puts you directly behind the scenes for a story that began with a dream, overcame constant challenges, and evolved into the institution it is today.” -- Steven Spielberg
Speakers (in sequence):
* Introduction: Catherine Leggett
* Conversation: Cokie Roberts and Jean Picker Firstenberg
* Conversation: Cokie Roberts, Jean Picker Firstenberg, James Hindman, and Ray Barry
* Comments: Larry Kirkman (Professor, School of Communication, American University)
* Comments: Nick DiMartino (author)
* Comments: Catherine Wyler (filmmaker, daughter of director William Wyler)
* Comments: Ike Leggett
* Audience Questions: including from documentarian Aviva Kempner
* Comments: David V. Picker (Jean's brother ,President and Chief Executive Officer for United Artists, Paramount, Lorimar and Columbia Pictures)

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FIRST1_180326_028.JPG: Catherine Leggett
2. FIRST1_180326_063.JPG: Catherine Leggett
3. FIRST1_180326_153.JPG: Cokie Roberts and Jean Picker Firstenberg
4. FIRST1_180326_162.JPG: Jean Picker Firstenberg
5. FIRST1_180326_553.JPG: Cokie Roberts
6. FIRST1_180326_567.JPG: Ray Barry (AFI)
7. FIRST1_180326_570.JPG: James Hindman
8. FIRST1_180326_583.JPG: Cokie Roberts, Jean Picker Firstenberg, James Hindman, and Ray Barry (AFI)
9. FIRST2_180326_002.JPG: Larry Kirkman (Professor, School of Communication, American University)
10. FIRST2_180326_128.JPG: Doug Duncan
11. FIRST2_180326_319.JPG: Nick DiMartino (author)
12. FIRST2_180326_383.JPG: Catherine Wyler (filmmaker, daughter of director William Wyler)
13. FIRST2_180326_475.JPG: Ike Leggett
14. FIRST2_180326_603.JPG: Aviva Kempner
15. FIRST2_180326_629.JPG: David V. Picker (Jean's brother ,President and Chief Executive Officer for United Artists, Paramount, Lorimar and Columbia Pictures)
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