Centers and Affiliates

AFI Workshop Schedule

The Film Program at LSU New Orleans is in its eighth year of collaboration with the American Film Institute. AFI instructors visit LSU New Orleans campus throughout the year to conduct workshops (three workshops each semester) in various fields related to film production, from directing and screenwriting to cinematography and art direction. This kind of collaboration with a university film program is unique in both the AFI's and LSU New Orleans’s history.

Nims Center Studios

The nearly 100,000-square foot Nims Center Studios boast five stages totaling more than 50,000 square feet, four green screens, 45 production offices, editing suites, a mixing room and state-of-the-art sound and film equipment. It is home to Cineworks, the only full-service film processing lab in Louisiana and the only post-production studio offering a full range of digital processing services.