The American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership with Anthony and Joe Russo’s studio AGBO, has named Christina Kelly Holmes as this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant.Now in its third year, the program awards $25K to a recent AFI Conservatory graduate to develop at least one project with a year-long mentorship from AGBO.Holmes received the grant for her project For Women Only, a one-hour drama set in 1980s communist Romania about a blacklisted classically trained pianist who becomes a black-market entrepreneur smuggling goods for women into one of the most oppressive regimes in modern history.“At AGBO we are keenly aware of how important mentorship is for young artists, which is why we are excited to award
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