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Austin Film Society
1901 E. 51st St.
Austin, TX 78723

 tel: 512-322-0145
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AFS Staff

Rebecca Campbell

Executive Director

Rebecca Campbell has served as Executive Director of the Austin Film Society since 1998. During her tenure, the Film Society expanded its nationally recognized exhibition and artist services, created Austin Studios, founded the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and established a community outreach and education initiative involving paid internships and summer youth camps.

Ms. Campbell spent 12 years in the nonprofit sector, serving as Executive Director of two statewide California organizations. ... » read more

Carol Edwards

Director of Business Affairs
Carol Edwards has served as Director of Business Affairs for the Austin Film Society since 2003. Before joining AFS, Carol spent more than 20 years in finance and human resources for banking and accounting firms, among other businesses. She holds a BA in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. When not at AFS, she enjoys spending time on her ranch with her horses, dogs, cats and guineas. ... » read more

Kim

Internship Program and Office Manager

sarahann

Development Manager
Sarah Ann joined AFS after spending four years in radio. While living in New York City, she interned in the production department at WNYC Public Radio, then worked for Air America and back to WNYC to work in their Communications Department. She moved to Austin in 2006 to be part of KUT’s Development Department and is now the Development Manager at AFS. Sarah Ann is committed to working with dynamic non-profit organizations that provide access to the arts beyond the scope of traditional audiences. ... » read more

Shannon Moody

Director of Development
Shannon Moody has dedicated her career to the non-profit sector, serving in volunteer, board and staff positions for more than ten Austin organizations. Prior to joining the Austin Film Society in 2006, she worked as Director of Development for Austin Children’s Museum and Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region. She has also volunteered as the founding chair for signature fundraising events with the Austin Children’s Museum, Planned Parenthood, Austin Heritage Society and SafePlace.
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Chale Nafus

Director of Programming & Founder's Circle

Chale Nafus was reputedly conceived in the top balcony of the Majestic Theater in Dallas, TX, two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His first profound movie memories were THE RED SHOES and some Abbott and Costello horror movie, both of which explain something about his life. His father was particularly fond of British comedies, so young Chale was often called upon in junior high to "speak British." At the same time he was learning lots of interesting things, including Texas-Spanish, ... » read more

Catherine Parrington

Director of Operations

For 13 years at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Catherine Parrington oversaw more than 1,000,000 square feet of backlot and production activity as manager of production services and studio operations. After deciding it was time for a change, this Los Angeles native found - after plenty of research and some serious soul-searching - that there was no better place for her husband and two little boys than Austin. Everyday, Austin feels more like home, and she looks forward to working with the Austin ... » read more

Bryan Poyser

Director of Artist Services
Bryan Poyser co-wrote and produced the 2006 Burnt Orange production The Cassidy Kids and wrote and directed Dear Pillow, which was nominated for at 2005 Independent Spirit Award. He currently serves as the Director of Artist Services for the Austin Film Society. For some reason, he has maintained his own personal blog, Back to Me, for over 4 years now. ... » read more

christian raymond

Director of Outreach & Education
Christian honed his craft as a screenwriter in Los Angeles, working with Walt Disney Films, Touchstone Pictures and the Jacobson Company through the Disney Screenwriting Fellowship. Christian has developed scripts for production companies and studios, has received a variety of writing awards, and been honored by the Writers Guild of America, West. He also spent several years as a writer/producer of educational films, creating fifty-some projects ranging in subject matter from multilingual hotel ... » read more

Adam W. Tate

Studio Operations Coordinator
Adam Tate is the son of an architect and a teacher's aide/restaurateur. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking, he has dabbled in everything there is to do with film so far: made fiction and non-fiction movies, taught at numerous high school and middle school film programs, juried for the Riverrun International Film Festival, and now assisting with the management of Austin Studios. He is thrilled to be a part of AFS. His loves include Talking Heads, chocolate, ... » read more

Agnes Varnum

Communications Manager
Agnes Varnum is the newest addition to the AFS staff. She came to Austin from the New York City-area where she served as a marketing and publicity associate for First Run/Icarus Films, a 30-year-old documentary distribution company. Prior to that, she worked as the associate director for the Center for Social Media at American University, managing research, producing events and building the growing organization. Other current projects include contributing to a variety of publications such as ... » read more

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English: The artist as his own myth-maker

Chris Garcia profiles AFS Board Member and "design shaman" Marc » read more

Austin Film Society on GoodSearch.com

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Welcome To Our New Web Site!

Welcome to our brand-new Web site.

Special thanks to Yimay Yang, Michael » read more

 

Big Screen Small Screen

TFPF Alumni receive grants from Latino Public Broadcasting

Latino Public Broadcasting, celebrating its tenth year of funding media for and about U.S. Latinos,

IFC Short Film Showcase for December (Time Warner Cable 774)

Some inter

Scott Stark Video Projection/Installation at Co-Lab 13 December

Austin experimental filmmaker Scott S

Zombie Girl at Slamdance

More good Park City news for another TFPF grantee -

Over the Hills and Far Away in Sundance

Great news for two-time TFPF recipient Michel O. Scott