Education
Through integrated educational programs, the Austin Film Society provides opportunities to learn about film and filmmaking. These activities include:
- After school film programs and summer moviemaking camps for area youth.
- Studio tours for schools and community groups .
- Discussion programs with experts in the field for members and students.
- A multi-tiered internship and film referral program that creates professional opportunities.
- A journal that explores issues relevant to the filmmaker and cinephile alike.
Our Education Programs:
After School Film Program
Education
AFS teaches after school film workshops at between five and eight underserved elementary, middle and high schools each year. AFS FILM CLUB students learn to analyze, explore, and create movies through focus areas ranging from stop-motion and computer animation to screenwriting and digital filmmaking.
Summer Filmmaking Camps
Education
Conducted at Austin Studios, a feature film production facility, our summer filmmaking camps teach hands-on storytelling techniques using digital video technologies. We also partner with local activity centers and schools incorporating Austin Studios tours and guest lectures from professionals working in film production.
Moviemaker Dialogues & Speakers Bureau
Education
Moviemaker Dialogues provides a setting to hear from and soak up advice from visiting filmmakers. Guest filmmakers screen clips or shorts, then expound upon their respective craft through discussion.
Internship and Film Referral Program
EducationThe Austin Film Society strives to provide up-and-coming film professionals with the skills, contacts, experiences and supportive environment needed, in order to break into the film industry.
To do so, we offer:
- unpaid office internship positions
- stipend apprentice positions
- referrals for feature-film crew positions
- workforce development and career services
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