The Austin Film Society Announces It Is Now Accepting Applications for the 2024 AFS Grant for Feature Films
This Cycle of the AFS Grant Provides Critical Funding to Independent Filmmakers Throughout Texas Across All Stages of Feature-Film Production April 16, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— Today, the Austin Film Society announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2024 AFS Grant for Feature Films, the annually renewed development and production fund for emerging Texas […]
AFS Announces Its May/June 2024 Program Calendar
(Baloji’s OMEN, 2023) April 9, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for May and June of 2024 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can only see at the AFS Cinema. The full calendar and more information can […]
Austin Film Society Announces its Fifth Annual Doc Days Festival from May 1–5 at AFS Cinema, Spotlighting the Freshest Voices in Non-Fiction Filmmaking
The 2024 Lineup Includes Critically Acclaimed New Films by Chris Smith and Lana Wilson, alongside recent Sundance Winners April 2, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces the lineup for its fifth annual Doc Days film festival, including 10 new non-fiction films, many of which will feature appearances by the filmmakers. The festival will take […]
Austin Film Society To Induct Glen Powell into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on May 15
March 27, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— Today the Austin Film Society (AFS) announced they will induct actor, producer and screenwriter Glen Powell into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. This honor will take place on May 15 at the Netflix premiere of Hit Man at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin. Powell stars in Hit Man […]
The Austin Film Society Will Host “An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt” Featuring the First Sneak Preview of a New Film and an In-Person Q&A Between Hertzfeldt and Director/Producer Mike Judge
Award-Winning Animator Don Hertzfeldt Will Present His New Short Film, Me, at AFS Cinema on March 7 for the First Time With an Audience February 15, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society will host “An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt” on March 7, where animation luminary Don Hertzfeldt will present his new, never-before-seen animated short film, […]
AFS Announces Its March/April 2024 Program Calendar
(Neil Jordan’s MONA LISA, 1986) February 7, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for March and April of 2024 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can only see at the AFS Cinema. The full calendar and more […]
Austin Film Society’s Workforce Development Program, Creative Careers, Is Now Accepting Applications for Its Spring Cycle
Applications Will Remain Open From January 22–February 9, Helping Emerging Creatives Break Into the Film Industry January 22, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— Today, the Austin Film Society opens applications for the 2024 spring cycle of AFS Creative Careers, its unique workforce development program targeting emerging creatives and those historically underrepresented in creative industries looking to break […]
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of the 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films
This Year’s Grant Funding Will Support 16 Short Films Made by 18 Texas Filmmakers January 4, 2024, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society is proud to announce 16 projects receiving the 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films, the annually renewed production fund for emerging Texas filmmakers. Since its creation in 1996, the AFS Grant has […]
Celebrating the Second Year of Creative Careers
On December 12, 2023, the Austin Film Society hosted its second annual Creative Careers Capstone Celebration, an event celebrating the accomplishments of AFS’s unique workforce development program run through Austin Public. The evening’s attendees included people from throughout AFS’s extended film family — past Creative Careers graduates, AFS Grant-supported filmmakers, AFS Board Members, and the […]
AFS Announces Its January/February 2024 Program Calendar
(Ousmane Sembène’s BLACK GIRL, 1966) December 7, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for January/February of 2024 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can only see at the AFS Cinema. The full calendar and more information can be […]
Austin Film Society Announces Ya’Ke Smith as the New Chair of its Filmmaker Advisory Committee
Eleven Texas Filmmakers Also Join the Committee to Support AFS’s Filmmaker Support Programs December 5, 2023, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces AFS board member and filmmaker Ya’Ke Smith as the new chairperson for its Filmmaker Advisory Committee (FAC). The FAC is an invitation-only, volunteer group of established regional film directors and producers chosen to […]
Austin Film Society Announces Its 2023 Artist Intensive Participants and Mentors
Three Filmmakers and Five Mentors Will Attend the Annual Five-Day Retreat October 30, 2023, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces the participants and mentors involved in its annual Artist Intensive, which will take place between November 1–5. The Artist Intensive is a multi-day invitational retreat for Texas filmmakers to be paired with experienced mentors […]
