The 2024 AFS Grant for Short Films and Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund applications are now closed. The AFS Grant for Feature Films application will reopen in the spring of 2025.
The AFS Grant awards funds annually to film and video artists in the state of Texas. Grants are provided to artists whose work shows promise, skill, and creativity. AFS is committed to fostering diverse and underrepresented voices in independent film with the intention of focusing on communities of color through an intersectional lens.
Since its inception in 1996, the AFS Grant has awarded more than $2.6 million in cash grants and more than $340,000 in-kind goods and services to 500+ Texas filmmakers to date, creating life-changing opportunities for artists traditionally underrepresented in the film industry and working outside large industry centers. In addition to grants for development, production, and post-production, we provide cash stipends to Texas filmmakers traveling to prestigious film festivals through its AFS Travel Grant program.
Check out past grant recipients here.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin your application, it is very important that you review all eligibility and required materials in our 2024 AFS Grant for Short Films Application Instructions.
Please note: We have added an eligibility quiz to the application form that will help ensure that you meet the grant qualifications before applying. We recommend that you create an account on Form Assembly and take this quiz before you start putting together your materials. You are still expected to familiarize yourself with application requirements.
The Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund closed on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6 PM CT.
The AFS Grant for Short Films closed on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6 PM CT.
If you have any questions regarding the grant, please email us at filmmakersupport@austinfilm.org
ONLINE INFO SESSIONS
Austin Film Society’s Filmmaker Support team hosted free webinars on Zoom to inform and answer questions about the 2024 AFS Grant for Short Films.
Watch a recording of the first General Webinar, hosted on August 13, below:
INSTRUCTIONS
2024 AFS Grant for Short Films Application Instructions
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Required Template: Budget Summary Form
Optional Template: AFS Blank Detailed Budget
Thank You to our 2024 AFS Grant Partners
