Mission
The Austin Film Society empowers the community to make, watch, and love film and creative media.
Vision
We envision a culture in which art and industry work together to feed innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity; in order to build a more equitable, artistic and prosperous world.
This culture centers imagination, artistry and the infinite possibilities of human experience in the moving image, and supports the realization of cinema as an unparalleled form of expression and medium for exchange. In this culture, equitable practices address historic and systemic injustice, and everyone can access great art, self-expression, careers and advancement in moving image media.
Values
AFS thrives in a dynamic, collaborative work environment that is grounded in our mission and the transformative power of artistic expression. We do this by practicing our core values.
Artistic Expression
We believe artists are the leading edge of culture. We honor aesthetics and cinematic truth across cultures and communities in our programming. Cinema in all of its artistic diversity is the foundation of our work.
Community
We embrace a culture of enthusiasm and shared learning. We offer a welcoming environment that encourages genuine engagement and an experience of belonging.
Impactful Collaboration
We engage with stakeholders and partners in pursuit of mutually beneficial outcomes. Collaborating is essential and we start with ourselves by practicing mutual empowerment, flexibility, accountability, and respect.
Financial Stewardship
We empower our staff to have ownership of our financial goals and are disciplined in fiscal management so that we can achieve the highest quality of mission impact alongside long-term sustainability.
