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(Austin, TX) – From now until June 2, 2008, the Austin Film Society (AFS) will be accepting applications for the 2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (TFPF). This year, AFS will give out at least $100,000 to emerging film and video artists in Texas, in cash grants up to $25,000, as well as Kodak film stock and in-kind services from Seattle-based Alpha Cine Labs, a new sponsor of TFPF.
“This was an exceptional year for TFPF. Previous grant recipients premiered their new films at Sundance and two Austin filmmakers, Laura Dunn and Chris Eska, both past TFPF recipients, won Independent Spirit Awards in February,” says AFS Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser. “The Production Fund has clearly made an impact and we look forward to supporting Texas filmmakers with another round of grants this year.”
Filmmakers who have resided in Texas for at least one year are eligible to request up to $25,000 in production, post-production and distribution funds for their projects. The deadline to submit is June 2, 2008. The 2008 TFPF application is now available for download on the AFS Web site:
www.austinfilm.org
AFS will host free workshops in April and May in a number of Texas cities to give tips on how to apply to the Fund and answer questions.
April 3 – Houston (at Aurora Picture Show)
April 5 – Houston (at Rice Media Center)
April 10 - Denton
April 14 – Dallas
April 21 - Austin
April 18 – San Antonio
May 3 – Marfa (at Marfa Film Festival)
May 8 - Austin
May 15 - McAllen
For venues and times, please refer to www.austinfilm.org.
This highly competitive grant program has given out over $830,000 in cash, goods and services since its inception in 1996. Grant recipients are selected by a national panel of film professionals who convene in Austin for a three-day panel session in August. Awards are announced and distributed in September.
Funded through revenues from AFS’s annual Texas Film Hall of Fame, benefit film premieres, private and corporate donations, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, TFPF is an effort to redress the loss of public funds for filmmakers.
Austin Film Society promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative filmmaking by screening rarely seen films, giving grants and other support to emerging filmmakers, and providing access and education about film to youth and the public. Through Austin Studios, which AFS opened in 2000 in partnership with the City of Austin, AFS helps attract film development and production to Austin and Texas. Gala film premieres and the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards raise funds as well as awareness of the impact of film on economy and community. The Austin Film Society is ranked among the top film centers in the country and recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and Directors Guild of America.
For more information on Austin Film Society, visit www.austinfilm.org.
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“This was an exceptional year for TFPF. Previous grant recipients premiered their new films at Sundance and two Austin filmmakers, Laura Dunn and Chris Eska, both past TFPF recipients, won Independent Spirit Awards in February,” says AFS Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser. “The Production Fund has clearly made an impact and we look forward to supporting Texas filmmakers with another round of grants this year.”
Filmmakers who have resided in Texas for at least one year are eligible to request up to $25,000 in production, post-production and distribution funds for their projects. The deadline to submit is June 2, 2008. The 2008 TFPF application is now available for download on the AFS Web site:
www.austinfilm.org
AFS will host free workshops in April and May in a number of Texas cities to give tips on how to apply to the Fund and answer questions.
April 3 – Houston (at Aurora Picture Show)
April 5 – Houston (at Rice Media Center)
April 10 - Denton
April 14 – Dallas
April 21 - Austin
April 18 – San Antonio
May 3 – Marfa (at Marfa Film Festival)
May 8 - Austin
May 15 - McAllen
For venues and times, please refer to www.austinfilm.org.
This highly competitive grant program has given out over $830,000 in cash, goods and services since its inception in 1996. Grant recipients are selected by a national panel of film professionals who convene in Austin for a three-day panel session in August. Awards are announced and distributed in September.
Funded through revenues from AFS’s annual Texas Film Hall of Fame, benefit film premieres, private and corporate donations, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, TFPF is an effort to redress the loss of public funds for filmmakers.
Austin Film Society promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative filmmaking by screening rarely seen films, giving grants and other support to emerging filmmakers, and providing access and education about film to youth and the public. Through Austin Studios, which AFS opened in 2000 in partnership with the City of Austin, AFS helps attract film development and production to Austin and Texas. Gala film premieres and the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards raise funds as well as awareness of the impact of film on economy and community. The Austin Film Society is ranked among the top film centers in the country and recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and Directors Guild of America.
For more information on Austin Film Society, visit www.austinfilm.org.
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