Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund

The submission period for the 2009 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund is now closed. Grant announcements will be made at the end of August. The 2010 TFPF cycle will begin in the Spring. Eligibility information is here.

Since 1996 the Austin Film Society has awarded $850,000 in cash and $80,000 in goods and services to 265 film and video projects. We award grants once a year to emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas through our Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund. The 2008 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grant recipients are listed here.

TFPF recipients have shown their films at renowned festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Tribeca, Slamdance and SXSW and have been nominated for Gotham Awards and won Independent Spirit Awards, and Student Academy Awards. Several have been released theatrically or in the cable and home video markets. The Austin Film Society is proud to support these Texas filmmakers making their mark in the world.

Awards are provided to artists whose work shows promise, skill, and creativity. Every August, an independent panel of highly esteemed professionals from the national film community convene in Austin to review applications and administer awards. Award announcements are posted on our website at the conclusion of the panel session and grant disbursements are made in early September.

Every April and May, AFS partners with local film organizations and festivals in major Texas cities to offer free informational workshops on how to apply to TFPF. This year, workshops were conducted in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Marfa and McAllen. If you would like to see a TFPF workshop in your city in 2010, please contact us at tfpf@austinfilm.org.

Below you will find the 2009 application form and sample budgets and proposals from successful 2007 & 2008 applications. Check here for full eligibility information.

Please email us at tfpf@austinfilm.org if you have any questions regarding TFPF.