Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Grant Program
The 2008 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund is now accepting applications! Eligibility information is here. The postmark deadline is June 2, 2008.
Since 1996 the Austin Film Society has awarded $750,000 in cash and $80,000 in goods and services to 243 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. 2007 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 hosts free informational workshops on how to apply to TFPF in major Texas cities. This Spring's workshop schedule is as follows:
April 3 - Houston (at Aurora Picture Show)April 5 - Houston (at Rice Media Center with SWAMP)
April 10 - Denton
April 12 - Fort Worth
April 14 - Dallas
April 18 - San Antonio
April 21 - Austin
May 3 - Marfa (at Marfa Film Festival)
May 4 - El Paso
May 8 - Austin
May 15 - McAllen
AFS also offers one-on-one consultations with applicants to review draft proposals from April 21-May 23. Email tfpf@austinfilm.org or call 512 322 0145 during business hours if you are interested in a consulation.
Below you will find sample budgets and proposals from recent successful Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund applications.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Animation Sample - Budget.pdf | 1.04 MB |
| Animation Sample - Proposal.pdf | 508.44 KB |
| Narrative_Sample_Proposal.pdf | 1.68 MB |
| Narrative_Sample_Budget.pdf | 355.67 KB |
| Documentary Sample - Budget.pdf | 416.29 KB |
| Documentary Sample - Proposal.pdf | 321.02 KB |
| Experimental Sample - Budget.pdf | 22.67 KB |
| Experimental Sample - Proposal.pdf | 1.82 MB |
| 2008TFPFapp.pdf | 1.16 MB |
