2025 Texas Film Awards Auction

We’ve curated five spectacular auction packages for the 2025 Texas Film Awards featuring film and TV premieres, unforgettable getaways, and a private dinner with AFS Founder and filmmaker Richard Linklater. Funds from the auction will help advance AFS’s mission to create life-changing opportunities for filmmakers and build a film culture that supports artists at every step of their careers.

Special thanks to our partners L’Oca d’Oro, FX Networks, 26 Keys Productions, Suzanne Deal Booth, Michael Fojtasek, the Criterion Collection and Detour Filmproduction.

Reminder: as a registered 510(c)(3) non-profit, all donations to the Austin Film Society are tax-deductible.

Alien: Earth Liftoff Experience

Two tickets to the Los Angeles Alien: Earth premiere event

• Access screening and after party included
• Summer 2025 (exact date TBA)
• Two-night hotel accommodation included

Two “Front of the Line” access spots to the Alien: Earth SXSW installation on either March 7th or 8th, 2025

Donated by: FX Networks & 26 Keys Productions

Wine Country Getaway at Bella Oaks in Napa 

Property tour and wine tasting for two at iconic Bella Oaks estate in the Napa Valley

• Tour of world-class art collection and labyrinth (includes works by Bosco Sodi, Robert Irwin, Yayoi Kusama, and Joel Shapiro)
• Bespoke tasting of estate bottlings paired with light bites with produce from the estate’s organic and biodynamic garden
• Magnum bottle of Bella Oaks’ renowned red wine and a bottle of Bella Oaks extra virgin olive oil

Two-night hotel accommodation in Napa hotel included

Donated by: Suzanne Deal Booth

Richard Linklater, Italian Cuisine, and French Cinema

Dinner for eight with Richard Linklater in the private Pasta Room at Austin’s beloved L’Oca d’Oro

Four VIP tickets to the Austin premiere of Richard Linklater’s upcoming film NOUVELLE VAGUE at AFS Cinema

• Reserved seats, free drinks, and cinema snacks
• Austin premiere dates TBA

Donated by: L’Oca d’Oro

The Finest in Film and Food

Private dinner for ten in your home with renowned chef Michael Fojtasek of Michelin-starred restaurant Olamaie

The Ultimate Criterion Collector:

• CC40 Box Set — 40 film Blu-ray box set celebrating 40 years of the Criterion Collection
• One-year subscription to the Criterion Channel

Donated by: Chef Michael Fojtasek and the Criterion Collection

Once in a Blue Moon

Two VIP tickets to the New York premiere of BLUE MOON directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott

• Premiere and after party
• Two seats at dinner with AFS, Richard Linklater, and BLUE MOON team
• Premiere date anticipated fall of 2025

Two-night hotel accommodation in Manhattan

Donated by: Detour Filmproduction