AFS Classes & Workshops AFS Grant Webinars
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Austin Film Society’s Filmmaker Support team will host a webinar on Zoom to inform and answer questions about the 2026 AFS Grant for Short Films, which is accepting applications from July 23 to August 27, 2026. Please join us to learn about grant opportunities, our new application process, and ask your project-specific questions.
NOTE: This webinar is held online and requires an RSVP ahead of time. Once you are registered, the Zoom link for the webinar will be included in your mobile ticket as well as sent to you closer to the event.
ABOUT AFS GRANTS
The AFS Grant awards funds annually to Texas-based filmmakers working in any style or genre. The AFS Grant aims to ensure that promising Texas artists have access to funding opportunities right here in their home state. AFS is committed to providing equitable funding opportunities for artists, and filmmakers of all identities and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Since its inception in 1996, the AFS Grant has awarded more than $3 million in cash grants and more than $340,000 in-kind goods and services to 570+ Texas filmmakers to date, creating life-changing opportunities for artists, many from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the film industry and working outside large industry centers. In addition to grants for development, production, and post-production, we provide cash stipends to Texas filmmakers traveling to prestigious film festivals through our AFS Travel Grant program.
Please email us at filmmakersupport@austinfilm.org if you have any questions regarding the grant.
Learn more about AFS Grants here.
Photo: 2025 AFS Grant recipient PRESSURE POINTS, directed by Janelle Lee Austin.
