The Austin Film Society Announces It Is Now Accepting Applications for the 2023 AFS Grant for Feature Films
(Still from Katherine Propper’s LOST SOULZ, a 2022 AFS Grant for Feature Films recipient) MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org Grant Funding Provides a Critical Source of Support for Texas Independent Filmmakers April 28, 2023, AUSTIN, TX— Today, the Austin Film Society announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2023 AFS Grant for Feature […]
Austin Film Society Announces Its Fourth Annual Doc Days Festival May 25–28, Spotlighting Outstanding New Documentaries From Around the Globe
(Still from HUMMINGBIRDS, directed by Estefanía Contreras and Silvia Castaños) The 2023 Lineup Includes Major Festival Circuit Award Winners The Eternal Memory and Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project April 20, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society is proud to announce its fourth annual Doc Days lineup, an annual festival of non-fiction cinema spotlighting […]
AFS Announces Its May/June 2023 Program Calendar
(Lou Ye’s SUZHOU RIVER, 2000) MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org April 6, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for May and June of 2023 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can only see at the AFS Cinema. The […]
Ethan Hawke Presented Five Groundbreaking Films for “Paul Newman’s West” Series with the Austin Film Society on March 24–26
Actor/Director/Producer/Writer Ethan Hawke Spoke with Austin Audiences About Paul Newman’s Trailblazing Attempts to Deconstruct the Western Genre. March 28, AUSTIN, TX— Over the weekend of March 24–26, the Austin Film Society presented a five-film series with actor/director/producer/writer Ethan Hawke called Paul Newman’s West. All five films were Westerns that starred actor Paul Newman, and […]
Austin Film Society Announces Programming Series “Paul Newman’s West” with Ethan Hawke
MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org Actor/Director/Producer/Writer Ethan Hawke Will Appear at AFS Cinema in March to Present Five Western Films Starring Paul Newman February 22, AUSTIN, TX— Over the weekend of March 24–26, audiences will be joined at AFS Cinema by actor/director/producer/writer Ethan Hawke who will present Paul Newman’s West, a series of five films […]
AFS Announces Its March/April 2023 Program Calendar
(Kelly Reichardt’s MEEK’S CUTOFF, 2010) MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org AFS Announces Its March/April 2023 Program Calendar February 7, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for March and April of 2023 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can […]
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of the 2022 AFS Grant for Short Films
(Still from Kenya Gillespie’s GIVE, a 2022 AFS Grant for Short Films recipient) MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org Ten Short Projects and Eleven Directors Reflect the Diversity and Exceptional Talent of Texas’ Filmmaking Community January 10, 2023, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society is proud to announce 11 recipients of the 2022 AFS Grant for Short […]
Applications Now Open for the Austin Film Society’s 2023 Creative Careers Program
MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org Applications Open January 3 for Creative Careers, a Unique Workforce Development Program for Underrepresented Groups Interested in Breaking Into the Competitive Film and Creative Media Industries January 3, 2023, AUSTIN, TX— After a successful first year of the Austin Film Society’s unique creative media workforce development program, Creative Careers, […]
Austin Film Society Announces New Board Members
(L–R: Greg Canally, Mike Jackson, and Evan Smith) MEDIA CONTACT Cecilia Conti Cecilia@austinfilm.org Three Leaders in the City Government, Film/Television, and Journalism Industries Join the AFS Board of Directors September 2022–August 2025 December 13, 2022, AUSTIN, TX—The Austin Film Society (AFS) is proud to announce the election of three new members to its Board of […]
AFS Announces Its January/February 2023 Program Calendar
(Jean-François Laguionie’s GWEN, OR THE BOOK OF SAND, 1985) MEDIA CONTACT Will Stefanski Will@austinfilm.org AFS Announces Its January/February 2023 Program Calendar December 8, AUSTIN, TX— The Austin Film Society announces its calendar for January and February of 2023 featuring signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the […]
Austin Film Society Announces Lineup for 2022 New French Cinema Week
(Still from THE WORLD AFTER US, 2021) AUSTIN, Texas, October 17, 2022— Austin Film Society (AFS) announces the 2022 lineup for New French Cinema Week, a festival of new international films by up-and-coming Francophone filmmakers. The festival will run from Thursday, November 10th, to Sunday, November 13th, at AFS Cinema. Save the date for our […]
AFS Announces November/December 2022 Program Calendar
(Martin Syms’s THE AFRICAN DESPERATE, 2022) MEDIA CONTACT Cecilia Conti Cecilia@austinfilm.org Oct 11, 2022 AFS Announces November/December 2022 Program Calendar AUSTIN, TX—Austin Film Society announces its calendar for November and December of 2022 featuring our signature programs, special screenings and events, and a new, diverse lineup of films from around the globe that filmgoers can […]
