Learn to write about scenes on film, map a performer’s work onto the narratives of our own lives, and create characters worth the reader’s emotional investment in Mayukh Sen’s (@senatormayukh) 4-week workshop. 

In April, WE LUV VIDEO is going to start a weekly series where they curate and screen local films.

Their goal is to give the Austin Film Community a venue to consistently showcase their work (old or new). If you know anyone who might be interested in screening their films, please reach them at events@weluvvideo.org.

The Digital Accelerator provides funding, expert technical assistance, and leadership development over two years to strengthen the digital infrastructure of nonprofit cultural organizations with the principal goals of growing revenue, increasing fundraising, engaging audiences, improving operations, and developing programming opportunities. 

Austin Film Society’s workforce development program, Creative Careers, is now accepting Applications for Its spring cycle.

Applications will remain open from January 22–February 9, helping emerging creatives break into the film industry

A partnership with Riz Ahmed and Left Handed Films and sponsored by Netflix and Amazon MGM Studios, the Pillars Artist Fellowship offers mentorship, networking, and monetary support to 10 Muslim directors and screenwriters living in the U.S. or U.K.

At Pillars, Muslim artists are the past, present, and future of entertainment and they’re excited to invest in storytellers who are telling joyful, honest stories about the community!

We’re back with Season 4 of Rising Voices – Indeed’s initiative to build a new future of Hollywood.

The initiative aims to discover, invest in, and share stories created by BIPOC filmmakers & storytellers around the power and meaning of work. Partnering with Lena Waithe, HillmanGradProductions and 271Films to help fund and support 10 BIPOC filmmakers as they create short films based on the theme “the future of work”, which will premiere at a major US film festival.

Austin Film Society’s Creative Careers is a workforce development program for new creators that offers paid internships, training, and job opportunities.

They are accepting applications for the fall 2023 cycle now through August 18.

The Austin Film Society is now accepting applications for the AFS Grant for Short Films. This grant is part of our renowned AFS Grant Fund and is a unique opportunity for Texas filmmakers to make a career leap and join our vibrant and dynamic community of AFS Grant funded filmmakers.

Austin Film Society is committed to expanding the opportunity for filmmakers all over the state of Texas and will be holding three info sessions on Zoom.

The Economic Development Department is sharing two exciting programs aimed at supporting Austin’s creative professionals and community.

Artist Career Training is a six-week program to advance your creative business.

The Economic Development Department is sharing two exciting programs aimed at supporting Austin’s creative professionals and community.

The Nexus Grant supports local small organizations, individual artists, and small arts businesses. The program offers $5,000 grants to new and emerging applicants who are passionate about creating innovative public projects.

Tasveer is excited to present the Tasveer Film Fund (TFF) 2023 for US-based South Asian Diasporic filmmakers. 

It aims to support and empower filmmakers to bring their scripts to life with monetary grants ($10K-$25K) and mentorship access. They offer awards in Short Narrative, LGBTQIA+ Short, and Documentary (under 40 min) categories.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, has announced the newest cycle of its Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program. The program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies, and is open to artists in need who are practicing in the disciplines of visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts and choreography and living in the U.S., Tribal Nations, District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.

Asian American Futures and Gold House are proud to launch the 2022 Gold Futures Challenge, an exciting, online model for philanthropy that will award ten prizes ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) organizations for projects that ensure our communities are Seen, Heard, Empowered, and United.

The application cycle for the 2022 AFS Grant for Features is now open. Apply here by June 6 at 5 PM. Since its inception in 1996, the AFS Grant has awarded over $2.2 million in cash grants and more than $400k in-kind goods and services to 425+ Texas filmmakers, creating life-changing opportunities for artists traditionally underrepresented in the film industry and working outside large industry centers.

The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film is a $200,000 cash award presented annually to an independent film project for post production and finishing costs, including outreach and marketing, associated with an original, feature length U.S. historical documentary. (For purposes of this prize, feature length is considered 50-minutes or longer.)