The Austin Film Society opens applications for the 2024 spring cycle of AFS Creative Careers, its unique workforce development program targeting emerging creatives and those historically underrepresented in creative industries looking to break into the competitive film and creative media fields.

Applications for the spring cycle of the AFS Internship Pathway and Immersive Training Pathway of Creative Careers will open Monday, January 22, and will remain open until February 9 at 11:59 p.m. CT. The program will also accept rolling applications for the Continuing Education Pathway beginning on March 5.

For more information about the Creative Careers program and how applicants can apply, visit AustinFilm.org/Creative-Careers OR

About Creative Careers

The Creative Careers program is designed to expand access to jobs for Austin-area creatives who are looking to break into the film and television industry.

The Creative Careers program has three pathways that meet candidates where they're at in their professional journeys:

• the AFS Internship Pathway, a six-month stipend-paid internship and training curriculum for 18-24-year-olds

• the Immersive Training pathway for those with a bit of existing media production experience (paid or unpaid), which is stipend-paid for three months followed by on-the-job opportunities

• and the Continuing Education Pathway, for those with existing paid media-industry experience, offering free training beyond equipment certification.

By providing training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to participants, AFS is able to embed its graduates into the vibrant, creative workforce of Austin and Texas at large.

The program is focused on supporting emerging professionals from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the film industry nationally, including those who identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, a community of color, as a woman, or as someone with a disability.