2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund Call For Entries Announced by AFS (Austin Film Society.)

From now until June 2, 2008, the Austin Film Society (AFS) will be accepting applications for the 2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (TFPF). This year, AFS will give out at least $100,000 to emerging film and video artists in Texas, in cash grants up to $25,000, as well as Kodak film stock and in-kind services from Seattle-based Alpha Cine Labs, a new sponsor of TFPF.

Filmmakers who have resided in Texas for at least one year are eligible to request up to $25,000 in production, post-production and distribution funds for their projects. The deadline to submit is June 2, 2008.

CLICK HERE to download the 2008 TFPF application.

AFS will host free workshops in April and May in a number of Texas cities to give tips on how to apply to the Fund and answer questions.

Workshops coming to your city:

April 3 – Houston (at Aurora Picture Show)
April 5 – Houston (at Rice Media Center)
April 10 – Denton
April 14 – Dallas
April 21 – Austin
April 18 – San Antonio
May 3 – Marfa (at Marfa Film Festival)
May 8 – Austin
May 15 – McAllen

Please refer to www.austinfilm.org for venues and times.

Grant recipients are selected by a national panel of film professionals who convene in Austin for a three-day panel session in August. Awards are announced and distributed in September.

Funded through revenues from AFS’s annual Texas Film Hall of Fame, benefit film premieres, private and corporate donations, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, TFPF is an effort to redress the loss of public funds for filmmakers.

Contact:
Email tfpf@austinfilm.org or call 512.322.0145