Did that get your attention?

Okay, so, yes, it’s free, but they’re not just handing it out like candy – you gotta earn it. “They” would be the Austin Film Society. They’re now accepting applications for the 2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund, AFS’ long-running grant program. The press release says it all:

“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.”

AFS Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser – a former recipient, and no slouch in the moviemaking department himself – will be hosting free workshops all over the state in coming months. To find out if he’ll be coming to your town soon, check out austinfilm.org. There, you can also find the answer to most any question, as well as download the 2008 application.

The deadline is June 2, 2008.

This article appears in March 21 • 2008.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...