The Austin Film Society’s Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund has announced its 2006 awards to 18 “emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas … whose work shows promise, skill, and creativity.” Panelists Allison Anders, Sean Farnel, and Kate Horsfield decided on the recipients earlier this week, and grants – which total $125,000 – will be awarded in September, at which point TFPF will have awarded $675,000 to more than 200 people since 1996. For more information on the winning projects and the TFPF, visit www.austinfilm.org.
Miguel Alvarez, “Veterans” (documentary); Amy Bench, “Texas Folk Arts” (documentary); Brian Birdwell, See the World in Darkness (documentary); Toddy Burton, “The Aviatrix” (narrative); Rob Chesnutt, “City Playground” (experimental narrative); Jim Cullers, “A Voice for Change: The Rag, 1966-1977″ (documentary); CYC Collaborative, Shores of Another Sea (narrative); Sarah M. Dowling, “The Anatomy of a Frog” (narrative); Chris Eska, August Evening (narrative); Naiti Gamez, “Sadie” (narrative); Jenn Garrison, “Greg” (documentary); Sandra J. Guardado, “Two Trinities” (documentary); Scott P. Harris, The Physics Teacher (documentary); Laura Harrison, Ant (animation/experimental/documentary); David Hartstein, What Makes Kinky Run (documentary); Elizabeth Ladd Lee, “Small Beautiful Hands” (narrative); Lucas W. Millard, “Western” (narrative); P.J. Raval and Jay Hodges, Best Kept Secret (documentary)
This article appears in August 25 • 2006.