The 2025 AFS Grant for Feature Films Grant provides fund to Texas-based filmmakers working in any style or genre.
Donor Name: Austin Film Society
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind
Deadline: 05/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The AFS Grant aims to ensure that promising Texas artists have access to funding opportunities right here in their home state. AFS is committed to providing equitable funding opportunities for artists, and filmmakers of all identities and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Instructions for applying to the 2025 AFS Grant for Feature Films, which includes the following opportunities for funding:
- Cash Grants
- The AFS Grant for Features in Production (pre-production, production, and post-production)
- The AFS Grant for Features in Development
- Cash Awards
- New Texas Voices Award — only awarded to those applying to the AFS Grant for Features in Production
- North Texas Pioneer Award — awarded to those applying for either the AFS Grant for Features in Production or the AFS Grant for Features in Development
- In-Kind Awards (only awarded to those applying to the AFS Grant for Features in Production)
- MPS Camera and Lighting Award
- Stuck On On DCP Award.
Funding Information
- AFS Grant for Features in Production—Cash Grant
- Total cash support from the AFS Grant will not exceed $15,000
- However, applicants can apply to receive in-kind grants in addition to the $15,000 cash request.
- AFS Grant for Features in Development—Cash Grant
- The AFS Grant for Features in Development will award two career artists an unrestricted grant in the amount of $10,000 to go towards any activity that advances a feature-length film project.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible to apply for an AFS Grant, you must meet the following requirements at the time of application. If selected to receive an AFS Grant, you may be asked to confirm your eligibility at the time of the offer
- The AFS Grant is intended to support the artist community in Texas and keep it thriving. You must be a current Texas resident to apply
- You must be the director or co-director of the project to apply. If you have multiple directors, the “Primary Applicant” must meet all eligibility requirements
- You can only submit one application per grant cycle, even if you’re a director of one film and a co-director of another
- You cannot apply to the AFS Grant if the director or co-director is:
- attending school full-time outside of the state of Texas
- a former Texas resident
- an out-of-state director working on a Texas-based film
- AFS full or part-time staff or on the AFS board of directors
- a current AFS Creative Careers participant.
For more information, visit AFS.
