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Media contacts:  Bryan Poyser, (512) 322-0145, bryan@austinfilm.org,
or Deborah M. Martin, (210) 733-2147, dmartin82@mail.accd.edu

Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund 2008 Informational Workshop at San Antonio College
Friday, April 18

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WHAT

2008 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (TFPF) informational workshop presented by the
Austin Film Society (AFS) in partnership with SAC Radio-TV-Film department.
 
Free and open to the public – no registration necessary.
 

WHEN

Friday, April 18
3 - 4:30 p.m.
 

WHERE

San Antonio College - 1300 San Pedro Ave., 78212
Longwith Radio, Television and Film Building, Room 101
(building is located on W. Courtland Pl  at N. Main Ave.)
 
Participants may park at the LRTF building and at the Visual Arts & Technology Center across the street. (NO parking at Travis Elementary).
 

WHO

AFS Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser will provide information about applying to the Production Fund and screen work samples from previously funded work.
San Antonio filmmaker Ray Santisteban, a 1999 TFPF recipient for his film “I am Joaquin,” will take potential applicants through the process step by step.

 

ADD’L DETAILS

Filmmakers from across the state of Texas are eligible to apply to TFPF.

Applications are due June 2, 2008. Application forms are available at www.austinfilm.org
or by request from: Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund, call (512) 322-0145; email tfpf@austinfilm.org or by postal mail to 1901 East 51st Street, Austin, TX 78723.
 
In September, a panel of nationally recognized film professionals will award at least $100,000 in grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 in cash, to the selected filmmakers.

Over the past eleven years, TFPF has given out $870,000 in cash, goods and services to 243 film and video projects over the last eleven years. Recipients have shown their films at festivals like Sundance, Cannes and Toronto, and have won Independent Spirit Awards.


The Alamo Community College District, 201 W. Sheridan, San Antonio, TX 78204-1429. (210) 208-8000
The Alamo Community Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability with respect to access, employment programs, or services. Inquiries or complaints concerning these matters should be brought to the attention of: Director of Employee Services, Title IX Coordinator, 210/208-8051. Address: Human Resources Department, 201 W. Sheridan, Bldg. A, San Antonio, Texas 78204. For questions or comments concerning this page email the ACCD Communications webmaster  Text Only

Last Updated   04/01/2008 9:26 AM