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Find similar grantsAFS Short Film Grant is sponsored by Austin Film Society (AFS). This program supports short films under 40 minutes at any production stage, aiming to promote diverse and underrepresented voices in independent film, with special attention to women in film and communities of color.
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AFS Grants Overview | Austin Film Society The 2026 AFS Grant for Feature Films and the Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund are now closed. The application for the 2026 AFS Grant for Short Films will open on July 23, 2026.
Since its inception in 1996, the AFS Grant has awarded more than $3 million in cash grants and more than $340,000 in-kind goods and services to 570+ Texas filmmakers to date, creating life-changing opportunities for artists, many from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the film industry and working outside large industry centers.
In addition to grants for development, production, and post-production, we provide cash stipends to Texas filmmakers traveling to prestigious film festivals through our AFS Travel Grant program. The AFS Grant is highly competitive. Over the last five years, on average, 12% of applicants received funding per cycle.
Each project is reviewed by a different combination of statewide reviewers and a panel of nationally-recognized industry experts. Reviewers and panelists include film programmers, filmmakers, and industry professionals. If you have any questions regarding the grant, please email us at filmmakersupport@austinfilm.
org . Check out past grant recipients here . Austin Film Society’s Filmmaker Support team will host free webinars on Zoom to inform and answer questions about the 2026 AFS Grant for Feature Films.
AFS Grant for Feature Films Webinar #2 | May 12 at 6 PM Click the links below to watch recordings of the first two webinars: AFS Grant for Feature Films Webinar #1 | April 22, 2026 ( WATCH HERE ) AFS Grant: Harrison McClure Endowed Film Fund Webinar | April 23, 2026 ( WATCH HERE ) THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 AFS GRANT PARTNERS
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AFS Short Film Grant is funded by Austin Film Society (AFS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.