Feb 5, 2010 · Founded in 1985 by Richard Linklater, the Austin Film Society’s mission is to empower our community to make, watch, and love film and creative media.

Below are online classes plus in-person classes, screenings, and events.

The AFS Cinema is Austin’s only nonprofit art house theater, with a mission to bring the community together around great film. On one screen, we present new releases from international narratives to documentaries and independent films.

Feb 11, 2016 · Upcoming screenings at the AFS Cinema, Austin's home for new, classic, independent, and international arthouse films. Operated by the Austin Film Society.

The Austin Film Society empowers the community to MAKE, WATCH, and LOVE film and creative media. Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, AFS creates life-changing opportunities for filmmakers, catalyzes Austin and Texas as a creative hub, and brings the community together around great film.

Austin Public, a space for our city’s diverse mediamakers to train and collaborate, provides many points of access to filmmaking and film careers. The AFS Cinema is an ambitiously programmed repertory and first run arthouse with broad community engagement.

Pricing. $13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM) $4 discounts for all AFS members. Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.

40 Years Supporting Emerging Film and Creative Media Careers. More than 2000 AFS members investing in growing the creative media ecosystem. Since the AFS Grant was founded, we have given out more than 2.5 million dollars to Texas Independent filmmakers.

Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba.

Austin Studios AFS presents Doc Days, our annual festival of non-fiction cinema, featuring outstanding new documentary work from around the world with filmmakers in attendance. Doc Days is an opportunity for Austin’s vibrant documentary community, including filmmakers and audiences, to come together, see new work, and meet with visiting ...