Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, AFS's mission is to empower our community to make, watch, & love film and creative media. AFS curates & screens hundreds of repertory, international & art house films annually at the AFS Cinema; delivers financial support to Texas filmmakers through the AFS Grant; operates Austin Studios, a production facility with six soundstages, & Austin Public, a space for our city's diverse media makers to train & collaborate. AFS encourages media literacy & provides a place for youth of all backgrounds to learn the craft of filmmaking & gain access to tools for media production. AFS shines the national spotlight on Texas filmmakers while connecting Austin & Texas to the wider film community. AFS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit educational org.