Texas Film Production Fund offers even more money this year

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The Texas Filmmakers Production Fund (TFPF) annually gives grants to filmmakers around the state, and this year, the total amount to be awarded has doubled. $150,000 in cash awards is budgeted for this ­year, up from $75,000 in 2006. The awards include a new $10,000 travel grant that will be given (not all at once) to filmmakers year-round, which will be handy for Texas filmmakers whose movies are accepted at remote film festivals.

If you're a filmmaker and wondering how to get some of this money for your own specific film or video project, you can attend one of the TFPF workshops taking place in the next couple of months. The Austin Film Society website has all the details, including the application. The deadline for submission is June 1.

Here's a list of last year's TFPF winners if you're curious. I looked at grants from earlier years to see if anyone sounded familiar: previous local or locally connected recipients include Kat Candler for Jumping off Bridges, Emily Hagins (then 12 years old) for Pathogen, Bradley Beesley for Summercamp! (SXSW 2006), Heather Courtney for Letters from the Other Side (SXSW 2006), Nancy Higgins for Viva Les Amis (SXSW Presents 2006), Kyle Henry for Room (Cannes 2005), Jacob Vaughan for Dear Pillow (SXSW 2004) ... and many many more.