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Austin Film Society Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater. MAKE, WATCH, LOVE Film.

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

This week at the AFS Cinema we have the movie that seemingly everyone is talking about. That's not so unusual, except th...
10/12/2026

This week at the AFS Cinema we have the movie that seemingly everyone is talking about. That's not so unusual, except that it's a film that was made 55 years ago, Ken Russell's THE DEVILS. Once you see this one you'll understand why it was so widely banned and is only now seeing an uncut release in the US. Masterful, terrifying, bleakly funny, and unabashedly blasphemous - take our word for this last part. This gorgeous new restoration is one of the cinematic events of the year. Playing all week and then some at AFS.

Ken Russell's THE DEVILS opens Friday, October 16, at AFS Cinema. Tickets and more info via the link in our bio.

This week at AFS Cinema
10/10/2026

This week at AFS Cinema

📣 Discover our November and December calendar! We close out 2026 with a lineup you can't miss, including John Singleton'...
10/08/2026

📣 Discover our November and December calendar! We close out 2026 with a lineup you can't miss, including John Singleton's Hood Trilogy with Mark Cunningham, Technicolor Musicals, the return of Home for the Holidays, and so much more.

Just announced: Joe Bob Briggs returns for another weekend of “Satan’s Workshop” at AFS Cinema on November 21 and 22. Ti...
10/07/2026

Just announced: Joe Bob Briggs returns for another weekend of “Satan’s Workshop” at AFS Cinema on November 21 and 22. Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 11 AM for all AFS members, and remaining tickets go on sale to the public on Friday at 11 AM.

Each Satan's Workshop show includes two completely different double features of secret exploitation flicks. Joe Bob and Darcy the Mail Girl need the AFS crowd to decide which of these forgotten titles make the cut for their new 2027 show. Be part of the curation process for the next generation of cult cinema. Come see these amazing Joe Bob-selected films and meet Joe Bob and Darcy.

Tickets and more info via the link in our bio.

10/05/2026

“An overwhelming and vital work of investigative journalism.” — Slant Magazine

Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians. The title refers to an acronym used within the Israeli Defense Forces that means “civilian casualties.” There have been calls within the Israeli government to revoke the citizenship of the filmmakers and the 24 whistleblowers whose stories provide the framework for the investigation, even as NAZA has screened throughout the world at major film festivals.

NAZA opens this Friday, October 9, at AFS Cinema. Tickets and showtimes via the link in our bio.

Thanks to our partner Austin Asian American Film Festival

10/04/2026

“I doubt any movie, especially not any documentary, will make me laugh harder this year, and many of its emotional grace notes land fully. Even with my high expectations, THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE is a small triumph.” — The Hollywood Reporter

NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure in THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, now playing at AFS Cinema.

Buy your tickets in advance — shows have been selling out!
Tickets and showtimes are available via the link in our bio.

Join us this Saturday, October 3rd, for a special co-presentation of URINAL with AIA Austin LGBTQIA+ Alliance, a local c...
09/28/2026

Join us this Saturday, October 3rd, for a special co-presentation of URINAL with AIA Austin LGBTQIA+ Alliance, a local committee dedicated to preserving and celebrating q***r spaces while championing LGBTQIA+ designers in Austin and beyond.

About URINAL:
Desire meets the law when Frida Kahlo, Yukio Mishima, Langston Hughes, and Sergei Eisenstein return from the dead to 1980s Toronto to investigate how the city polices its public toilets. Infiltrating the force, they soon discover that they’re the ones being watched.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with AIA Austin LGBTQIA+ Alliance and special guests: John Stenzel and Zachary Henry-Litchliter, Chair and Co-Chair of AIA Austin LGBTQIA+ Alliance, and Todd Hogan, Chief Executive Officer of Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Board President/volunteer Executive Director of aGLIFF.

Tickets and more info via the link in our bio.

Thanks to our partners: AIA Austin LGBTQIA+ Alliance aGLIFF Cine Las Americas

Planning your 31 Days of Halloween? Check out the October calendar at AFS Cinema, featuring a wide selection of horror f...
09/26/2026

Planning your 31 Days of Halloween? Check out the October calendar at AFS Cinema, featuring a wide selection of horror films to fill your schedule. Tickets and more info via the link in our bio.

🪓 THE SHINING, October 1-10
👄 THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (standard, non-interactive screenings), October 2-4
👻 KWAIDAN, October 6-11
🔪 LAST SCREENING, October 9 & 10
💀 JIGOKU, October 13 & 17
😈 THE DEVILS 4K restoration, Opening October 16
😱 ONIBABA, October 20 & 24
🎤 DER FAN, October 23-26
🐍 THE SNAKE GIRL AND THE SILVER-HAIRED WITCH, October 27 & 31
🌎 BEGOTTEN, October 30 & 31
💃 CARRIE, October 31-November 2

🌟 Big news for Texas filmmakers! 🌟 Austin Film Society is announcing two major milestones:1️⃣ The launch of Texas Lights...
09/22/2026

🌟 Big news for Texas filmmakers! 🌟

Austin Film Society is announcing two major milestones:
1️⃣ The launch of Texas Lights and its inaugural recipients of $50,000+ catalytic grants
2️⃣ The recipients of the 30th annual AFS Grant for Feature Films

AFS announces Texas Lights, a new program that provides $50,000+ catalytic grants to Texas filmmakers advancing bold, artistically significant work. The program supports filmmakers and projects at meaningful inflection points—where substantial, flexible support can change a film's trajectory, strengthen an artist’s career, and contribute to a thriving independent film ecosystem in Texas.

Texas Lights recipients:
• Director Margaret Brown and producer Diane Becker
• Writer/director Annie Silverstein and producer Monique Walton
• Writer/director Diffan Sina Norman

Texas Lights is supported by the RWJFoundation, the Moody Foundation, and Texas Lights members, with Lone Star Film Society (Lone Star Film Festival) and Round Top Film Festival serving as official partners.

The AFS Grant, the open-application fund of Texas Lights, awarded more than $160,000 to 14 feature-length projects:
• Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda, A SILENT WAVE
• Camille Morales-Zayas, ALMA
• Keith Maitland, GODS OF FIRE
• Louise Min Van Assche and Kwinten Gernay, HUNTSVILLE DREAMS
• Karen Skloss and Douglas Ridloff, INTERPRETER
• Sara Nimeh, JEDO
• Katy McCarthy, THE HEART IS A CUL-DE-SAC
• Matthew Q. Nelson, STATE OF CARE
• Fernando Andrés, THE MOVIE LOVERS
• Lanre’ Obisesan, THE ORANGE SELLER
• Miguel Alvarez, THE RETURN
• Travis Lee Ratcliff, UNDER MY COMMAND
• Leo Aguirre, VERANO
• Alexis Franco, WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

Read more about the recipients by visiting https://www.austinfilm.org/press/texas-lights/

Thanks to our AFS Grant sponsors: Ley Line Entertainment, David Lowery, Oak Cliff Film Festival, the Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust, Kyle and Noah Hawley, 26 Keys Productions, SXSW, William Knox Holt Foundation, MPS Studios Dallas Austin, Stuck On On, TBD POST, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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