About Austin Film Series

Austin Film Series produces independent film festivals in Austin, Texas with a focus on short films, genre work, and filmmakers who take risks.

We run Austin Shortsfest and the Dead Weird Film Festival, two Austin-based film festivals built around strong programming, live audiences, and real community. Our festivals are designed to be filmmaker friendly, well curated, and easy to engage with, whether you’re screening a film or coming to watch something new.

Austin Film Series was created to give independent filmmakers a clear place in the Austin film scene. We keep our events focused, our schedules intentional, and our environments welcoming. Films are watched. Audiences are present. Filmmakers connect with each other instead of getting lost in the crowd.

The series is run locally in Austin and is part of a larger independent festival network with years of experience producing film events. That experience helps us keep things organized, transparent, and consistent while still letting each festival have its own identity.

If you’re looking for Austin short film festivals that care about programming, audience experience, and filmmaker connection, this is where our events live.