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FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURES STATEMENT OF REVENUE FINANCIAL POSITION EXPENSE BREAKDOWN Rental Income...... $1,598,836 ASSETS Contributions...... $1,583,144 Cash...... $369,160 FILM PROGRAMS Government Contracts & Grants...... $1,426,343 ADMINISTRATION Receivables...... $428,087 37% Admissions and Concessions...... $935,986 20% Investments...... $504,623 Fees for Service...... $284,009 Property and Equipment...... $2,944,347 Membership...... $191,303 Other Assets...... $115,331 Other Income...... $142,729 $4,361,548 $6,162,350

EXPENSES LIABILITIES Film Programs...... $2,121,220 Accounts Payable...... $296,586 Administration...... $1,148,757 Security Deposits...... $51,654 Austin Studios...... $1,013,322 Deferred Revenue...... $104,290 Community Media...... $939,182 Accrued Liabilities...... $144,093 Filmmaker Support...... $564,539 Other Liabilities...... $49,246 $5,787,020 $645,869 COMMUNITY FILMMAKER MEDIA SUPPORT AUSTIN INCREASE IN NET ASSETS — $375,330 NET ASSETS — $3,715,679 16% 10% STUDIOS 17% Financial performance for AFS’s most recently audited fiscal Full audit available at year. Fiscal Year 2018 (Sept. 1, 2017 - Aug. 31, 2018) www.austinfilm.org/financial-information

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Abby Kenigsberg Connie and Samuel Pate Jill and Tim Blackwood Louis Black Sammi Huang Adrienne and Rick Pappas Cristal Glangchai and Pat Condon Jill McGuckin and Walker Arenson Marcy and Robert Garriott Sarah Andre and Jason Neulander Alex R. Johnson Cynthia Colpaart and John Simpson Jody Arlington Margaret and Matt Winkler Shanaz Hemmati and Rubik Abbassi Alfred P. Sloan & Coolidge Dana Blanton Joe B. Foster Family Foundation Maria Bergh Shina and Alexander Nohe Corner Theatre Deborah Green and Clayton Mark Hall Still Water Foundation Alice Rogers Aynesworth Jordan Seibert Melba and Ted Whatley Susanne and Eric DeJernett Amber Scanio and Al Koehler Dr. Jaquelin Dudley Judith and Stephen Daiger Merrill Davis and Nils Andresen Suzanne and Marc Winkelman Amy Blakely Eleanor and Ron Luke Julie and Scottie Jefferies Michael Rene Sanchez Syd Sharples Amy Edwards Elizabeth Birdsong Karen and Col Needham Missy and Jeff Nichols Taylor Ellison Angelic Poe Elizabeth Crook and Marc Lewis Karen Kopicki Cano Monroe Rathbone Terry Trudell Anna and Jason Near Ellen and David Berman Karrie and Tim League Nathan Warner The Cynthia & George Mitchell Anne and Mark McKinnon Ellen and Steve LeBlanc Kathryn and Peter Atherton Neil Wilson Foundation Augustine Frizzell and Ellen and Steve Mason Kathy Blackwell and Steve Scheibal Nicholas Goodwin The Moody Foundation Barbara Horan Elzbieta Szoka Katrine and Bill Formby Nicole and Edward Griffis The Sermoonjoy Fund at the Becky Beaver Embassy of France Kim and Kurt Buchmann Patti Maund California Community Foundation Beth and Lowell Keig Emma and David Manzer Kip McClanahan Paul Wade Timothy Ferriss Beth Sepko-Lindsey and Erica Lara Kristin and Greg Gish Peter Zandan Todd Waldron Jimmy Lindsey Evonne Atlas and Abe Zimmerman Kristofer Galvan Philip Hardage Tracy LaQuey Parker and Beverly Dale Frances Bennett Kyle and Noah Hawley R.J. Roberson Patrick Parker Carmel and Thomas Borders Gary Cooper and Richard Hartgrove Kyle Kinsel Rachel Manning W. Andrew York Carol and Chris Adams Helen and Jordan Levin Laura Fleischauer and Zack Carlson Rachel Muennink Waller T. Burns Catherine Robb Irene and Alexander Shoghi Laura Merritt Raina James and Doug Williams Wendi Aarons Charlotte Herzele Jamie and Blake Chandlee Laura Yates Richard Cofer William R. Dickson Chris and Francesca Beale Jane Schweppe Lauren Wolf and Matt Cook Rick Triplett Zachary McGhee Foundation Jasmine Baker Leslie and Jimmy Caplan Rita Millerman FISCAL YEAR Chris P. Jones Jeannette and Adam Chibib Lilly Ann Ortiz Robert Friedman Cile Montgomery Jessica Lahey Lisa and Matt Hickey Royce Poinsett 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

PAHOKEE (2019) The is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts AFS Grant Recipient Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com. Directed by Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas Austin Film Society is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. FROM THE CEO CAREER LEAPS FOR FILMMAKERS AFS was founded on the idea that our society needs an alternative to the corporate moviemaking and movie theater system. In 2018, our 33rd year, we made great strides with this vision. In May, Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas won the Best Short Film at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight for AFS is changing the conversation about film—who gets to be part of it, and what matters about it—through programs geared their AFS-funded film SKIP DAY. The AFS grant- toward film appreciation, empowering regional storytelling, providing access to the community, and stimulating the economic supported documentary feature PAHOKEE premiered growth of our region. at Sundance in January, 2019. “We are so indebted to AFS for fostering our development, exposing us to art, From presenting groundbreaking films to the public, to changing lives through the power of the camera, 2018 was a year of impact. and funding so many of our films,” said Bresnan. PAHOKEE (2019) Over 67,000 Austinites chose the ambitiously programmed AFS Cinema to see films from over 45 countries and from all eras of cinema history. AFS-supported artists won international acclaim and showed up on major year-end top ten lists. AFS was feted Yen Tan’s AFS-supported 1985 was selected as a at Karlovy Vary, a top European film festival, for our historically important role in supporting American independent filmmaking. New York Times Critic’s Pick and appeared on over Austin Studios was home to some 90 productions. And 700+ students received training in media literacy and production skills. 12 prominent year-end “best of” lists. “For a queer We couldn’t do this work without the support of all of our stakeholders, including our members, moviegoers, supported filmmakers, filmmaker of color like me, the inclusive support from tenants, students, and donors. You play the starring role in these stories and statistics of AFS’s impact. — CAMPBELL AFS has been so valuable and instrumental in the completion of my projects… I wouldn’t be where I’m at without AFS,” stated Tan.

AFS-Grant funded filmmaker Andrew Bujalski’s YEN TAN FILM FOR ALL SUPPORT THE GIRLS was celebrated on a number of prestigious year-end “best of” lists, including former Exhibiting 406 films from 45 countries, the AFS Cinema president Barack Obama’s. is the film lover’s home for rare, unique, global cinema in Austin. Through AFS Grants, Works-In-Progress screenings and other critical support services, AFS supported In March, AFS hosted the US Premiere of the restoration 447 Texas-based artists towards career leaps with of ’s COLD WATER, a classic hidden gem their film projects in 2018. from 1994, with the Cannes award-winning director in person. OLIVIER ASSAYAS SUPPORT THE GIRLS AT SXSW In May, AFS launched Doc Days, our first annual documentary festival. Three films featured in the program were chosen as 2019 Academy Award Nominees. 67,640 PROMOTING TEXAS FILM The AFS Cinema is a gathering place for the film ATTENDEES community, and filmmakers joined in person to present AFS continues to highlight Austin and Texas in the their work at 51 screenings throughout the year. This global film scene. In June, AFS was honored at the year’s special guests included , Jay Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, one of the Duplass, Lawrence Wright, the Zellner brothers, Robert world’s top film festivals, with a retrospective of AFS- Rodriguez, Andrew Bujalski, Augustine Frizzell, Anna supported Texas films. Karlovy Vary IFF’s artistic 90 Deavere Smith, Bette Gordon, , director Karel Och stated, “ and CATHERINE HARDWICKE PRODUCTIONS and others. his colleagues have been a huge inspiration to film communities around the world.” 2,384 JOBS CREATED CREATING OPPORTUNITIES The Texas Film Awards, honoring 1385 and Armie Hammer, raised funds for AFS Grants and AFS offered free out-of-school-time classes year-round, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM focused the industry’s spotlight on Texas film with $20.4m ECONOMIC IMPACT employing 8 filmmakers as teaching mentors, and offering AFS operates Austin HOURS OFFERED TO YOUTH stories in Variety, IndieWire, , an average of 65 program hours per student. Public, which offers and other key national outlets, resulting in 21 trillion community access to 850 media impressions. training, equipment and AFS provided essential professional training through a facilities. HOURS OF TRAINING robust internship program, which had 45 participants this OFFERED TO ADULTS year. Our video editing internship saw particular success, with multiple intern-created videos selected for distribution by the widely visited Criterion Collection website.

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