{
  "id": 9180952,
  "title": "Austin Film Society Announces $300,000 in Filmmaker Grant Awards, Launches Texas Lights Funding Program (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/austin-film-society-announces-300-000-in-filmmaker-grant-awards",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:39:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/austin-film-society-texas-lights-1236872424/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Austin Film Society has announced more than $300,000 in new filmmaker grant awards through the launch a new film funding program Texas Lights. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, AFS’s grants support emerging filmmakers. The launch of the Texas Lights fund will provide cash for rising artists to create independent films. “Thirty years of the AFS […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}