Let's Talk Ai With International Award Winning Creative Carlos Mats

Carlos Mats is an award-winning artist, accomplished entrepreneur, multidisciplinary designer, filmmaker, writer, director, photographer, professional diver, ex-digital nomad, event producer, and international speaker. Named "Young Leader of the Americas Professional Fellow (YLAI)" by the United States Department of State, as one of the top 250 entrepreneurs of the continent. In 2004, he founded Xchematic, an arts & technology studio as a primary creative outlet, and transformed it into his life mission with projects all over the world. Carlos Mats will be leading a talk on Artificial Intelligence through our newest (virtual) program PLAY AT HOME tomorrow at 1pm (CT). ⁣

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Tip For A Cause With Cocktails & Cinema

More than just a happy hour, Austin School of Film aims to connect, inspire, and celebrate cinema right at home with people from around the world. It’s free to sign up and although tipping is encouraged —there’s no pressure. Each event comes with a happy hour digital hand-out which features handcraft cocktail recipes, filmmaker bios, and more. They are limited in size to 30 participants to keep things intimate & conversations flowing.

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Ask Me Anything with Corey Kline

Every week, we’ll be dropping a video directly from our educators at Austin School of Film. You can ask them about their craft, classes, workshops, or even about what it’s like to be a filmmaker/media creator in ATX. ⁣Unfiltered, uncensored, and totally unique — you can download, stream on social media, and pause the content to enjoy & experience on your own time.

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NYC-based Japanese Artist Chika Teaches You Projection Mapping

In 2019, Austin School of Film partnered with Mappathon™ to bring the projection mapping workshop taught & created by accomplished educator and artist CHIKA to Texas for the first time ever.

We hosted 15 students from all over the USA (yes, really) ranging from professors, creatives, filmmakers, students, club owners, photographers, fashion designers and more. This was many participants first chance to take the workshop with multimedia artist Chika. On the final day of the 2-day workshop, we hosted a public showcase of their installations & talk with the artist herself. This Spring 2020, we’re doing it all over again and you’re invited!

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BRUNCH & HANG: ATX Women in Film, TV, and Creative Industries (RECAP)

What do you get when you put women across film, video, and creative industries in one room? Last Saturday, we hosted dozens of women within Austin’s film, video, and creative industries for our free quarterly meet-up that we (Motion Media Arts Center) produce in conjunction with other women-led/women-run organizations. The goal of our quarterly meet-up (which btw: are completely free & open to any area woman to attend) is to meet, connect, and learn about women directly in our creative communities. From emerging media creators and student filmmakers to industry professionals and those new to town ⁠— each event has a little of it all!

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