OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS

Diversifying the industry doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when we build intentional and community-rooted pathways.

At Motion Media Arts Center, our mission is to provide access to creative and professional opportunities in film and media art. Through equitable education, hands-on training, access to facilities, and public exhibition platforms, we support emerging and established artists alike.

  • AUSTIN SCHOOL OF FILM

    With over 20 years of deep roots in East Austin, this award-winning public community film program offers a wide range of classes, workshops, and youth education in art, film, and creative technology. Austin School of Film serves approximately 2,000 participants annually through more than 150 classes and camps—including hands-on courses in analog filmmaking, experimental and foundational production skills like Camera Basics, Narrative Filmmaking, Documentary Intensives, Animation, and more.

    BROWSE CLASSES

  • CINEMAKER STUDIO MEMBERSHIP

    Cinemaker is a membership-based creative studio program that provides affordable access to production studios, equipment, and tools for artists working in film and media. Designed to remove financial barriers, Cinemaker supports hundreds of Austin artists each year by offering hands-on access to professional-grade equipment and space to produce their work. Cinemaker is committed to building affordable, sustainable, and long-term solutions for arts production in Central Texas.

    Studio membership

It’s that time again for Cinemaker Connect, bringing our members and supporters together to build what we can’t build online: real relationships, real conversation, and a creative ecosystem that actually feeds itself. This time, we’re serving it up under the sun with Culture Kitchen: Artist Potluck—a celebration of food, identity, and creativity. Bring a dish that represents you—your culture, your comfort zone, or your chaos kitchen specialty—and gather with the community that’s keeping Austin’s creative spirit alive.

This is your mid-summer reminder that community is the secret sauce.

Show up. Bring a plate. Meet someone new.