Program Highlight
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Austin Studio Tour: free media arts & film programming.
Join us for FREE analog youth filmmaking workshops and exhibition as an official 2026 Austin Studio Tour Community Partner this November, with two weekends of free programming!
Information and registration in English and Spanish.
Also happening.
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First wave of classes in 2027 are live.
January through March 2027 · 2026 classes are sold out
Check out our class catalog to see what’s enrolling for 2027 now. New workshops, the favorites you keep asking about, and a few surprises. Grab a seat early, the small ones fill fast.
See what’s enrolling for 2027 →
Welcome, new cohort.
Artist Access Program · Oct 1 through Mar 31
Our new earn-and-learn cohort started in October, joined by our returning seniors. Six months of time to learn, space to fail, and freedom to make work the industry doesn’t fund. Say hello when you see them around The Canopy.
Meet the program →
Film & Friends Showcase: send us your film.
Step 1 opens Mon Nov 2 · Step 2 opens Nov 15 · Deadline Nov 30
Our end-of-year showcase at Hyperreal Film Club, Dec 5 and Dec 12. Step 1 of the submission process opens Monday, Nov 2. Made something this year? This is where it gets a screen and an audience.
How to submit →2026 Programs Calendar
Everything we’re doing, in one place.
November.
Mon
Film & Friends Showcase: Step 1 Submissions Open
Sat
Austin Studio Tour Kick-Off
Mon
Intro to Audio Post-Production
Sat
Youth 16mm Celluloid Workshop
Sun
Youth Super 8 Workshop & Studio Tour Walk
Sun
Film & Friends Showcase: Step 2 Submissions Open
Sat–Sun
Imagining Govalle: An All-Youth Exhibition
Mon
Film & Friends Showcase: Submission Deadline
December.
Sat
Film & Friends Showcase
Sat–Sun
Intro to Cinema Cameras
Sat–Sun
Intro to DaVinci Resolve 19
Sat
Film & Friends Showcase
Sat–Sun
Intro to Adobe Premiere Pro
Mon
Holiday Film Social + Open House
Motion Media Arts Center admin offices will be on holiday December 21 through January 1, but studios onsite remain open for all Cinemaker members and registration remains open on our website.