Welcome to The Roster.
The people behind the work.
Austin filmmakers, photographers, and media artists who learn, teach, make, and grow at Motion Media Arts Center.
Hiring? Browsing? Applying? Start here.
These artists make their work here.
↓ The full directory ↓Eight ways you can join us.
Take a class
Browse 100+ classes a year, or commit to the full Film Forward Certificate Program.
Browse → ✶Artist Access
Six months. Up to $2,000 stipend, free studio access, real mentorship.
Apply → ✦Artists in Motion
Your first residency. Studio, exhibition support, time to make.
Apply → ✶Two Artists × Six Months
Two local artists. Six months. No deliverables, no strings.
Apply → ✦Cinemaker Membership
Studio and gear for the working artist. Month to month.
Join → ✶Attend an event
Screenings, talks, openings, showcases. Mostly free, always open.
See what's on → ✦Become a donor
Independent artmaking, kept alive. Every dollar fuels the work.
Donate → ✶Teach with us
We're always looking for working pros to lead classes and workshops.
Get in touch →Hire local.
They know where to go.
Permits, locations, vendors, the right people to call. Days saved before the work even starts — and a Rolodex you'd otherwise have to build from scratch.
The money stays here.
Wages, rent, reinvestment — every dollar circulates back into Austin's creative economy instead of flying out with the crew.
You're funding the future.
Many of these names are emerging pros. Your project becomes part of their first major credit, their reel, their portfolio, their story.
The talent is already here.
Austin runs one of the country's most active independent creative scenes — film, music, design, photo, performance. No need to import what you can hire down the street.
Every dollar multiplies.
The creative-sector multiplier.
Every dollar spent on local creative work — film, music, design, photo, performance — circulates back through Austin's economy roughly three times.