Go Texas Film! After a lengthy submission and selection process, the Austin Film Society has announced the recipients of the 2007 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund.

After receiving a whopping 218 applications (the most they've ever received), the AFS has awarded 21 Texas filmmakers $150,000 in cash and film stock (nearly double the amount of money awarded last year, and by far the most they've ever given away).

The biggest individual grant went to June Lee, an MFA graduate from the UT RTF Department, who received $20,000 toward the production of his debut narrative feature Starfish. Houston resident Laura Harrison also received a sizable grant, securing $15,000 for post-production on her documentary Ant (which also received a $15,000 production grant last year).

Sadly, our proposal for a feature-length erotic thriller titled "Suspicious Agenda" did not make the cut. But we're totally polishing our presentation for next year. If we could just get Richard Grieco on board...

Anyway--now in its 11th year, the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund is a grant program for film and video artists in the state of Texas. Filmmakers who have lived in Texas for at least a year are eligible to apply. The program is funded through revenues from benefit screenings, private and corporate donations, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. This years' panelists included Sarah Price (American Movie, Summercamp!), James Fotopoulos (Migrating Forms, The Nest) and Rachel Rosen (director of programming for the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent).

Follow the jump for the complete list!

Loveolution
John Bryant
12 minute narrative
$5,000 post-production & distribution

Lo Que Daria Por Volver
Sergio Carvajal, Victor Carvajal
120 minute experimental narrative
$5,000 production

Dead Dreams Incorporated
Steve Collins
7 minute narrative
$2,000 Kodak stock for production

Where Soldiers Come From
Heather Courtney
80 minute documentary
$11,000 production

Stories from the San Ignacio Lagoon
Lucia Duncan
57 minute documentary
$4,000 production & post-production

Goal Citesoleil
John Fiege
90 minute documentary
$10,000 production

Corpus
Walter Glass
90 minute narrative
$1,000 Kodak stock for production

Naomi. Naomi
Paul Gordon
90 minute narrative
$10,000 production

Ant
Laura Harrison
60 minute experimental documentary
$15,000 post-production

Starfish
June Lee
90 minute narrative
$20,000 production

Supercollider
Deb Lewis
60 minute documentary
$6,000 post-production

St. Nick
David Lowery
90 minute narrative
$6,000 production

Mars
Geoff Marslett
75 minute animated experimental narrative
$5,000 post-production

Pigeon Impossible
Lucas Martell
5 minute animated narrative
$5,000 post-production & distribution

Evolution of a Criminal
Darius C. Monroe
80 minute documentary
$8,000 production & post-production

Gone to Texas: The Lives of Forrest Carter
Douglas Newman
80 minute documentary
$5,000 production

I’ll Come Running
Spencer Parsons
112 minute narrative
$5,000 distribution

DMT: The Spirit Molecule
Mitch Schultz
100 minute documentary
$12,000 production & post-production

The Horse Boy
Michel Scott
90 minute documentary
$5,000 post-production & distribution

Doodad's Moon Pad
Leah Sharpe, Jason Stout
30 minute experimental documentary animated narrative
$5,000 production & post-production

Optitronic
Arie Stavchansky
4 minute animation
$5,000 production & post-production