"Your at home theatre for student films"

Why watch student films? The simple answer is that today's student films are not the grainy student films of yesteryear. Instead, today's student films are more dynamic, funny, thought provoking, and rich with creativity thanks in major part to the switch to and development of digital technologies. With this new era of student films, more films are produced on a faster scale. But where can students exhibit their work? Most films are shot, screened on a computer desktop or classroom, and then never seen again. Film festivals can only program a few student short films and most festivals occur only once a year. Where can students turn to distribute their work and audiences go if they want to catch inspiring short film entertainment? AMN SFS, of course.

The "Austin Music Network Student Filmmakers Showcase", was a weekly, magazine style, short film showcase that also highlighted venues across the central Texas region. While AMN SFS provided a home for the often-overlooked genre of "student films", more importantly, it was an internship program for university students to explore creative production opportunities by having them create the shows themselves. Each episode was directed, produced, written, hosted, and edited by students.

Since debuting in February 2004, SFS has garnered critical acclaim in its hometown of Austin, Texas, as well as nationally. And while the pool of student film is plentiful locally, films have come from far off places too, including New York, Los Angeles, and even New Zealand.

SFS is dedicated to bringing the works of these talented students to audiences far and wide. Though on the air for only two years, SFS helped to broadcast more than 100 student short films.

Produced by Triporteur Entertainment and creator Juan Garcia, SFS proves that with the new age of technology younger generations can produce ambitions projects with a sleek look, creative design, with a high sense of professionalism while providing a much-needed outlet for student short films and community reports.

AMN SFS was also part of the eleven year tradition that was the Austin Music Network. During its time, AMN was the world's only independent music channel.

AMN went off the air on September 1, 2005, along with all the independently produced programming especially for the network, including AMN SFS.


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