The Network Austin Mixer is a networking get-together where people in the entertainment, film, music, and game industries can meet, forward their careers, and share ideas and information. We are actors, filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, directors, agents, crew members, etc., and our Mixers are a great place to meet like minds, get different types of media projects going, and find out the scoop on new productions.

Our Mixers are free and open to people who work in or are interested in film and media, and require no registration, cover charge or membership. Just show up. We meet on the second and last Wednesdays of each month (except November and December) at 7 PM at Mother Egan's Irish Pub - 715 West 6th St in Austin, TX. We usually have guest speakers at all Mixers now. Sometimes we hold round table discussions, show short films, and pitch projects. Click on This Month to find out about our next speakers.

We do not offer postings due to the number of requests we get, our time limitations, and the fact that we are not set up for postings and don't want to accept some postings and deny others. To get information posted contact DAN EGGLESTON via http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/AustinFilmCasting/messages. His website is automated and set up for postings.

The Network Austin Mixer is growing and we would like to extend our sincere gratitude for the support we have received from other film and media organizations, their staff, their websites, the Speakers who have offered their time and insights, and you, the people who attend! Thanks… and grow with us…

Our past speakers have included Beth Sepko (Beth Sepko Casting), Bob Hudgins (Director - Texas Film Commission), Bonnie Orr (Screenwriter, Producer), Marco Perella (Actor, Acting teacher), Scott Meyers (Director, AD), Veronica Kelley-Albiez (DVA Talent ), Stefano Fabrizio (Headshot Photographer), Heather Collier (Collier Talent), Steve Prince (Actor, Acting teacher), Donise Hardy (Founder and Former Owner, Casting Works LA), Van Brooks (Actor, Acting teacher), Matt Dentler (SxSW), Barbara Morgan (Executive Director - Austin Film Festival), Steve Orr (Independent Producer, Attorney), Lupe Valdez (Acclaim Talent Agency), Barbara Brinkley (Casting Director), Charles Wiedman (Writer, Producer, Director), Natalie Schuessler (Austin Film Society), Andrew Pozzo (Writer, Director), Katherine Willis (Actress), Jeter Crutchfield, Kelly Williams, Linnea Toney and Alissa Ziemianski (Austin Film Festival), Sherry Mills (Executive Director REEL WOMEN), Gary Walker (Special Effects Artist), Byran Poyser (Austin Film Society), Deena Kalai (Entertainment Attorney), CK McFarland (Actor, Director, Writer, Teacher), Rob Nash (Comedian, Writer), Erin Franlkin (Agence Talent), Liz Atherton (Ciao Agency), Dallas Snell (Computer Game Pioneer), Jeff Stolhand (Writer, Director), Kat Candler and Stacy Schoolfield (Writers, Directors, Storie Productions), Marta McGonagle (Actress), Todd McMullen (Cinematographer/DP), Greg Zekowski (Director, Writer, Producer), Gabe Folse (Actor, Acting Teacher), Mark Stuart Lane (Actor, Producer, Director), Bill Kirchenbauer (Actor, Comedian), Joaquin Avellán (Editor, Producer), Ludek Drizhal (Musician, Composer), Steve Mims (Teacher, Filmmaker), Tom Booker (Comedian, Teacher, Writer), Sheila Steele (Beth Sepko Casting), Amanda C. Hall-Summers (Acclaim Talent), Janet Pierson (Producer SxSW), Ben Taylor (Actor, Writer, Teacher), Tommy G. Warren (Writer, producer, Spiderwood Studios), Mary Anne Connolly (editor, Austin Woman Magazine), Amy Maner (actress, producer, costumer), Brandy Rainey Amstel (writer, producer, director), Deb Bryan (Canned Peach Productions), Suezean Matarazzo (DP), Michael B. Druxman (screenwriter, director, author) and others from our round table discussions.

Please pass on information about our Mixers to your friends and associates in the film/media industries, and if you have a website associated with these fields, please post our website - www.networkaustinmixer.com.  

If you (or people you know) want to receive emails about our Mixer, request membership in http://groups.google.com/group/the-network-austin-mixer and visit it and this website to keep updated about Speakers and events.  

CLICK HERE to read an article about THE NETWORK AUSTIN MIXER 
in the August 5, 2008 Austin American Statesman.

IMPORTANT!!! TXMPA (http://www.txmpa.org/joomla/) is a nonprofit organization founded in Austin to become the advocate for the film, video, interactive, and digital media production industries in the Texas . TXMPA

• is committed to building a strong community of industry professionals and to support legislation that benefits our industry,
• is committed to educating the general public about our businesses and how we impact their lives through the hundreds of millions of dollars our productions pump into the economy,
• supports legislation that will provide competitive economic incentives for the film, video, interactive, and video game industry.

Incentives for the film industry are crucial to the survival of this industry in Texas and thanks to TXMPA and the efforts of thousands of people across the state: On Apr 23, 2009 Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill (HB) 873 by Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Sen. Robert Deuell, which promotes the entertainment industry in Texas by providing incentives for the film, television, video and digital interactive media production industries. "The passage of House Bill 873 is an important step in helping Texas regain its footing in the moving image business," Gov. Perry said. "With this legislation, we are strengthening our state's investment in a vital industry that not only shows off our state to the rest of the world, but also draws investment and creates jobs for Texans."

But there is still work to be done so Join TXPMA and get involved. That's how things get done in politics. Thank you.