Spend your summer on the Texas Classics Film Trail! - TFC Newsletter, July 2017

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I hope you’re enjoying your summer; and if yours is anything like it is here at the Texas Film Commission, it is hard earned yet full of excitement for the future. Now that the 85th Legislative Session has ended, we want to thank the Governor’s Office, legislators, scores of state municipalities, hundreds of stakeholders and businesses, and thousands of you who work to make the industry thrive in Texas for supporting the TFC through the process. As a result, our incentive program is well-funded to recruit productions, jobs, and spending into communities all across Texas for the next two years. Needless to say, this success has us hard at work at the TFC.

Incentive program aside, there is still no state like Texas for making films, television, commercials, animated projects and video games. We remain in demand for our locations and the willingness of Texas communities, businesses and talented workforce to go the extra mile to make each production successful and appreciated! Here at the TFC, we will continue to increase production opportunities by meeting industry stakeholders to recruit new production and infrastructure, certifying communities across Texas via our Film Friendly Texas program; retooling our workforce training program so we can expand our crew base; and expanding our database of resources and locations contacts for productions. You have my word on it.

In the meantime, we ask you to join us in providing content makers with the best resources available anywhere.  Productions are making the Texas Film Commission their first stop for cast, crew, vendors, locations, and regional contacts, and as they look to Texas post-session, there has never been a better time than now for you to list or update your business, service or talents in the online Texas Production Directory.

Finally, we again want to thank you for your leads, locations, inquiries, comments, and your uniquely Texas support that helps us do a better job for you every day. It is an honor and a pleasure for us to serve our vibrant, talented statewide community.

- Heather Page, Director

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(Front to Back) Senator Dawn Buckingham's Deputy Chief of Staff Keith Elkins, Representative Scott Cosper & Sen. Buckingham's Policy Analyst Wilson Adams

TFC ON THE ROAD

Visiting the sets of The Long Road Home & The Iron Orchard
At the end of June, we visited the set of the latest National Geographic production The Long Road Home in Fort Hood alongside special guests Representative Scott Cooper & two members of the office of Senator Dawn Buckingham. The 14-week shoot for the mini-series employed over 150 crew members and our group saw first-hand how much time and effort was put into the production, including 85 building facades to look like Sadr City. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew on this achievement!

Just this week, we visited the set of the upcoming feature The Iron Orchard, which has spent the past few weeks filming across west Texas including Midland, Big Spring and Odessa. The project wrapped on Wednesday in Austin. Congratulations to the cast and crew!

Houston Film Commission's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase
On June 25 in Los Angeles, the Houston Film Commission hosted a special event consisting of the best Texas-made short films screened for Hollywood professionals. Coming to a city near you!

2017 Film Friendly Texas Workshop
On June 28, we conducted training with 43 community leaders in Waco at the Texas Rural Challenge. From Canadian to Beaumont to South Padre Island, these community leaders traveled to our workshop as the first step in certifying their community, and joining the 112 communities currently on the list.


Texas Classics Promo FINAL

JUST RELEASED!
TEXAS CLASSICS FILM TRAIL

Take a trip down memory lane with the Texas Classics Trail, highlighting 25 filming destinations from some of our most iconic projects, including Bonnie and Clyde, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year!

Embark on the trail


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NEW, RESPONSIVE WEBSITE

Try out our new-and-improved website! It's now easier than ever to find information about Texas film, commerical, TV, video game and animation businesses, and annual events. The new website is responsive to mobile devices, and it is accessible for screen readers for the visually impaired.


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