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  1. gov.texas.gov › film › pageAbout | Texas Film Commission

    The Texas Film Commission is your first stop for resources that serve the film, ... Texas Film Commission. P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-9200.

  2. gov.texas.gov › filmTexas Film Commission | Office of the Texas Governor | Greg ...

    The Film Friendly Texas and Digital Media Friendly Texas Virtual Workshop. Online | 9:30 am–12:45 pm CST, November 14th, 2024. Register Now

  3. www.austinchronicle.com › screens › 2001/06/15Thirty Years on Location: A History of the Texas Film ...

    • In The Beginning
    • Open For Business
    • Austin & The 'Anson Factor'
    • The Director's Chair
    • Blow Up
    • The Opposite of Average

    During the early- to mid-Eighties, well after he had left the TFC, Skaaren parlayed contacts from his four-year tenure as the commission's executive director into a successful screenwriting career, maintaining a lengthy and mutually profitable relationship with the blockbuster producing team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer -- for whom he wrote...

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    The commission, meanwhile, remained tethered to the governor's office until 1986, when it was moved to the Texas Economic Development Commission under Governor Mark White (it would later move back to the governor's office under Ann Richards). Diane Booker, one of Skaaren's original hires to the fledgling TFC, took over his vacant position from '74-...

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    Dallas' position as the state's film hub began to shift around 1986, when the city became known as a union town, prompting the television networks and studios to pull up stakes and begin scouting elsewhere for sources of cheap labor and talented crews. Budgetary considerations were certainly an issue, and for a time Texas lost films to more cost-ef...

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    In the fall of 1979, Shelton, then doing freelance photography, received a call from Skaaren, who asked him if he'd be interested in a job at the TFC as a location scout. The position meant reading scripts, doing script breakdowns, shooting location photographs, and traveling all over Texas. Shelton jumped at the chance, and ended up staying with t...

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    To say the move rankled some within the commission is putting it mildly. The tension was palpable, reportedly with much if not all of the TFC office siding with Copeland while an ambitious Saritzky, former director of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, decided to shake things up a bit. Rancorous feelings exist to this day regarding Saritzky...

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    With his six-person team -- assistant director Carol Pirie, production consultant Amy Cadenhead, location specialist Kevin Walker, film resource coordinator Shannon Wheeler, and office manager Robert Brown -- the office, lined with simple, black-framed one-sheets of everything fromMiss Congeniality to Tender Mercies -- hums with activity. Phone cal...

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  4. dallascreates.org › about-us › staffStaff - Dallas Film Commission

    Austin also runs the social media channels and is the lead producer of the Dallas Film Podcast. Sign Up for Our Newsletter. Sign Up. 1807 Ross Avenue. Suite 450. Dallas, Texas 75201. By Appointment Only. Main: (214) 571-1050.

  5. www.massiveactionmedia.com › post › austin-sAustin's Cinematic Essence: A Spotlight on the Austin Film ...

    Sep 20, 2023 · Austin's Cinematic Essence: A Spotlight on the Austin Film Commission In the heart of Texas, where creativity knows no bounds, the Austin Film Commission emerges as a compass for filmmakers and storytellers alike. Its role transcends that of a mere support system—it's the weaver of Austin's cinematic tapestry, stitching together the diverse landscapes, vibrant cultures, and untold stories ...

  6. www.linkedin.com › company › texasfilmcommissionTexas Film Commission - LinkedIn

    Texas Film Commission Government Administration Austin, TX 5,038 followers The TFC is here to help with your film, television, commercial, animation, video game & XR projects in Texas.

  7. www.tshaonline.org › entries › texas-film-commissionTexas Film Commission - TSHA

    Jan 1, 1996 · The Texas Film Commission, established in 1971, brought about the production in Texas of 114 theatrical and television movies over the next decade. The governor oversaw one state and six separate municipal film bureaus in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio, whose combined performance led Governor Mark White to ...