Texas Film Commission

05/13/2026

Looking for a top-tier sound stage for your next film, tv series, or commercial production? Do you need a rehearsal space or stage for a music video shoot?

The Texas Production Directory (TPD) has listings of state-of-the-art studio facilities, all in one place!
They are waiting for your call and they will see you soon!

(Pictured: ATX Studios, Austin Studios, South Side Studios)

05/08/2026

This Mother's Day, TFC Marketing Team Lead, Steven McCaig, offers his TexRec pick, Terms of Endearment.

💐Happy Mother's Day!

05/04/2026

We love posting behind the scenes photos of Texas movies getting made. Having Diego Luna, Taylor Kitsch and Rhea Seehorn in them is a nice bonus.

(BTS from the production of “Eleven Days”, filmed in Huntsville, TX. 📸: Peter Landesman)

04/30/2026

The Texas Film Commission was a proud sponsor of the DIFF 2026 Filmmaker Brunch and Awards Presentation!

Congratulations to the Dallas International Film Festival on 20 years of celebrating, supporting and championing filmmakers.

04/29/2026

This past weekend the Texas Film Commission was proud to sponsor the 11th Indie Meme Film Festival!

From live music to powerful films it was an amazing weekend celebrating storytelling and culture.

Congrats on another outstanding festival!

04/17/2026

The Made in Texas interview series has hit a big milestone: our first international interview!

We recently sat down with Tokyo-based filmmaker Fumiya Hayakawa to discuss his newest short film The Night We Met. He shared his experience of bringing Japanese stories to life in Texas, shooting on film, why Austin feels so welcoming to filmmakers and more.

Follow the link below to catch the whole interview:

The Made in Texas interview series has hit a big milestone: our first international interview!We recently sat down with Tokyo-based filmmaker Fumiya Hayakawa...

03/27/2026

We're thrilled to officially announce that the City of Mercedes is our newest Film Friendly Texas Certified Community!



Located in southeastern Hidalgo County, Mercedes is one of the oldest cities in the Rio Grande Valley, colloquially known as La Reina del Valle. It's certification as a Film Friendly Texas community only makes the RGV that much more ready to support filmmakers when they come to town!



Take a look through a few of the unique locations Mercedes has to offer filmmakers and help us give them a warm welcome to the FFTX family.



Interested in seeing your community FFTX certified? Head to https://gov.texas.gov/film/page/fftx_overview to learn how today.

03/20/2026

Few actors have ever been more closely associated with the idea of Texas worldwide than Chuck Norris.

Best known for portraying the iconic Cordell Walker in 'Walker, Texas Ranger' for nearly 200 episodes, his work and contributions to Texas film will linger long in our hearts.

03/13/2026

We're so, so happy to officially announce the City of Lakeway as our newest Film Friendly Texas Certified Community!

Eagle-eyed viewers may have already seen Lakeway on both the big and small screen, appearing in such projects as "American Crime", "The Wendall Baker Story" and Troublemaker Studio's "Shorts".

Take a look through just a few of the Lakeway locations available for filmmakers to use and help us welcome Lakeway to the FFTX family today!

cc: City of Lakeway Government

03/11/2026

When you’ve been in the same office as long as we have, you end up collecting things you’d never have expected. Here are just a few of the most interesting objects and props we came across as we packed up for our big move.

02/23/2026

This past Saturday marked what would have been the 90th birthday of legendary Texas Congresswoman and civil rights icon Barbara Jordan. To mark the occasion, we sat down with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Angela Tucker to discuss her new documentary on Jordan's life and legacy, The Inquisitor, which you can watch now on PBS.

Pull up a chair, get comfortable and follow the link below to catch our newest Made in Texas interview.

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This past Saturday marked what would have been the 90th birthday of legendary Texas congresswoman and civil rights icon Barbara Jordan. To mark the occasion,...