Archive for the ‘Texas Film Production Fund’ Category
June 18th, 2009
TXMPA would like to thank everyone who participated in our Regional Caucuses, and a very special thanks to all the candidates who stepped up to run for the open positions in each Region! Below is the list of candidates for the six (6) open At-Large positions on TXMPA’s Board. Please take some time before voting [...]
Tags: Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production, TXMPA elections
Posted in Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Film Scene, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA | No Comments »
June 18th, 2009
Hello to Central Region TXMPA members! This is likely my last correspondence as the official representative for the Central Region of the TXMPA. I want to tell all of you that I have been honored to serve as your voice in this relatively new and important alliance of film industry professionals. During the past year, [...]
Tags: Jeanette Scott, Oklahoma Film Production, Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production, TXMPA
Posted in Austin Film, Filmmaking, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Film Scene, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA | No Comments »
June 9th, 2009
After months of acrimonious negotiations between SAG and the AMPTP and cross guild combat between SAG and AFTRA, a new contract has been ratified. For better or worse, and I personally hope we don’t look back on passage of this contract as the beginning of the end for both SAG and AFTRA, the SAG membership [...]
Tags: Austin Actors, Bob Hudgins, Don Stokes, Film Incentives, SAG Contract, SAG Production List, Texas Actors, Texas Film Commission, Texas Film Incentives, TXMPA
Posted in Actors, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Austin Actors, Austin Conservatory, Austin Film, Big Media, Bob Hudgins, Don Stokes, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Tommy G. Kendrick | 1 Comment »
May 21st, 2009
The Whole Shootin’ Match This is a rare opportunity to see a truly landmark independent film in venue other than PBS. Check it out and you won’t be sorry! Screen Door Film, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN’ MATCH WHEN: Fri May 22, 7 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM) WHERE: Jones Auditorium, St. Edward’s University (3001 S. [...]
Tags: Eagle Pennell, Lou Perryman, Screen Door Film, Sonny, Sonny Carl Davis, Texas Filmmakers, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN MATCH
Posted in Actors, Austin Film, Directors, Filmmakers, Indie Film, Lou Perryman, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN MATCH, Tommy G. Kendrick | No Comments »
May 20th, 2009
It hasn’t taken long for the poop to hit the fan over the new entertainment tax incentive program recently passed by the Texas legislature. As you may have read or heard, a film production company named Entertainment 7 has been at the Cannes Film Festival touting their upcoming production about the Branch Davidian debacle. That [...]
Tags: Bob Hudgins, censorship in Texas, Texas Film Incentives, WACO
Posted in Actors, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Bob Hudgins, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Friday Night Lights, New Mexico Film Production, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick | No Comments »
May 2nd, 2009
I’ll be reading the role of Tom, Terry’s dad in TERRY by Brian Schwarz this coming Friday, 5/8/09 at the Austin Film Society Studio. Here’s some more information on the series and on this reading: All readings free and open to the public. Discussion to follow readings. UTFI READING SERIES: Spring 2009 Co-sponsored by The [...]
Tags: AFS, Austin Film Society Studio, TERRY, Tommy G. Kendrick, UTFI Reading Series
Posted in Acting, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, UTFI Reading Series | No Comments »
April 3rd, 2009
Sometimes you get blindsided by the news. Such was the case when I learned that actor Lou Perryman was the victim of a homicide in Austin on Thursday. From KeyeTV.com: Thursday officers found the body of a man in a home on the 1100 block of Darvone Circle. That is south of William Cannon Dr. between [...]
Tags: Actor Homicide, Actor Murdered, Austin Actor, LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO, Lou Perryman, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN MATCH
Posted in Actor, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Indie Film, LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO, Lou Perryman, Texas Actors, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN MATCH | No Comments »
April 1st, 2009
Here’s the press release: The critically acclaimed NBC football-centric drama “Friday Night Lights” has been renewed for two seasons, with NBC and DirecTV partnering to bring the show to its loyal, and vocal audience, according to media reports. The renewal means the show will continue through 2011. Each of the two seasons will have 13 [...]
Tags: Filming in Austin, Filming in Texas, Friday Night Lights Renewal, Texas Film Incentives, Texas Film Production
Posted in Austin Actors, Austin Film, Friday Night Lights, Friday Night Lights Renewal, SAG, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Tommy G. Kendrick | No Comments »
March 27th, 2009
The productions on this list have all contacted SAG about the possibility of becoming signatory productions but some may not eventually go SAG. So caveat emptor, SAG members. Once again the list of POSSIBLE SAG signatory productions for Louisiana and Texas show that Texas is playing in the rough, with one arm tied behind our [...]
Tags: LOW BUDGET, SAG SOUTH REGION FILM PRODUCTION SCHEDULE, Texas Film Production, THEATRICAL CONTRACT, TXMPA, ULTRA LOW BUDGET
Posted in Film Crew, IActor, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Producers, SAG, SAGIndie, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA | 1 Comment »
March 26th, 2009
Professional performers present the first in a series of live script reads before directors, producers, agents, casting directors, and potential producers. “Feather in the Rain” by Alex Conrad Monday, March 30 6:00-6:15pm Network 6:15-9:00pm Script Read State Theater 719 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 512.472.5470
Tags: AFTRA, Alex Cord, Austin Actors Conservatory, SAG, Script to Screen, State Theater
Posted in Acting, Austin Conservatory, Austin Film, Directors, Indie Film, SAG, Script to Screen, State Theater, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick | No Comments »