Archive for the ‘TXMPA’ Category
September 22nd, 2008
WHAT: The Network Austin Mixer WHEN: Wednesday September 24 – Speakers at 7 PM — Network Till Late WHERE: Mother Egan‚s Irish Pub – 715 West 6th St. Austin, TX WHO: Everyone involved in film and media… and YOU! SPEAKERS: A Panel of Speakers from THE ALLIANCE * Donise Hardy, President, Talent Works-USA * Veronica [...]
Tags: Austin Actors, DONISE HARDY, HEATHER COLLIER, LIZ ATHERTON, NETWORK AUSTIN MIXER, SAG Actors, Texas Actors, THE ALLIANCE, Tommy G. Kendrick
Posted in Acting, Acting Coaches, Actor, Actors, AFTRA, Agent, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Callbacks, Casting Notices, Commercials, Directors, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, IActor, Indie Film, New Mexico Film Production, Residuals, Right to Work, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Self Promotion, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA | No Comments »
September 10th, 2008
Okay, actors. Whether you’re SAG, Non-SAG, SAG-Eligible or anywhere in between, you need to get involved by joining the TXMPA. If WE don’t achieve a significant increase in our state film incentive program in the upcoming legislative session, our TEXAS film industry is going to be further decimated. At that point the decision actors will [...]
Tags: LOSING TEXAS FILM INDUSTRY, Texas Film Incentives, Texas Film Production, TXMPA
Posted in Actors, Auditions, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Callbacks, Commercials, Directors, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Friday Night Lights, IActor, Indie Film, New Mexico Film Production, Producers, Residuals, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, TXMPA | No Comments »
September 1st, 2008
ACTING OUT of STATE by Craig Berlin Founding Board Member (Retired) Texas Motion Picture Alliance http://www.txmpa.org Acting is something close to my heart. Talent does not guarantee success and even though I did a lot of acting in high school and college, I opted to go behind the camera as a career because it felt [...]
Tags: Louisiana Film, Michigan Film, New Mexico Film, Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production
Posted in Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Hollywood, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Prison Break, Residuals, Right to Work, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA, Villa Muse, Whip It! | 2 Comments »
August 23rd, 2008
Here’s an excellent article on state film incentives from Indy.com In Texas we are HOPING to get the legislature to increase our incentive from the current dead in the water 5% to a comparatively modest 15%. We are hoping that the existing infrastructure will make 15% more competitive. So far, 15% hasn’t primed the pump [...]
Tags: Indiana Film Incentives, Louisiana Film Incentives, New Mexico Film Incentives, Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production Fund
Posted in Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Directors, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Producers, Residuals, SAG, SAGIndie, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, TXMPA | No Comments »
July 25th, 2008
The following columm appears in The Dallas Morning News Online 08:49 AM CDT on Friday, July 25, 2008 By JOE O’CONNELL / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News filmnewsbyjoe at yahoo.com Don Stokes skipped junior- high classes to watch Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway succumb to a spray of bullets as Bonnie and Clyde. [...]
Tags: Austin Film Production, Don Stokes, Texas Film Incentives, Texas Film Production, TXMPA
Posted in Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Commercials, Don Stokes, Film Crew, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Producers, Right to Work, SAG, Tax Incentives, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, TXMPA | No Comments »
