{"id":357457,"date":"2026-07-01T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/357457\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:38:12","slug":"the-texas-film-commission-june-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/357457\/","title":{"rendered":"The Texas Film Commission June Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"meta\">July 1, 2026 <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/260600_Header-June-smallest.jpg\" style=\"width: 1500px; height: 300px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dutton Ranch Still\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dutton_Ranch_Newsletter_Resized.jpg\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 900px;\"\/><br \/>Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<p>A record-breaking premiere for a TV\u00a0series filmed in North Texas. Not a bad way to kick off the summer!<\/p>\n<p>Dutton Ranch, the latest entry in the\u00a0Yellowstone\u00a0franchise, is officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramount.com\/news\/dutton-ranch-is-the-biggest-original-series-debut-in-paramount-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;the biggest original series debut in Paramount+ history, amassing\u00a012.9 million global viewers in its first seven days on the service.&#8221;<\/a> It&#8217;s true what they say, y&#8217;all: everything&#8217;s bigger in Texas.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Texas_Fests\" name=\"Texas_Fests\"\/>Texas Fests Recognized As The Best<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MovieMaker 50 Film Fests Worth the Entry Fee\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MovieMaker_Graphic.jpeg\" style=\"float: right; width: 225px; height: 225px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px;\"\/>Not one, not two, but THREE Texas festivals made MovieMaker Magazine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/50-film-festivals-worth-the-entry-fee-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee&#8221;<\/a> list this year! We want to give a huge, Texas-sized congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/austinfilmfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Austin Film Festival<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fantastic Fest<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/elpasofilmfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso Film Festival<\/a> for this impressive accomplishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information on each of these festivals, as well as over 100 more, in our <a href=\"https:\/\/tx.reel-scout.com\/crew_directorylist.aspx?g=&amp;key=&amp;subcat=128,127,&amp;des=&amp;type=C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Production Directory<\/a> right now. Congrats, y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of film festivals&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Summer_Film_Fests\" name=\"Summer_Film_Fests\"\/>Summer Film Fests Are Just Around The Corner<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Rodriguez and Leigh Davis at the Dallas International Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR_LD_Festival_Newsletter.jpg\" style=\"float: left; width: 276px; height: 425px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 25px;\"\/>It&#8217;s getting hotter out there, so take our advice: find yourself a nice theater in which to soak up the A\/C and check out what Texas filmmakers have been up to recently. Here&#8217;s a few coming up soon you&#8217;ll want to add to your calendar:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Location\" name=\"Location\"\/>Looking For A Location? Look No Further<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Texas Theater in Bronte, Texas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Texas_Theatre.jpg\" style=\"width: 1600px; height: 1035px;\"\/><br \/>The iconic Texas Theatre in Bronte, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Looking for the perfect setting for your next masterpiece? We&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Our Texas Locations Database has information on nearly 4,000 different locations across the state, including over 100 different theaters, 182 ranches, 337 bars and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Filmmakers, you&#8217;ve got some homework to do. Follow the link below and start searching today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/tx.reel-scout.com\/loc_results.aspx?search=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Search Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Tex_Recs\" name=\"Tex_Recs\"\/>Tex Recs: From The TFC To Your TV<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tex Recs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/260600_TexRecs-Comp.jpg\" style=\"width: 1500px; height: 844px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for something to watch but can&#8217;t quite make a decision? Don&#8217;t worry, this month the TFC Marketing team has got you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/texasfilmcomm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasFilmCommission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to keep up with any and all future Tex Recs from the rest of the TFC.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Welcome_Sophia\" name=\"Welcome_Sophia\"\/>Welcome To The TFC, Sophia Santos<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Welcome to the TFC Sophia Santos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/260600_Welcome-Sophia.jpg\" style=\"width: 1500px; height: 844px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the Texas Film Commission, Intake Coordinator Sophia Santos!<\/p>\n<p>An El Paso native and an alum of The University of California, Los Angeles, Sophia was a Graduate Opportunity Fellow, completing her Master of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies while focusing her research interests on Latinx films, filmmakers, and communities. After graduation, she participated in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; Gold Rising Program and worked as a Research Fellow with the Academy Film Archive, cataloging underrepresented films and filmmakers into a database that would be used for film research.<\/p>\n<p>Sophia will be attending this year&#8217;s Plaza Classic Film Festival as a representative of the TFC, so say hello if you see her while attending!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Events_Horizon\" name=\"Events_Horizon\"\/>Events On The Horizon<\/p>\n<p>7\/6<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/event\/atxr-austins-ar-vr-meetup-7-6-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ATXR &#8211; Austin&#8217;s AR\/VR Meetup<\/a> (Austin)<\/p>\n<p>7\/6<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/event\/afs-summer-education-series-directing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AFS Summer Education Series: Directing<\/a> (Austin)<\/p>\n<p>7\/10<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/event\/cinefestival-cafecito\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CineFestival Cafecito<\/a> (San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p>7\/22<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/event\/lights-camera-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lights, Camera, Action!<\/a> (Galveston)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">More Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Job Hotline<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Film Commission provides the Job Hotline as a free resource to the public that lists current and upcoming professional film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercial, webisode\/web series, animation, VFX, video game, and XR projects being produced in Texas. The Hotline is updated daily when there is new or updated information to share.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/hotline\/crew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crew Calls<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/hotline\/casting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casting Calls<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/film\/hotline\/game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Animation, VFX, Video Game &amp; XR Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Texas American 250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Texas_America_250.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 74px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txafc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Film Texas Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Film_Texas_Logo_JPG.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 296px;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 1, 2026 Emerson Miller\/Paramount+ A record-breaking premiere for a TV\u00a0series filmed in North Texas. 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