The Texas Film Commission is excited to welcome Texas community representatives to the Film Friendly Texas Forum taking place at the New Braunfels Convention Center on May 16, 2024.
This two-day event will provide existing Film Friendly Texas certified communities with curriculum that furthers their participation within the program and will serve as an invitation for statewide communities to deepen their knowledge of the media production industries in Texas and begin the Film Friendly Texas certification process.
Additionally, attendees of the Film Friendly Texas Forum who have already received Film Friendly Texas certification will be among the first to learn all about our newest community development initiative, the Digital Media Friendly Texas program, and learn more about how to best ensure their community will be primed and ready to support Digital Media production in their area.
The Film Friendly Texas Forum offers professional development, networking opportunities, workshops, and panel discussions with Texas Film Commission staff and media industry panelists including:
How to Become a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community
How to Become a Digital Media Texas Certified Community
Benefitting From Sustainable Production
Making the Most of Your Community’s FFTX Certification
Identifying Incentives
Marketing Your Community
Community Based Film Festivals: A Conversation
A Familiarization Tour of the New Braunfels Area (Registration now closed!)
Opening Night Welcome Reception
Online registration is open, so be sure to secure your tickets today!
The registration fee for the Film Friendly Texas Forum is $125 (per person, plus Eventbrite fees) and includes: admission to the Forum, breakfast and lunch on May 16, admission to the Opening Night Welcome Reception and admission to the New Braunfels Fam Tour (please note: attendance at the New Braunfels Fam Tour is available to attendees who register to attend prior to 4/16/24. Registration for the Fam Tour is now closed.
The target audience for this event is community leaders who are employed by local government entities and will go on to serve as the designated Film Friendly Texas liaison for facilitating media production inquiries; media industry professionals are also welcome to attend.
Thank you for your interest in the Film Friendly Texas Forum! Please contact Michelle Habecker at the Texas Film Commission at (512) 463-9200 (or at: michelle.habecker@gov.texas.gov) with any additional questions.
The Film Friendly Texas Forum is being held in partnership with the New Braunfels Convention & Visitors Bureau.
