TXMPA’s SPAGHETTI WESTERN II: HOLIDAY HOEDOWN
Friday, December 11, 2009
Star Hill Ranch in Bee Cave
Austin, Texas
$50 TXMPA Members / $60 General Admission
*includes dinner, music, wine and beer!
About The Fundraiser:
Central Texas fundraiser party and celebration of the new incentives program. Once again, it promises to be the party of the season for film, television, commercial and video [...]

The Austin Incentives Workshop Luncheon – Food For Your Film.

Austin Incentives Workshop Luncheon
October 31, 2009
Omni Downtown Austin Hotel – Lonestar Room
Austin, Texas
10:30am – 3:30pm
$100 for TXMPA members
$120 for general public
(Lunch included)
Featuring: Attorney Hal “Corky” Kessler and Texas Film Commission Director Bob Hudgins
Workshop Details:
This is an in-depth workshop on how to survive legal and business pitfalls [...]

Below is a message from the President of Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA), Don Stokes. It would seem that word is finally starting to get out there and the applications for incentive financing in Texas is gaining steam!
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Early signs are good that the incentive is reinvigorating the moving picture industry in Texas. In [...]

Important TXMPA Meeting Monday June 8 in Austin, Texas.

TXMPA Meeting
June 9, 6:30 PM
Mother Egan’s Irish Pub (715 W. 6th St)
Austin, Texas
About The Meeting:
The TXMPA will be electing a new central region representative and alternate for the board of directors. If you have any interest in serving as the Central Region representative on the TXMPA board [...]

Branch Davidian Film Denied Tax Incentives to Shoot in Texas.
In case you missed the news, Entertainment 7, the company behind the upcoming feature film “Waco,” said this week at the Cannes Film Festival that the Texas Film Commission denied its application for tax incentives meant to encourage more filming in Texas, causing the company to [...]

Jettisode 6 – Texas Film Incentive Details (HB 873) and Airborne Artists.
In Jettisode 6, Austin, Texas Actor / Director Jett Garner answers a ShortFilmTexas community email from Chris L., of the 101st Airborne, about using his war time experiences as inspiration for future filmmaking projects.
And with the recent passing of HB 873, Jett talked with [...]

Texas Film Incentives News – Govenor Rick Perry Signs HB 873
Today, April 23, 2009, Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill (HB) 873 by Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Sen. Robert Deuell, which promotes the entertainment industry in Texas by providing incentives for the film, television, video and digital interactive media production industries.
“The passage of House Bill [...]

Tentative Approval Given By Texas House For Film Incentives Bill.

The Texas House has tentatively approved its first substantive bill this session — a measure designed to help lure movie and television productions to the state. The House gave tentative approval to a bill by Rep. Dawnna Dukes, an Austin Democrat, that will give the state [...]