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Texas Motion Picture Alliance
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Black and White Party Success |
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Thank you to all of our TXMPA members who attended and
supported the Black and White Diamonds and Denim
All-Industry Party in Dallas last Thursday! The event was
a huge success and we thank everyone at TXMPA who
participated.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation,
and the Trinity Diversified Film Fund Advisors, Tatiana Balazs,
David M. Burrows, The Campbell Agency, Dallas Film
Commission, Directorz, Joe Dishner, KD College, Linda
McAlister Talent, MPS Studios, Nocona Economic Development
Corporations, Post Asylum, ProACT, Gordon K. Smith, and
WaveMakerAudio. We would also like to thank Dallas Producers
Association, Oak Cliff Film Festival, SAG-AFTRA,
Women in Film.Dallas for participating as event partners.
SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUESTS:
Charles Baker, Breaking Bad, Chase, Good Guys
Barry Corbin, Modern Family, One Tree Hill, Dallas,
Northern Exposure
Burton Gilliam, Blazing Saddles, Paper Moon
Anne Lockhart, Battlestar Galactica, Chase
Tim Taylor, The Hunger Games
Drew Waters, The Lying Game, Friday Night Lights
Ernest James, Friday Night Lights, Jeff, Who Lives at Home
ENTERTAINMENT:
The Will Callers, Park Lane Jewelry, John (Doc) Strange and crew (Photographer)
We were thrilled to have the member involvement and representation that was experienced last week! More events and opportunities to participate in TXMPA will be announced. If you are not a member, and wish to join this important organization, you can register online here. More photos will soon be posted to the website – please stay tuned! Please contact Sam Carlson at 512-236-1001 or
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for any questions!
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Locke Bryan Productions Supports TXMPA |
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Like many aspiring directors, Locke Bryan began at the age of 22 in his garage with a dream and a $1,000 loan from his dad. Forty years later, Locke Bryan Productions, owned with his partner, Camille Bryan, has grown to become one of the largest production companies in the area with a staff of 14 and a roster of 150 creative freelancers. Locke Bryan Productions has served some of the largest agencies in the nation and created award-winning work for some of the most renowned brands in the world.
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Why LBP Supports TXMPA
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 The moving image industry is growing everyday in Texas, and the brightest star in this expansion is the gaming industry. It may surprise you to know gaming accounts for nearly half of the moving image industry’s budget in Texas. These financial figures are not just fun and games anymore, but driving our industry towards greater success in Texas.
The state’s feature film production varies from year to year, commercial and corporate production have a steady presence, however the new kid on the block has quickly come to the forefront of the industry in Texas. Not even 10 years ago, spending for video game production was too small to be tracked as its own category. By 2006, when the Film Commission began to track it, some $80.7 million was spent for production. By 2009, that total jumped to $234.4 million, more than 46 percent of the Texas total media industry spending for production that year of $505.8 million.
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Read More About Video Gaming
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Award of Excellence for Spiderwood Studios |
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Congratulations to Tommy G. Warren of Spiderwood Studios on winning the Award of Excellence in Animation from The Accolade Competition. The award was given for the animated short film Flight of Magic, which is Spiderwood Studios’ first animation production. Flight of Magic features the work of talented 2D & 3D artists; unified in a dynamic, next-generation workflow.
Spiderwood Studios is a state-of-the-art, full service production facility situated on 200-acres of diverse terrain along the Colorado River. The uniquely varied landscape and vast size of Texas, combined with an extensive wealth of talented local artists, make Spiderwood Studios the place to be for future filmmaking. |
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5th Annual Statewide Meeting |
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New Board and Officers Announced
(HOUSTON) — Texas Motion Picture Alliance members from around the state gathered on Saturday, July 23 to hear the latest news on the Texas Moving Image Incentive Program and updates on various issues affecting the media industry in Texas, and to vote on a new board and officers. Special guest Evan Fitzmaurice, Texas Film Commissioner, was there to speak.
photo courtesy of Alexis DeLee
“Since its inception in 2007, the Texas Moving Image Incentive Program has generated more than half a billion dollars and provided 61,830 jobs to Texans with a total economic impact in excess of a billion dollars. These jobs go to the growing number of industry professionals who live and work in Texas, in the mediums of film, television, commercial advertising and video games,” said Don Stokes, immediate past-president for TXMPA. “This program had done exactly what it was set up to do – to enhance Texas’ economy at a time when other states are facing major economic crises.”
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Read more: 5th Annual Statewide Meeting
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