Texas Film Commission

What Texas Film Commission does

The Texas Film Commission is a state government division operating under the Office of the Texas Governor, headquartered in Austin, Texas. Established to promote Texas as a filming destination and support the moving image industry, the commission administers the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP), which awards cash grants to qualifying productions based on a percentage of eligible Texas expenditures, including wages paid to Texas residents. Grant amounts vary by production type and budget level, and are issued upon completion of an expenditure review.

The commission serves film, television, commercial, visual effects, and video game productions considering Texas as a filming location. Beyond financial incentives, it provides location scouting assistance, permit coordination, and access to a statewide network of film-friendly communities and production infrastructure. It operates alongside the Texas Music Office within the broader Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, and is under the administrative authority of Governor Greg Abbott.

As a publicly funded government entity, the Texas Film Commission does not generate commercial revenue in the conventional sense; its funding flows from state appropriations, and it does not sell products or services on a commercial basis. Its "go-to-market" approach is government-led economic development: promoting Texas as a production destination through the Governor's office communications channels, its own website at gov.texas.gov/film, and direct engagement with production companies evaluating filming locations.

Name

Texas Film Commission

Legal name

Office of the Texas Governor

Website

https://gov.texas.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Texas Film Commission is a state agency under the Office of the Texas Governor that administers the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) and provides location scouting and permit coordination services to attract film, television, commercial, VFX, and video game productions to Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Incentives and Government Economic Development Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Incentives & Rebate Monetization (MPADAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Set Operations & Facilities Support (Power, Generators, Site Services) (MPADAFAF)

Keywords

• Film production incentives
• Moving image industry
• Government economic development
• Location scouting services
• Production grant program

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP): The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) builds the Texas economy through attracting and creating jobs in the moving image industry, including film, television, commercial, visual effects and video game productions. Qualified producers have the opportunity to earn a cash grant based on a percentage of a project's eligible Texas expenditures, including eligible wages paid to Texas residents. Grants vary by budget levels and types of productions, and are issued upon completion of a review of the project's Texas expenditures.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Texas Film Commission is a state government division under the Office of the Texas Governor that promotes Texas as a filming destination and supports the moving image industry. It administers the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP), which awards cash grants to qualifying productions based on a percentage of eligible Texas expenditures, including wages paid to Texas residents. It also provides location scouting, permit coordination, and other production-support services for film, television, commercial, visual effects, and video game productions filming in Texas.

Product overview

The Texas Film Commission is a single government service offering within the Office of the Texas Governor, not a commercial product company. It operates as a promotional and incentive office for the film, television, and moving image industry in Texas, administering the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) as its primary offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP)

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Texas Economic Development & Tourism OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Texas Film Commission operates under the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office within the Office of the Governor. The Film Commission collaborates with this office to administer the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) and coordinate economic development efforts for the moving image industry.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• FilmLA (Los Angeles Film Office): Municipal-level film office providing permit coordination, location services, and incentive administration for productions in greater Los Angeles; a more localized but functionally analogous peer.
• British Film Commission: UK-wide film commission offering production support and location services; analogous in mandate but serves a different geographic territory than the Texas Film Commission.

Direct peers

• New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development: State-level film office under New York Empire State Development that administers the NY Film Tax Credit and provides production support services; offers a near-identical service mix to the Texas Film Commission.
• California Film Commission: California's state-level film commission operating under the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development; offers the California Film & Television Tax Credit and location/permit services, making it the most direct functional peer to the Texas Film Commission.
• New Mexico Film Office: Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department that runs the state's film production tax credit and location services; comparable mandate and incentive-driven GTM motion.
• Georgia Film Office: Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development that administers Georgia's 30% transferable film tax credit and provides statewide production support; directly comparable in mandate, incentive design, and economic-development positioning.
• Florida Office of Film and Entertainment: State-level film office within Enterprise Florida, offering incentives and production support services comparable in scope to the Texas Film Commission.
• Louisiana Entertainment (Louisiana Economic Development): State office within Louisiana Economic Development administering the Louisiana Motion Picture Tax Credit and production assistance; directly competes with Texas for relocating productions in the southern U.S.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TexasFilmComm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqTttg2CGGqDmMYR1S0q5Hw
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexasFilmCommission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/office-of-the-governor-state-of-texas
• Instagraminstagram.com/govabbott

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