Film

Senate Bill 22 allocated $300 million over the next two years for in-state film and TV production projects, and it invests $1.5 billion in the Texas film industry over the next decade. State incentives and the San Antonio Supplemental Film Incentive fund will give qualifying productions in the city an incentive boost of nearly 40%.

It is the longest-running Latino film festival. It runs through July 13.

Senate Bill 22 would establish a 10-year fund for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.

Senate Bill 22 would increase funding for in-state film and TV production to $500 million every two years, up from $200 million now.

Film productions are finding it more difficult to shoot in the Lone Star State because Texas can’t compete with neighboring state’s tax credits and incentive programs. But several proposals before lawmakers this year could change that tune.

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

Register on the Texas Film Commission website. The deadline to register is April 4.

After more than three decades as an actor, Matthew McConaughey told the Texas Senate Finance Committee on Monday that one of his only regrets is not making more films in Texas.

The festival has been a Park City, Utah institution for over 40 years.

On March 25, Salón de Cortos at UNAM San Antonio will showcase five short film selections from the U.S., Mexico, and Costa Rica.