Film

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.

'Designing Shakespeare through the Ages,' which runs from March 27 to July 6, will display paintings, sculpture, books, paper works from the museum's Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts, and theatre designs, including from San Pedro Playhouse’s 2024 production of 'Midsummer Sueño.'

Activities in March and April will explore race, gender, mental health, U.S. and Texas history, education and music.

The Latin American Film Festival of Dallas will run from March 21-23.