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Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community Program

Like our companion Film Friendly Texas program, the Digital Media Friendly Texas (DMFTX) Certified Community program is meant to connect Digital Media professionals with skilled municipal liaisons across the state to provide local expertise and community resources.  Participating in the DMFTX program also fosters hyper-local Digital Media communities to surface existing professionals and attract new ones.  By completing and maintaining DMFTX certification, communities send a clear message to Digital Media companies and professionals that they are serious about attracting these forward-looking industries.

The Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community program is open to communities of all sizes and experience levels with Digital Media with the only prerequisite being an interest in cultivating these industries in your own communities.  The DMFTX program provides an elevated platform for statewide certified communities to market their unique attributes and resources directly to Digital Media industry companies and professionals.

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Benefits of Becoming a Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community

The DMFTX program takes a multi-pronged approach to set communities up for success in the following ways:

  1. Attract business opportunities.  First and foremost, the program is meant to show Digital Media stakeholders that your community is not just interested and able to attract their business, but that it’s a forward-thinking community a step ahead of the rest.  These industries bring with them highly skilled and highly paid jobs that can sometimes work from anywhere with remote/hybrid positions.
  2. Cultivate your Digital Media community.  By reaching out and making connections with existing Digital Media stakeholders and resources in your area, you take the important first step of coming together and charting a digital path forward in a way that is best for your community. 
  3. Educate residents about Digital Media.  Digital literacy varies widely from person to person in any given community—that’s an exciting opportunity!  By showing your entire community the importance of Digital Media industries in almost every aspect of life, you help each Texan close the digital divide and prepare everyone for a seat at the table of the future.

Certification Steps (Overview)

The DMFTX program has several certification steps to ensure our community contacts are well-equipped to handle questions from Digital Media professionals while understanding their unique business needs.  Please see a broad overview of the steps below:

  1. Establish an official Digital Media liaison within the community who works for the municipality, EDC, CVB, Chamber, or similar entity.
  2. Attend a Texas Film Commission-sponsored Digital Media Friendly Texas community workshop.  Click here to see any upcoming workshops currently scheduled.
  3. Register the minimum number of Digital Media resources (companies, crew, vendors, coworking spaces, or organizations) in the Texas Production Directory (TPD) based in your community.
  4. Create a Digital Media Committee made up of a minimum of three local animation, VFX, video game, or XR industry stakeholders that will meet with some form of regularity.  The committee will have ongoing objectives, and the Digital Media liaison will report progress to the Texas Film Commission.

Please click here for a complete breakdown of community certification steps, Digital Media Committee ongoing objective suggestions, an overview of quarterly reporting, and frequently asked program questions.

Join a Forward-Thinking Network of Communities

The Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community program also serves as a way for community representatives to connect with a network of other forward-thinking Texas communities who are eager to attract expanding industries of emerging technologies.  These flexible businesses and highly skilled creatives bring along high-paying roles that can lead to tremendous benefits to local economies.

As the Texas Film Commission continues to grow as a hub for animation, VFX, video game, and XR industries in Texas, our office will be able to confidently recommend communities within the DMFTX program as prepared and eager partners in attracting the creative industries of the future.

Additional Questions

The Texas Film Commission is always here to answer any questions you may have about the Digital Media Friendly Texas program.  Please browse our frequently asked questions about the program here.

Getting Started

Please take a look at the Becoming a Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community page for a complete breakdown of certification steps and learn how to get the process started.