North East Area
The Film Friendly Texas (FFTX) program provides ongoing training and guidance to help statewide communities effectively accommodate on-location filming and market their communities as filming destinations.
Certified communities have attended a Film Friendly Texas training workshop, have submitted photo coverage of potential filming locations for inclusion in the Texas Film Commission location database and have passed filming guidelines approved by our office.
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Bonham
Region: North East area
Melissa Maxwell, Director of Tourism & Marketing
Visit Bonham
(903) 583-9830
info@visitbonham.com
www.bonhambedco.com
Lee Ellis, Film Friendly Bonham Liasion & Board Member
Bonham Economic Development Corporation, City of Bonham
lcsellis@gmail.com
www.bonhambedco.com/txfilmfriendly
Bonham Filmography (partial): Rayburn: Mr. Speaker (Documentary: 2020) • My Brother Jordan (Documentary: 2020) • Jonah (Short: 2020) • Lone Star Law, Seasons 1 & 5 (TV Series: 2016 & 2019)
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Carthage
Region: North East area
Cindy Deloney, Main Street Manager
City of Carthage
(903) 693-0160 (O)
(903) 736-2273 (C)
cdeloney@carthagetexas.com
www.carthagetexas.us/main-street
Carthage Filmography (partial): Broken Blood (2013) • Bernie (2011) • Within Us (2007)
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Fairfield
Region: North East area
Brenda Pate, Executive Director
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
(903) 389-5792
(903) 388-5703
chamber@fairfieldtx.com
www.fairfieldtexaschamber.com
Fairfield Filmography (partial): Night, Night (2020) • A Ship of Human Skin (2018) • Down Range Renegades (Web Series: 2016) • Wrangler Network: This Is Country (TV Episode: 2016) • ESPN Sport Science (Web Series: 2014)
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Farmersville
Region: North East area
Kevin Casey, Main Street Manager
City of Farmersville
(972) 784-6846
mainstreet@farmersvilletx.com
www.farmersvillemainstreet.com
Farmersville Filmography (partial): The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas, Season 2 (TV Episode: 2018) • Sacrament (2014) • Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack (TV Movie: 1998) • Gas – Or – It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It (1970)
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Greenville
Region: North East area
Micah McBay, Greenville Municipal Auditorium / Tourism Manager
City of Greenville
(903) 457-3126
mmcbay@ci.greenville.tx.us
www.ci.greenville.tx.us
Greenville Filmography (partial): Lone Star Law, Season 5 (TV Episode: 2019) • Murder Made Me Famous (TV Episode: 2018) • Technically Crazy (2017) • Misift Garage (TV Series: 2017) • Shell Shock (Short: 2012) • Fatal Encounters (TV Episode: 2012) • The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement (Documentary: 2009) • Almost Time (2002) • Boys Don't Cry (1999)
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Kilgore
Region: North East area
Ryan Polk, Tourism Manager
Visit Kilgore, City of Kilgore
(903) 218-6896
(903) 918-0645
ryan.polk@cityofkilgore.com
www.visitkilgore.com
Kilgore Filmography (partial): The Flu Shot (Short: 2018) • Everday Heroes (Short: 2017) • Because of Kilgore College (Commercial: 2016) • The Runners (2016) • Continuing A Legacy (Commercial: 2014) • Sweethearts of the Gridiron (Documentary: 2014) • Restaurant Impossible, Season 5 (TV Episode: 2012) • Due Date (2009) • Beauty Knows No Pain (Documentary:1972) • Strike It Rich (1948)
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Marshall
Region: North East area
Daniel Duke, Director of Tourism & Cultural Arts
City of Marshall
(903) 935-4417
duke.daniel@marshalltexas.net
www.marshalltexas.net
Marshall Filmography (partial): Tasmanian Devil (2019) • No Man's Land (2019) • Lone Star Law (TV Episode: 2016) • The Runners (2016) • Uncertain, TX (2011) • Skateland (2010) • Friday the 13th (2009) • The Great Debaters (2007) • Two For Texas (TV Movie: 1998) • The Long Hot Summer (TV Mini-Series: 1985)
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Mineola
Region: North East area
Mercy Rushing, City Manager & Economic Development Director
City of Mineola
(903) 569-6183
mrushing@mineola.com
www.mineola.com
Mineola Filmography (partial): Expedition Texas, Season 9 (TV Episode: 2019) • Man on Fire (Documentary: 2018) • Booger Red (2014) • Bigfoot Wars (2014) • Finding Bigfoot, Season 2 (TV Episode: 2012) • Due Date (2010) • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series: 2010) • Roy ‘N’ the Rev (2003)
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Nacogdoches
Region: North East area
Shelby Lero, Group Sales and Service Coordinator
Visit Nacogdoches
(936) 564-7351
sales@visitnacogdoches.org
www.visitnacogdoches.org
Nacogdoches Filmography (partial): Lone Star Law, Seasons 5 & 6 (TV Series: 2019 - 2020) • Five Star (Documentary: 2016) • Finding Bigfoot, Season 8 (TV Episode: 2015) • The History of Time Travel (2013) • The Daytripper, Season 4 (TV Episode: 2012) • One Square Mile (Documentary: 2011) • Rainbow's End (Documentary: 2010) • Mirror, Mirror (2010) • Sam Houston: American Statesman, Soldier, and Pioneer (Documentary: 2010) • The Long Summer of George Adams (TV Movie: 1982)
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Palestine
Region: North East area
Mary Raum, Tourism Marketing Manager
Palestine Economic Development Corporation, City of Palestine
(903) 729-4100
mraum@palestine-tx.org
www.palestinetexas.net/palestine
Palestine Filmography (partial): Four My Brothers (2019) • The Daytripper, Season 8 (TV Episode: 2016) • Revolution (TV Series: 2014) • The Great Debaters (2007) • The Blues (TV Series: 2002) • American Outlaws (2001) • Rough Riders (TV Series: 1997) • Streets of Laredo (TV Mini-Series: 1995) • Walker, Texas Ranger, Season 2 (TV Episode: 1994) • After the Rain (1987)
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Pittsburg
Region: North East area
Niecy Baum, Community Development Coordinator
City of Pittsburg
(903) 856-3621
nbaum@pittsburgtx.net
www.pittsburgtexas.com/249/Film-Pittsburg
Pittsburg Filmography (partial): Unwanted (2017) • Lone Star Law (TV Episode: 2016) • Patient Zero (2015) • Zombex (2013) • The Home Gardener (TV Episode: 2012) • Humans vs Zombies (2011) • Lone Star Struck (2000)
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Quitman
Region: North East area
Heather Trammell, Chamber Coordinator
Quitman Chamber of Commerce
(903) 763-4411
Heather@quitmancoc.com
www.quitmancoc.com
Quitman Filmography (partial): This Is Afterglow (Short: 2018) • Lone Star Law (TV Episode: 2016) • Youth and Young Manhood (Short: 2016) • Jerico (2016)
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Tyler
Region: North East area
Julie Goodgame, Director of Marketing & Communications
Downtown Arts & Culture, City of Tyler
(903) 531-1272
jgoodgame@tylertexas.com
publicrelations@tylertexas.com
www.cityoftyler.org
Adriana Rodriguez, Public Information Officer
City of Tyler
(903) 595-7248
arodriguez@tylertexas.com
www.cityoftyler.org
Craig O'Daniel, Multimedia Producer
City of Tyler
(903) 595-7247
codaniel@tylertexas.com
www.cityoftyler.org
Tyler Filmography (partial): Lone Star Law, Season 5 (TV Episode: 2019) • Texas Flip N' Move (TV Episode: 2018) • Man On Fire (Documentary: 2018) • Trane Heating and Air Conditioning (Commercial: 2017) • No Man Left Behind (TV Mini-Series: 2016) • Daylight's End (2014) • Storage Wars: Texas, Season 3 (TV Episode: 2012) • Little Hope Was Arson (Documentary: 2012) • Buck Wild (2011) • Strike It Rich (1948)
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Winnsboro
Region: North East area
Brenda Buck, Main Street Program Manager & Cultural Arts District Director
City of Winnsboro
(903) 342-3654
(903) 335-1410
bbuck@winnsborotexas.com
www.cityofwinnsboro.org/main-street.html
Winnsboro Filmography (partial): The Shadow People (2016) • Above All Else (2015) • Spirit Riders (2015)
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