North Central Area
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Albany (North Central area)
Diana Nail, President
Albany Chamber of Commerce
(325) 762-2525
diananail45@gmail.com
chamber@albanytexas.com
www.albanytexas.com
Albany Filmography: Joy Ride (Short: 2014)
Archer City (North Central area)
Richard Shelley, Archer County Film Liaison
(940) 631-7515
shelleysranch@gmail.com
www.co.archer.tx.us
Archer City Filmography: The Highwaymen (2018) • Books: A Documentary (2014) • Texasville (1990) • The Last Picture Show (1971)
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Baird (North Central area)
Dela Pickens, Community Coordinator
City of Baird
(325) 854-3062
delapickens@bairdtx.onmicrosoft.com
City of Baird Facebook
Bluff Dale (North Central area)
Julie Smith, Manager
Stephenville Tourism and Visitors Bureau
(254) 552-1222
jsmith@stephenvilletx.gov
www.visitstephenville.com
Bowie (North Central area)
Cindy Roller, Community Development Executive Director
City of Bowie
940.872.6246
BCDB@CityofBowieTx.com
www.cityofbowietx.com
Bowie Filmography: Texas Flip N Move Seasons 5 & 7 (2016-2018)
Clairette (North Central area)
Julie Smith, Manager
Stephenville Tourism and Visitors Bureau
(254) 552-1222
jsmith@stephenvilletx.gov
www.visitstephenville.com
Clifton (North Central area)
Angela Smith, City Secretary
City of Clifton
(254) 675-8337
(254) 253-0146
asmith@gmail.com
www.cityofclifton.org
Clifton Filmography: Deathmension (Short: 2018) • Mysteries (Short: 2017) • Amerigeddon (2016) • Passing By (Short: 2000)
Corsicana (North Central area)
Amy Tidwell, Tourism & Main Street Program Director
City of Corsicana
(903) 654-4851
atidwell@corsicanatx.gov
www.cityofcorsicana.com
Robert Johnson, Chief of Police
City of Corsicana
(903) 654-4900
rjohnson@ci.corsicana.tx.us
www.cityofcorsicana.com/386/Police
Corsicana Filmography: Night, Night (2020) • Cheer (TV Episode: 2019) • Lone Star Law, Season 5 (TV Episodes: 2019) • Murder Made Me Famous (TV Episodes: 2018) • The Rotation of Love (2018) • Warning Shot (2018) • I Do (2018) • Field of Valor: Air Activities of Texas (Documentary: 2018) • Love Land (2014) • Texas: The Big Picture (2003)
Denison (North Central area)
Donna Dow, Main Street Director
City of Denison
(903) 464-4452
(903) 465-2720
ddow@cityofdenison.com
www.cityofdenison.com/main-street
Denison Filmography: The Survivor (Short: 2020) • Texas Bucket List (TV Series: 2020 & 2016) • Lightning Heart (Short: 2018) • Midfirst Bank (Commercial: 2014) • Sleep Now in the Fire (Short: 2012) • The Prodigy (2005) • House of the Generals (2003)
Dublin (North Central area)
Blanca Martineau, President Board of Directors
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
(435) 229-8369
chamberdirector@dublintxchamber.com
www.dublintxchamber.com
Amy Keith McDonald, Interim Executive Director
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
(254) 300-6263
chamberdirector@dublintxchamber.com
www.dublintxchamber.com
Julia Broussard
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
(254) 300-6263
girlsinger@sbcglobal.net
www.dublintxchamber.com
Dublin Filmography: The Voice, Season 8 (TV Episode: 2014) • Bottled Up: The Battle Over Dublin Dr. Pepper (Documentary: 2012)
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Dundee (North Central area)
Richard Shelley, Archer County Film Liaison
(940) 631-7515
shelleysranch@gmail.com
www.co.archer.tx.us
Eastland (North Central area)
J.J. Oznick, City Manager
(254) 629-8321
citymgr@eastlandtexas.gov
www.cityofeastland.com
Eastland Filmography: Expedition Texas (Web Series: 2019) • Texas Flip N Move, Season 6 (TV Episode: 2018) • Toadspotting: The Legend Of Old Rip (Short: 2004)
Fairfield (North Central 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)
Glen Rose (North Central area)
Kelly Harris, Director
Glen Rose Somervell County Convention & Visitors Bureau
(254) 897-3081
kelly.harris@co.somervell.tx.us
www.exploreglenrose.org
Glen Rose Filmography (partial): Till Death (2020) • Texas Flip N Move, Seasons 6-9 (TV Series: 2017 - 2019) • T-Rex BBC Documentary Series (TV Episode: 2017) • The Daytripper, Season 8 (TV Episode: 2016) • Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown (TV Episode: 2013) • Carried Away (2009) • Hell's Fury: Wanted Dead or Alive (2009) • Jurassic Fight Club (TV Series: 2008) • Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures (TV Episode: 1998)
Graham (North Central area)
Anne Street Skipper, Graham Film Liaison
(940) 549-3292
askip13@gmail.com
Melanie “Mutt” Wenninger
Graham Regional Theatre
(940) 532-1252
mutt@grahamregionaltheatre.com
www.grahamregionaltheatre.com
Cathy Partridge, CEO
Graham Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau
(940) 549-3355
(214) 395-2288
cathy@grahamtexas.org
www.visitgrahamtexas.com
Graham Filmography: Lone Star Law, Season 5 (TV Episode: 2019) • The Highwaymen (2018) Texas Flip N Move, Season 6 (TV Episode: 2018) • Road Rivals (TV Episode: 2015) • Good Grief (Short: 2014) • Oil, Sweat & Rigs (TV Episode: 2007)
Granbury (North Central area)
Kristen Gibson, Sales Manager & Assistant Director
Granbury Convention & Visitors Bureau
(817) 573-5548 (o)
(817) 894-9141 (c)
kgibson@granbury.org
www.visitgranbury.com
Granbury Filmography: God's Here (2024) • We're Here (TV Episode: 2022) • 1883 (TV Series: 2021-2022) • Cash Pad (TV Episode: 2019) • Downed: Behind Enemy Lines (Documentary: 2019) • The Dark and the Wicked (2019) • The Daytripper (TV Episode: 2015) • Valley Peaks (2009) • The Legend of Hell's Gate (2009) • Mouth of Caddo (Short: 2008)
Hamilton (North Central area)
Jamie L. LaDuke, Executive Director
Hamilton Economic Development Corporation
(254) 386-5954
edc@hamiltontexas.com
www.hamiltontexas.com
Hamilton Filmography: The Judgment of Weeping Mary (2008) • Angel's Story (Short: 2008) • Los Encinos (Short: 2008)
Henrietta (North Central area)
Rick Langford, Economic Development Director
City of Henrietta / Henrietta Growth Corporation
(940) 781-7618
rlangford@cohtx.com
www.cityofhenrietta.com
Hico (North Central area)
Linda Sterne, Hico Film Liaison
(469) 231-7551
lhsterne@gmail.com
www.visithicotexas.com
Hico Filmography: Texas Flip N Move, Season 6 (TV Episode: 2018) • The Day Tripper, Season 9 (TV Episode: 2018) • Highway Cowboys (TV Episode: 2014) • Lentil Soup (2013)
Hillsboro (North Central area)
Vance Lipsey
Community Development Coordinator, City of Hillsboro
(254) 582-3271 ext. 2416
vlipsey@hillsborotx.org
www.hillsboromainstreet.org
Hillsboro Filmography: Throttle Out (TV Episode: 2019) • Expedition Texas, Season 8 (Web Series: 2019) • The Vast of Night (2016) • The Day Tripper (TV Series: 2016) • Fixer Upper (TV Series: 2015) • Museums of the Heartland (TV Movie: 2011) • Bottle Rocket (1996)
Mankins (North Central area)
Richard Shelley, Archer County Film Liaison
(940) 631-7515
shelleysranch@gmail.com
www.co.archer.tx.us
Mexia (North Central area)
Joshua Barron, City Manager
City of Mexia
(254) 562-4100
j.barron@cityofmexia.com
mexia@cityofmexia.com
www.cityofmexia.com
Mexia Filmography: Miel San Marcos & Christine D Clario "Mi Libertado" (Music Video: 2020) • Don't Look in the Basement 2 (2015) • Toxin: 700 Days Left on Earth (2015) • The Highway of Death (2015) • Dark Roots: The Unauthorized Anna Nicole (2003)
Miles (North Central area)
Jane Jeschke, Council Member
City of Miles
(325) 234-7727
janejes@aol.com
www.milestexas.com/index.php
Miles Filmography: Bud (2024) • The Last Horch (Documentary: 2008) • Texas Country Reporter (TV Episode: 2000)
Mineral Wells (North Central area)
Rose Jordan, Director of Tourism & Marketing
Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
(940) 325-2557 (O)
(682) 225-3315 (C)
rose@mineralwellstx.com
www.visitmineralwells.org
Mineral Wells Filmography: Texas Size Medium (TV Series: 2019) • Achievement Haunter (Web Series: 2018) • My Lottery Dream Home (TV Episode: 2017) • Three Days in August (2016) • Daylight's End (2016) • Backtrax: Traveling Across America (Documentary: 2012) • Storage Wars: Texas (TV Episode: 2012) • The Daytripper (TV Episode: 2010) • Wolf Brand Chili (Commercial: 2010) • Prison Break (TV Episode: 2007)
Morgan Mill (North Central area)
Julie Smith, Manager
Stephenville Tourism and Visitors Bureau
(254) 552-1222
jsmith@stephenvilletx.gov
www.visitstephenville.com
Nocona (North Central area)
Cheryl Johnson, Interim Director
Nocona Chamber of Commerce
(940) 825-3526
noconachamber1@nocona.org
www.nocona.org
Nocona Filmography: The Daytripper, Season 9 (TV Episode: 2018) • Yeti Cooler (Commercial: 2015) • Garage Gold - Texas Home Run (TV Episode: 2015)
Robinson (North Central area)
Destiny DeLillo, Director of Public Information and Communications
City of Robinson
(254) 662-1415
d.delillo@robinsontexas.org
www.robinsontexas.org
Robinson Filmography: Fixer Upper, Season 1 (TV Episode: 2014) • Wounded (2012) • Cowboy and Lucky The Last Stand (2012) • Action U.S.A. (1989)
Roscoe (North Central area)
Cody Thompson, City Manager
City of Roscoe
(325) 766-3871
codymt81@hotmail.com
www.roscoetx.com
Roscoe Filmography: Wolf Brand Chili (Commercial: 2010)
Saint Jo (North Central area)
Van John Rippstein, Chamber Film Liaison
Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce
(940) 500-5008
blackhorsegroup263@gmail.com
www.saintjochamber.com
Saint Jo Filmography:“Seasons of Gray” (2013) & “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team – Season 9” (2014)
Seymour (North Central area)
Lauren Bush, Senior Economic Development Director
City of Seymour
(940) 889-3148
lbush@cityofseymour.org
www.cityofseymour.org
Stephenville (North Central area)
Ashley Thomas, Manager
Stephenville Main Street
(254) 552-1222
athomas@stephenville.gov
www.stephenvilletx.gov
Stephenville Filmography: It's My Backyard (TV Series: 2015) • The Day Tripper, Season 4 (TV Series: 2012) • Escape to the Wild (TV Episode: 2010) • An Acrid Yarn (Feature: 2010) • Dancing with the Stars (TV Episode: 2009) • 4th and Goal (Feature: 2009) • Bull Riders: Chasing the Dream (Documentary: 1997)
Vernon (North Central area)
Kathy Craighead, Executive Director
Vernon Chamber of Commerce
(940) 552-2564
chamber@vernoncoc.org
www.vernontexas.info
Darell Kennon, City Manager
City of Vernon
(940) 552-2581
citymanager@vernontx.gov
www.vernontx.gov/236/Film-Friendly
Veronon Filmography: Great American Wheat Harvest (Documentary: 2013) • Health Mart Vernon (Commercial: 2009) • Hud (1963)
Waco (North Central area)
Susan Morton, Tourism Manager
Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau
(254) 750-8610 (O)
susanm@wacotx.gov
www.wacoheartoftexas.com/film
Waco Filmography: Lone Star Law, Season 5 (TV Episode: 2019) • The Old Man And The Gun (2018) • Fixer Upper, Seasons 1-5 (TV Series: 2013 - 2018) • Wood Work (TV Series: 2017) • What About Waco (Documentary: 2017) • Blur Circle (2015) • Bottled Up: The Battle Over Dublin Dr. Pepper (Documentary: 2014) • The Tree of Life (2011) • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Episode: 2008) • Bottle Rocket (1996)
Wichita Falls (North Central area)
Lindsay Lewis, Director
Wichita Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau
(940) 716-5553
lindsay.lewis@wichitafallstx.gov
www.wichitafalls.org
Wichita Falls Filmography: Lone Star Law (TV Episode: 2016) • Mighty Planes, Season 3 (TV Episode: 2014) • Ride Texas (Documentary: 2013) • Single And Dealing With It (2013) • Painted Hero (1997) • Texasville (1990) • The Last Picture Show (1971) • Ole Rex (1961)
Whitewright (North Central area)
Olivia Hutchison, Secretary
Whitewright Area Chamber Commerce
(903) 364-2000
chamber@whitewright.org
www.whitewright.org
Whitewright Filmography: Lone Star Law (TV Episode: 2016) • The Liberators (2016) • Red Wing (2013) • Interstate Batteries (Commercial: 2013) • Soul Flyers (2008)