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Film Friendly Texas Sample Guidelines

The downloadable and editable sample documents below are intended as a potential starting point for use by your community’s leadership and legal counsel in crafting an appropriate permit application and set of filming guidelines.

Sample Filming Guidelines & Permit Application

An editable template for municipalities and counties to customize (as needed) to meet the Film Friendly certification requirement of passing administratively enforceable filming guidelines.
Download: Film Friendly Texas Sample Filming Guidelines and Permit Application (PDF)

Sample Notification Letter

A letter productions can use to inform businesses and homes of proposed production activity.
Download: Notification Leaflet (Word File)

Sample Neighborhood Signoff Form

A form productions can use to show cities or counties proof of notification to potentially affected businesses and the sites of proposed production activity.
Download: Neighborhood Signoff (PDF)

Production Crew Positions

A glossary of key positions on a typical production.
Position Definitions: View Glossary

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