City Of San Antonio: San Antonio Continues Top Film-Friendly City Designation Streak

San Antonio TX

12 February, 2022

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Press release from the City of San Antonio: January 25, 2022 CONTACT: Stacey Norton, Department of Arts & Culture 210-207-6960, [email protected] SAN ANTONIO (January 25, 2022) – The City of San Antonio's Department of Arts & Culture and its Film Commission division today announced that San Antonio has been named one of MovieMaker's Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2022. This is San Antonio's fourth consecutive appearance on the annual list following the implementation of the department's Film Strategic Plan. Featuring 25 cities, San Antonio joins three other Texas cities on the list (Fort Worth, Dallas, and Austin) and is highlighted among Albuquerque, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto. MovieMaker compiles its annual list based on surveys, production spending, tax incentives, additional research and personal visits whenever possible. "San Antonio offers a welcoming film community and timeless locations for any type of project," says MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. "The countless filmmakers moving to Texas from Los Angeles and California should take a serious look at this charming, friendly, affordable city, the seventh-biggest in the country, for a vibrant and dedicated film culture and lots of opportunities to work." San Antonio's continued strategic efforts to develop its film scene, free film permits for City owned properties and diverse and accessible film locations factored into MovieMaker decision to include the city on its list. In addition, the magazine considered how the Department of Arts & Culture's new Individual Artists Project Grants Program, which provides $5,000 grants to San Antonio artists (including filmmakers) to produce new, original and high-quality work. "With increased demand for filmmaking due to the pandemic and how content is consumed at a rapid pace, San Antonio's talented cast and crew, diverse locations and free film permits are key selling points to productions," said Department of Arts & Culture Interim Executive Director Krystal Jones. "This trend can even be seen within San Antonio with local organizations transitioning to streamed or hybrid options for events that are typically held in person. They were able to make this pivot with the help and expertise of San Antonio's filmmaking community." A sample of notable productions filmed in San Antonio in the past year include: FX on Hulu's "Pistol" – Directed by Danny Boyle with talent including Louis Partridge, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Anson Boon, Emma Appleton, Toby Wallace HBO Max's "HA! Comedy Special" – Talent including Danny Trejo, Carlos Santos, Paul Rodriguez Motortrend TV's "Built for Business" – Led by Cameron Davies of San Antonio-based Cruising Kitchens and Davies Entertainment "60 Second Docs" – Featuring Becky Hammon TLC's "Outdaughtered" PBS's "Generation 9/11" VH1's "My True Crime Story" HGTV's "House Hunters" Facebook's "Hot Pants" For MovieMaker's 2022 list of Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker and complete details, visit MovieMaker.com. For more about filming in San Antonio, visit FilmSanAntonio.com and @filmsanantonio. This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author's own.