Charming Texas Hill Country town Boerne recently received praise from Texas Film Commission.
On Thursday, the Texas Film Commission named Boerne as a "Film Friendly City," according to a news release from Gov. Greg Abbott's office. The governor states the San Antonio suburb completed the multi-step training and certification process to receive the credit. Boerne joins over 150 communities across the state in the Film Friendly Texas program, including the neighboring cities of Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Blanco, Bandera, and San Antonio.
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"I congratulate the City of Boerne on earning the Film Friendly Texas designation," Abbott states in the release. "As the Texas Film Commission celebrates 50 years of service, I am especially proud of all they have accomplished in helping communities, like Boerne, market their unique local appeal and achieve economic recovery through media production."
The Film Friendly Texas program provides ongoing training and guidance on media industry standards and best practices to help communities accommodate media production for film and TV. Film Friendly Certified Communities are trained to match local businesses with production-related needs and services while creating jobs for Texas-based crew members and residents.
Boerne began the process of becoming certified in early 2021, according to a release from the city. One of the requirements for certification calls for local governments to pass administratively enforceable filming guidelines to promote media production in a way that is beneficial to residents and industry professionals.
Representatives from the city must also attend training workshops hosted by the Texas Film Commission as part of a city's application process. Special Projects manager Mary Woods, with the city's Special Projects office, completed the required training and will be the city's liaison to the commission and visiting production companies.
"Boerne's Film Friendly Texas designation is a great economic development opportunity for the city’s businesses," Woods states in the release. "When film crews are here, they will stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores, buy our services and take the story of Boerne with them."
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In Boerne, film directors can set up at several locations, like the AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center, Boerne City Park, Main Plaza Park and in the downtown area.
The Boerne Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Parks and Recreation Department have served in the past as the primary contacts for visiting media productions and will continue to play an integral role in Boerne's group bookings and permitting efforts.
Some notable productions filmed in Boerne over the years, including 1973's The Sugarland Express starring Goldie Hawn; 1997's The Newton Boys, starring Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke; and 1999's All the Pretty Horses, starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz.
Texas-based TV travel programs like The Daytripper and YOLO TX have also filmed in and around Boerne.
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