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Welcome to the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission

Greetings and welcome to the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission’s new web site! Brimming with new features and up-to-date information, we invite you to come in and look around to get a peek at what Memphis & Shelby County have to offer film productions of all sizes. Take a minute to browse our location library in Reel-Scout, check out our diverse production guide, or get a taste of productions that have shot here and utilized our crew base over at Film Memphis TV!

Supporting Partners of The Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission:

Special thanks to Christopher Reyes, Sarah Fleming, and the crew over at Live From Memphis for their outstanding hard work in making this web site possible. Thanks also to content editor Jon W. Sparks.

The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission, like other publicly-funded film commissions in the U.S.A., works only with funded productions and does not assist producers in securing funding for projects.

The Film Commission's Website makes available hiring/casting information from third parties. This information is to be used as general information only. Although such information is believed to be generally reliable, the posting of the information on the commission website does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or solicitation from the Commission. Nor does the Posting imply any assurance regarding the accuracy of the information, the funding of the project, the completion of the project, or the payment to crew/vendors/cast.

May 26 - Memphis Film Society mixer

Thu - 06 May Written by Jon W Sparks

The Memphis Film Society is holding a mixer for local film people to network on Wednesday, May 26.

Local producer Ryan Watt will speak and take questions about filmmaking. Watt, co-founder of Paper Moon Films, has premiered works by Kentucker Audley and is developing "The Romance of Loneliness." Watt is also exec producer of "Daylight Fades" from Old School Pictures.

The free event is at 7 p.m. at Raffe's Deli and Beer Garden, 3358 Poplar.

For more info, go here or the society's Facebook site here.

May 7 - 'One Came Home' begins runs at Malco

Thu - 29 Apr Written by Jon W Sparks

"One Came Home": In 1946 John Mazilli visited Magnolia, MIssissippi to meet the family of a fallen war buddy. With his visit he brought hope and change. His visit would prove to be the change of a lifetime for so many people, including himself.

The On Location: Memphis Film Festival premiere on Sunday was packed and the Willy Bearden/David Tankersley film was roundly cheered. Now "One Came Home" will be screening at the Malco Studio on the Square May 7-13, playing four times a day.

Read more about the film in this Flyer article, and in this story in The Commercial Appeal.

May 6 - MIM, Indie Mephis present Tunisian film at Brooks

Wed - 28 Apr Written by Jon W Sparks

The Memphis in May International Festival, Indie Memphis, and the Brooks present a special screening of "Being Here," Tunisian native Zran Mohamed’s award-winning documentary. Winner of the Best New Middle Eastern Documentary Director award at the 2009 Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, "Being Here" portrays the perception between tradition and modernity through a collection of portraits of small-town inhabitants in southern Tunisia. In Arabic and French with English subtitles.

It's Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Brooks. For tickets and more info, go here.

April 14 - Indie Memphis: Found Footage Festival

Wed - 14 Apr Written by Jon W Sparks

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event showcasing videos found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman) will be on hand to host the screening and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

It's at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, April 14th at Malco Theatres’ Studio on the Square (2105 Court Ave.)

Admission: $10 per ticket / $8 for Indie Memphis members at the door.

Click here for more info.