Dallas & Fort Worth’s Film Commissions Won Big at the Global Production Awards

Caitlin Clark 11h agoDM

John Travolta’s director cosplay wasn’t the only topic of conversation at the Cannes Film Festival last month. If you’ve been paying attention to the exciting things happening in North Texas’ production landscape, it should come as no surprise that both Dallas and Fort Worth’s film commissions received awards at Screen International’s fourth annual Global Production … Continued The post Dallas & Fort Worth’s Film Commissions Won Big at the Global Production Awards appeared first on D Magazine.

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