Create a Location Gallery Listing

If you own or manage a film-friendly business, home or other property, it could be the perfect setting for a future film or television production. Your property must be in the Greater San Antonio Metro Area, which is made up of the following eight counties:

• Atascosa
• Bandera
• Bexar
• Comal
• Guadalupe
• Kendall
• Medina
• Wilson

Film professionals from across the world utilize our location gallery to discover San Antonio’s unique locations. Introduce them to your location today.

Create Your Listing

To update an existing listing, please contact us.

Tips for Taking Photos

Photo Quality & Composition

• Take photos during the day for the best lighting. Dark, out-of-focus or outdated photos may not be accepted for inclusion in the Texas Film Commission library.
• When photographing interiors, turn on lights to help brighten up photos.
• Filmmakers like to see the "big picture," so think wide-angle shots. Avoid close-ups and detail shots.
• Include at least one shot of each interior room. It may be helpful to stand in the corner of a room with the lens adjusted to the widest angle setting.

Showcase Your Location

• Take multiple photos, from multiple angles, of each potential filming location you are submitting photos of. A single photo of a location will not "sell" a location or adequately show filmmakers all that a location has to offer.
• Take photos of all structures on the property to provide filmmakers with a tour and a good idea of all that the location has to offer. This includes taking multiple shots of interiors and exteriors of structures, plus any additional or unique features of the property. It is always better to have too many photos of a location than not enough.

After Submission

Once reviewed and approved, your photos will be added to our office’s digital location photo database and will be available for viewing by industry professionals worldwide seeking San Antonio locations for their projects.

Approved photos are sent to industry professionals on a case-by-case basis, depending on their location requests. If a production company is interested in filming in your community or on your property, they will contact you directly. You are always welcome to call or email our office to verify any requests you receive.

If you have already submitted location photos to the San Antonio Film Commission, please contact us to learn how to provide additional photos. The more photos we have, the better we can market your community to filmmakers. There is no maximum limit, so the more the merrier!

Filming Considerations

Location Fees

For the most part, there is no set rate for filming on private property in Texas. Location fees vary depending on:

• The location budget of the project
• Scene requirements
• Duration of filming
• Amount of access needed
• Potential impact on the property (such as lost business, etc.)
• Other factors

Representatives of the production company will make an offer if the location is of interest. You can always contact us for additional thoughts and guidance regarding how to best determine availability, terms of use, location fees and pricing for on-location filming activity taking place in your community.

Student Film Requests

Our office encourages the professional development of emerging San Antonio and Texas filmmakers. Many film students or independent filmmakers have limited resources to produce their projects. We encourage you to consider these location requests, within reason.

Production Insurance

It is an industry standard and best practice that film, TV and commercial productions carry substantial liability insurance policies for the purposes of filming on private and public property.

This will be addressed in your community’s filming guidelines when filming is taking place on public property. When filming is taking place on private property, this will be addressed via a location agreement.

For low-budget student or independent films, we recommend you still ask the filmmaker (or the school) to carry liability insurance.