Tom Copeland Archives • The Austin Chronicle

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Memorial Announced for Film Giant Tom Copeland

Former Texas Film Commission head oversaw massive growth in industry

by Richard Whittaker June 13, 2024September 30, 2025

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Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies

Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday

by Richard Whittaker April 10, 2024September 30, 2025

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Five Texas Tales at Austin Film Festival

Stories inspired by and made in the Lone Star State

by Richard Whittaker October 26, 2023September 30, 2025

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Film News

Incentives update, Linklater’s baseball film, and what Tom Copeland’s been up to

by Joe O'Connell April 24, 2009September 30, 2025

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Film News

Reporting from the starting line of the SXSW marathon

by Joe O'Connell February 24, 2006September 30, 2025

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Film News

Kadeem Hardison is in for ‘The Cassidy Kids’; plus, ‘Poodle Dog Lounge,’ ‘Rescue Me,’ ‘Mexican Sunrise,’ and more

by Joe O'Connell August 5, 2005September 30, 2025

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Film News

The Texas Film Commission copes with big departure; plus, Kat Candler, shooting updates, and casting calls

by Joe O'Connell July 8, 2005September 30, 2025

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Short Cuts

Dobie goes digital, understanding Sikhism, and Tom Copeland celebrates two decades at the Texas Film Commission.

by Marc Savlov April 25, 2003September 30, 2025

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Migrating North

The Texas film industry — and the whole of the U.S. — feels the burn of runaway production to Canada and beyond

by Marc Savlov October 4, 2002September 30, 2025

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The Austin film community appears ready to rumble as the Austin Film Office (under the aegis of the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau) files suit against the Austin Film Commission, whose name and mission statement the AFO thinks is too close for comfort.

by Marc Savlov May 3, 2002September 30, 2025

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Editor Louis Black praises the Texas Film Commission’s marriage of art and commerce, finds the Austin American-Statesman‘s coverage of George W. Bush’s European trip untrustworthy, and urges readers to vote in our annual “Best of Austin” poll.