April Newsletter

What do Stevie Ray Vaughan, St. Vincent, Trini Lopez, Erykah Badu, Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians, Dimebag Darrell, Norah Jones, Meat Loaf, Demi Lovato, Bobby Sessions, Steve Miller, D.O.C. and The Polyphonic Spree (just to name a few) have in common? If you said they were from Dallas, you’d be correct. Dallas has a rich and culturally diverse history that goes back to the roots of modern music.

List in our Creative Industries Directory

Our FREE directory is open and ready to list qualified freelance individuals, companies, and vendors that work and or service the Dallas-based creative industries: Advertising, Film & TV, Music and more.

We’re hiring!

The Dallas Film and Creative Industries Office is looking for a Location Coordinator to join our team. The primary responsibilities of this position are to scout and photograph locations for the location database, manage and upkeep the photo library and provide support to filmmakers looking to shoot their projects in Dallas.

From North Texas to the Grammys

North Texas took center stage at the Grammys! A dozen artists were nominated in different categories at this year’s award show presented by the Recording Academy. St. Vincent, a Dallas native, took home the Grammy for the Best Alternative Music Album. Read up on the nominees in this article by WFAA. Read the Story

Grand Ole Opry

Joshua Ray Walker made his debut on the grand Nashville stage. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nasvhille, Tennessee. Read more on Walker and his new album, See You Next Time.

Informieren Sie sich über die neuesten Veranstaltungen in Dallas und bleiben Sie mit unserem Kalender auf dem Laufenden.

52nd Annual USA Film Festival

Das USA Film Festival, das im Angelika Film Center stattfindet, hat bereits Tausende von Studio- und unabhängigen Spielfilmen sowie kurze Experimental-, Animations-, Dokumentar- und Spielfilme gezeigt. Reservieren Sie Ihre Karten für das Festival unter 214-821-6300 und treffen Sie einige der Filmemacher während des Kurzfilmprogramms des Festivals!

Video Arts Night – AURORA

In celebration of Dallas Arts Month, AURORA and Downtown Dallas, Inc. are preparing a month-long program of projections at parks and outdoor surfaces in Downtown Dallas. The events are taking place each Friday evening in April from 8 pm to midnight, at West End Square, Pegasus Plaza and the Dallas Arts District.

39th Annual Awards of Excellence Gala

The mission of Dallas Area Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWM DFW) is to advance the impact of women, young professionals and students that endeavor to work in the electronic media and allied fields by educating and acting as a resource to our members and the industry.

2022 Dallas International Film Festival Spring Preview

The DIFF Spring Preview is a weekend series featuring film premieres, film festival favorites and upcoming new releases from around the world.

Pistol – FX’s Pistol is a six-episode limited series about a rock and roll revolution, available exclusively on Hulu. The furious, raging storm at the center of this revolution are the Sex Pistols – and at the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Keep an eye out for the Longhorn Ballroom and shots of Dallas on screen.

Love Is Blind – The Netflix reality series, produced by Kinectic Content, has already filmed its third season and will likely air in the next year. The season, which filmed back to back with Season 2, took place in Dallas, Variety exclusively confirms.

American Song Contest – Grant Knoche represented North Texas during his performance on NBC’s song contest. Watch his performance here.

Fritz Hager – Fritz Hager, from Dallas, performed an emotional and intimate cover of Billie Eilish’s When The Party’s Over on American Idol. Watch the performance here.