Filmed in Denton

35 films and TV shows were shot in Denton, Texas, including Bonnie and Clyde, Armageddon and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

Denton County · 26 films · 9 TV shows · 9 companies

Shooting here? Film permits in Denton

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Named locations

Shot in Denton

Bonnie and Clyde poster — Bonnie and Clyde1967

What's Eating Gilbert Grape poster — What's Eating Gilbert Grape1993

Slap Her... She's French poster — Slap Her... She's French2002

Necessary Roughness poster — Necessary Roughness1991

Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? poster — Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?*1990*

Films

26 titles

Year	Production	Director
2017	Bomb City	Jamie Ryan Scott Brooks
2013	Micha	—
2006	Southern Fried Bigfoot	—
2002	Slap Her... She's French	Melanie Mayron
2000	The Prodigy	—
1998	Armageddon	Michael Bay
1998	Finding North	Tanya Wexler
1997	The Apostle	Robert Duvall
1996	Late Bloomers	Julia Dyer
1996	Night Vision	—
1994	Meat Loaf's "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" Music video	—
1994	Painted Hero	—
1994	Stealin' Home	—
1993	What's Eating Gilbert Grape	Lasse Hallström
1992	Fugitive Among Us	Michael Toshiyuki Uno
1991	Necessary Roughness	Stan Dragoti
1990	Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?	Jack Fisk
1990	Finding the Way Home TV movie	—
1989	A Matter of Honor	—
1988	Pancho Barnes TV movie	Richard T. Heffron
1987	Little Girl Lost TV movie	Sharron Miller
1984	The Jesse Owens Story TV movie	Richard Irving
1984	Time Bomb TV movie	—
1982	Split Image	Ted Kotcheff
1973	Benji	—
1967	Bonnie and Clyde	Arthur Penn

TV

9 shows

Year	Production	Director
2020	Bradshaw Bunch TV series	—
2020	Fixer Upper: Welcome Home TV series	—
2019	The Last Cowboy TV series	—
2016	Lone Star Law TV series	—
2013	Big Tips Texas TV series	—
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger TV series	Michael Preece, Jerry Jameson
1952	Industry on Parade TV series	—
—	Texas Flip and Move TV series	—
—	The Daytripper TV series	—

Filming locations in Denton

Statewide

Location	Productions
University of North TexasNecessary Roughness, Split Image	2
Kerr HallNecessary Roughness	1
Hurley Administration BuildingNecessary Roughness	1
Fouts FieldNecessary Roughness	1

Film businesses in Denton

Statewide directory

Company	Department	Website
Colectivo Creative MediaDenton video house making commercials, documentaries, narrative work and music videos, with editing and color in-house.	Production company	colectivocreative.co ↗︎
Denton Black Film FestivalAnnual festival, FilmFreeway submissions.	Festival	dentonbff.com ↗︎
Denton FilmIndependent Texas film production company.	Production company	dentonfilm.com ↗︎
Short Productions4K video, green screen, audio and post for the north DFW suburbs.	Production company	videosthatlast.com ↗︎
Square 205Creative agency with in-house filmmakers producing TV commercials, brand films, corporate video and motion graphics.	Production company	square205.com ↗︎
Square StudiosDenton production studio on W. Hickory St.	Studio
Thin Line FestFilm festival, March 2027: Feature and short documentaries of all kinds, music videos.	Festival	thinline.us ↗︎
University of North Texas - Media ArtsBA in Media Arts combining film and radio/TV, with student media outlets.	Film program	unt.edu ↗︎
UNT Media Arts FestivalFilm festival, April 2027: Student shorts, docs, experimental work, screenwriting, audio, promos, news and sports broadcasting, high school entries.	Festival	filmfreeway.com ↗︎

Schedule in Denton

Calendar

Date	Event	Type	Location
Nov 15	Thin Line Fest 2027 – Regular DeadlineRegular deadline for feature and short documentaries and music videos for Thin Line Fest 2027.	Deadline	Denton	Add to Google
Dec 15	Thin Line Fest 2027 – Late DeadlineLate deadline for feature and short documentaries and music videos for Thin Line Fest 2027.	Deadline	Denton	Add to Google
Jan 15	Thin Line Fest 2027 – Extended DeadlineExtended deadline for feature and short documentaries and music videos for Thin Line Fest 2027.	Deadline	Denton	Add to Google
Jan 27to Feb 7	Denton Black Film Festival 2027Denton festival of Black cinema: in person Jan 27–31, virtual Jan 31–Feb 7, with films plus music, comedy, spoken word and art.	Festival	Denton	Add to Google
Feb 26	UNT Media Arts Festival 2027 – DeadlineMain deadline for student film, documentary, screenwriting, audio and high school entries to the 2027 UNT Media Arts Festival.	Deadline	Denton	Add to Google
Mar 10to Mar 14	Thin Line Fest 2027Downtown Denton festival centered on documentary film, alongside music videos, live music and photography.	Festival	Denton	Add to Google
Mar 19	UNT Media Arts Festival 2027 – Extended DeadlineExtended deadline for entries to the 2027 UNT Media Arts Festival.	Deadline	Denton	Add to Google
Apr 23to Apr 24	UNT Media Arts Festival 2027Student media festival covering short, documentary and experimental film, screenwriting, audio, promos, broadcast and high school work.	Festival	Denton	Add to Google

Festivals in Denton

Every Texas festival

Festival	When	Status
48 Hours of Hell: Denton Horror Video RaceTimed race	Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026	Active
Denton Black Film FestivalFestival	Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027	Active
Thin Line FestFestival	Mar 10, 2027 – Mar 14, 2027	Active
UNT Media Arts FestivalFestival	Apr 23, 2027 – Apr 24, 2027	Active

Film groups in Denton

Every group

Group	Kind	Size
Denton Black Film Festival Institute (DBFFi) ↗︎Year-round arm of the Denton Black Film Festival, which centers Black culture and creative voices.	Nonprofit	—
Thin Line Fest ↗︎All-volunteer film, music and photography festival in downtown Denton, started in 2007 and described as the longest-running documentary film	Collective	—
Black Film Club (UNT) ↗︎Student film club at the University of North Texas, started in 2019, for Black students who make narrative films and documentaries together.	Student club	—
Latino Film Club (UNT) ↗︎Student organization in the University of North Texas Department of Media Arts that focuses on Latinx filmmakers and Latino stories.	Student club	—
Queer Media Club (UNT) ↗︎Student club in the University of North Texas Department of Media Arts devoted to LGBTQ+ film, television and media, which the department de	Student club	—

Work in Texas film

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Nearby

	Town	Titles
1	Corinth	2
2	Argyle	3
3	Hickory Creek	3
4	Lake Dallas	2
5	Ponder	4
6	Bartonville	2
7	Sanger	6
8	Aubrey	4
9	Northlake	2
10	Little Elm	2

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Image credits (8)

Bonnie and Clyde: Distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Armageddon: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; What's Eating Gilbert Grape: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Apostle: © IMPA.com, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Slap Her... She's French: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Necessary Roughness: © IMDb, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Split Image: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?: © MoviePosterDB.com, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia.