Filmed in Kilgore

5 films and TV shows were shot in Kilgore, Texas, including Due Date, Strike It Rich and Runaway Radio.

Gregg County · 5 films · 1 company

Shooting here? No film office on file. Ask city hall, or the county if the place is unincorporated. Nearest film commission: City of Tyler - Film Friendly Program, 25 miles. State roads and parks: permits.

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Location map

Named locations

Films

5 titles

Year	Production	Director
2023	Runaway Radio	Mike McGuff
2016	The Runners	—
2010	Due Date	Todd Phillips
1971	Beauty Knows No Pain Short	Elliott Erwitt
1948	Strike It Rich	Lesley Selander

Filming locations in Kilgore

Statewide

Location	Productions
Kilgore CollegeBeauty Knows No Pain	1

Film businesses in Kilgore

Statewide directory

Company	Department	Website
REEL East Texas Film Festival10th-year indie festival in downtown Kilgore.	Festival	gov.texas.gov ↗︎

Nearest film businesses

Statewide directory

Company	Department	City	Miles
Thunder Studios (podcast studio)Podcast/video studio for rent connected to Thunder Media.	Studio	White Oak	10
TFS Productions / TFS StudioLongview production company making short films, working out of a warehouse studio.	Production company	Longview	10
Texas Trick RidersHorse stunts, trick riding, stunt doubles and trained stunt horses (rearing, jumping, falling) for film, TV and commercials.	Stunts	Troup	20
City of Tyler - Film Friendly ProgramCity communications office runs Tyler's film permit ordinance and application; Tyler has been Film Friendly Texas certified since 2016.	Film commission	Tyler	25
Tyler Film FestivalFall festival at Liberty Hall with cash awards.	Festival	Tyler	25
Tyler Junior College - Live & Recorded SoundAAS covering recording, live sound, lighting and video production.	Film program	Tyler	25
Video Magic Productions & EventsEast Texas production company renting cinema cameras, lighting, audio and drones, with operators available.	Rental house	Tyler	25
Nacogdoches Film Guidelines (city PDF)City application rules: apply 2 business days ahead for TV/commercials, 5 for features.	Permits & locations	Nacogdoches	55

Schedule in Kilgore

Calendar

Date	Event	Type	Location
Nov 11to Nov 14	REEL East Texas Film Festival 2026 (10th)10th edition of Kilgore's independent festival: features, shorts, documentaries and student films in two historic theaters.	Festival	Kilgore	Add to Google

Festivals in Kilgore

Every Texas festival

Festival	When	Status
REEL East Texas Film FestivalFestival	Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026	Active
REEL East Texas Summer Film IntensiveWorkshop or lab	Usually summer	Active

Film groups in Kilgore

Every group

Group	Kind	Size
REEL East Texas (REEL Society and year-round programs) ↗︎Kilgore film organization, behind the REEL East Texas Film Festival since 2017, that aims to build an East Texas film scene and train young	Workshop group	—

Work in Texas film

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Nearby

	Town	Titles
1	White Oak	1
2	Longview	8
3	Gladewater	2
4	Turnertown	1
5	Henderson	1
6	Hallsville	4
7	Troup	1
8	Whitehouse	1
9	Diana	1
10	Hawkins	1

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