Region
Rio Grande Valley & Border
96 films and TV shows shot in 32 towns, including Prison Break, Friday the 13th and The Alamo.
42 companies in the directory · 2 upcoming dates
On location
Location map
Filmed in Rio Grande Valley & Border
All towns| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Prison Break TV series | Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston |
| 2009 | Friday the 13th | Austin, Bastrop, Brownsville |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Brackettville, San Antonio |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Roma, Del Rio, Laredo |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Brownsville |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Brackettville, Del Rio |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Brackettville, Del Rio |
| 1968 | Bandolero! | Brackettville, Del Rio |
| 1996 | Lone Star | Coupland, Del Rio, Eagle Pass |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights TV series | Austin, Bastrop, Buda |
| 1977 | Rolling Thunder | San Antonio, Del Rio, Pearsall |
| 2016 | Queen of the South TV series | Bartonville, Cedar Hill, Dallas |
| 1997 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | Brackettville, Leakey, Uvalde |
| 1953 | Arrowhead | Brackettville |
| 2013 | A Night in Old Mexico | Brownsville, Rio Hondo |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | South Padre Island |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Cotulla, Encinal, Laredo |
| 2000 | The President's Man TV movie | Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas |
| 1978 | Centennial Miniseries | Brackettville, Del Rio |
| 2011 | Seven Days in Utopia | Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Utopia |
Locations
| Town | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brackettville | 34 |
| 2 | Brownsville | 20 |
| 3 | Laredo | 16 |
| 4 | South Padre Island | 14 |
| 5 | McAllen | 11 |
| 6 | Edinburg | 5 |
| 7 | Harlingen | 5 |
| 8 | Eagle Pass | 4 |
| 9 | Rio Grande City | 4 |
| 10 | Uvalde | 4 |
| 11 | Roma | 4 |
| 12 | Cotulla | 4 |
| 13 | Pharr | 3 |
| 14 | Mission | 2 |
| 15 | Port Mansfield | 2 |
| 16 | Weslaco | 1 |
| 17 | San Benito | 1 |
| 18 | Alamo | 1 |
| 19 | Donna | 1 |
| 20 | Los Fresnos | 1 |
Filming in Rio Grande Valley & Border
Statewide| Status | Production | Where | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon | Under the HorizonFeature · 1st Class Cinema Independent feature shooting Dec 4, 2026–Jan 10, 2027 in Brownsville and Mercedes, per its Texas Film Commission Job Hotline post.Brownsville, Mercedes · Dec 4 2026 – Jan 10 2027 | Brownsville, Mercedes | Dec 4 2026 – Jan 10 2027 | Texas Film Commission Job Hotline ↗︎ |
Calls in Rio Grande Valley & Border
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Schedule
Calendar| Date | Event | Type | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5to Dec 6 | CineSol Film Festival 2026The Valley's long-running showcase for independent film and screenwriting, founded 1993; venue not yet posted. | Festival | McAllen | Add to Google |
| Jan 23to Jan 24 | Artist INC Express – LaredoFree M-AAA Artist INC Express: ten-hour, two-day career workshop for artists of any discipline (goals, artist statement, branding). RSVP. | Workshop | Laredo | Add to Google |
Festivals in Rio Grande Valley & Border
Every Texas festival| Festival | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CineSol Film FestivalFestival | Dec 5, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026 | Active |
| Fronterror Film FestFestival | Usually October | Active |
| MIRAAA Media FestivalFestival | Usually August | Active |
| South Texas International Film FestivalFestival | Usually September | Active |
Film groups in Rio Grande Valley & Border
Every group| Group | Kind | Size |
|---|---|---|
| CineSol Film Festival ↗︎The first film festival in the Texas border region, launched in September 1993 for National Hispanic Heritage Month with cultural events in | Nonprofit | — |
| Laredo Film Society ↗︎Nonprofit founded in 2018 that runs a public microcinema in downtown Laredo, opened in 2021. | Nonprofit | — |
| South TX Film Casting ↗︎Email list that reposts casting calls for South Texas, covering the Rio Grande Valley, Corpus Christi and Laredo, along with some calls and | Mailing list | 336 |
| Student Film Association (UTRGV) ↗︎Student-run collective of filmmakers and film fans at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | Student club | — |
| ENTRE Film Center ↗︎Artist-run community film center and regional archive in the Rio Grande Valley, founded in 2021 and now based in Harlingen. | Co-op | — |
| Trucha ↗︎McAllen nonprofit founded in 2021 that calls itself the only multimedia nonprofit in the 956 area code. | Nonprofit | — |
| Brownsville Film Society ↗︎Brownsville group founded around 2019 by a local filmmaker, a cultural center director and a theater educator to act as a one-stop shop for | Collective | — |
Image credits (6)
Laredo: JoshDavid Photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; South Padre Island: Shannon247, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; McAllen: Anthony Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Edinburg: Danny20111993, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; Harlingen: Nitram242, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; Eagle Pass: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.