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SAVE THE DATE: Film and Music Day at the Capitol April 7
Save the date for the next Oklahoma Film and Music Day at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City on April 7, 2026. Featuring live music, interactive booths and networking opportunities, this annual event is FREE to attend and not to be missed. Keep an eye out for more details! In the meantime, relive the magic of this year’s event with this recap video produced by Oklahoma’s own Ghost Cat, featuring music from local artist Kid Koda.
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OF+MO to Sponsor Inaugural Oklahoma Latin America Film Festival
OF+MO is proud to sponsor the inaugural Oklahoma Latin America (OLA) Film Festival taking place November 8-9 at Oklahoma City’s Rodeo Cinema in the Stockyards City District. Amplifying Latin American filmmakers, this FREE event will feature an education film panel, networking opportunities and a variety of film screenings, including the world premiere of a short film that was produced locally by participating students in the OLA Film Institute.
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Attending American Film Market This Year? Let Us Know!
OF+MO is proud to join fellow film commissions, including the Oklahoma City Film & Creative Industries Office, the Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture and Cherokee Film, at the 2025 American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles, Cali., November 10-14. The largest motion picture business market of its kind in North America, thousands of professionals from all corners of the film industry come together at AFM to develop, showcase, discover, finance and license thousands of independent films and projects destined for the world’s audience.
If you’re attending, visit with us at the “Film in Oklahoma” Booth #16 at Fairmont Century Plaza.
You can also reach out to us for additional information by e-mailing Amanda Roberts, our Incentives Specialist, at Amanda.Roberts@okcommerce.gov with subject line “AFM CONNECT.”
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OU’s Resonance Series Welcomes Mike Stern Quartet
OF+MO is proud to partner with the University of Oklahoma's (OU) Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts' School of Music to present this semester’s Resonance Series, which will welcome the Mike Stern Quartet November 16-18. Led by six time Grammy-nominated guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, this group features some of the world’s most talented musicians participating in a number of activations both on the OU campus and throughout the City of Norman for students and general audiences.
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New Releases - Filmed in Oklahoma
- “The Lowdown” weekly series, new episodes each Tuesday on FX Network with streaming via Hulu
- "Sarah’s Oil" will be in theatres on November 7
- "The Beldham" will be available on select digital and VOD platforms on November 7
- "King Ivory" will be in theatres on November 14
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Rose State and deadCenter Host Indigenous Filmmaker Panel
Learn from local Native filmmakers at a FREE panel, Indigenous Voices: Crafting Oklahoma's Cinematic Future, hosted by Rose State and deadCenter November 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Rose State. A variety of tribes and on-set departments will be represented in this panel with a focus on authentic Indigenous voices in the creative process both on and off set.
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Francis Tuttle Offers Screenwriting Intensive for Beginners and Intermediates
Sharpen your skills in this three-day screenwriting intensive. Learn from instructor Ben Richardson (“A Little Dead”) as he teaches character development, story, format and structure. Students will leave with a deeper knowledge of screenwriting and learn how to copyright their work. This course will meet on the Rockwell campus November 17, 19 and 21 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
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Additional Film + Music Education Opportunities
- 2nd Assistant Director
- Film Industry Fundamentals: A Crash Course to Work on a Film Crew
- Collaboration & Team Building for Costume Designers
- Script Breakdown & Character Development for Costume Designing
- Color Theory and Costume Design
- Key Conversations: Working in the Transportation Department
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Current Crew, Career + Internship Opportunities
CREW CALLS
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Local Open Calls + Grants
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FEATURED CAREER
Cole Phillips | music artist
"Honestly in country music the benefit is that it’s so easy to write being from here and living the Okie lifestyle."
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NOW ACCEPTING REBATE APPLICATIONS
Applications are now OPEN for Oklahoma film incentives. Please take note of the six-series evaluation application deadlines for FY26 incentives for the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 (remaining dates: December 15, February 15, April 15).
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- "Osage" - February 2
- "Emi's World" - April 1
- "Riders & Rodeo" - May 3
- "The Mercy Ships Season Two" - July 9
- "Unfinished Sentences" - August 4
- "NILionaires" - October 1
- Untitled Clarehouse Project - October 1
- "Road to Recovery" - November 1
- "The Rooster Prince" - November 3
- "The Bad Boy Wants Me" - November 3
- "Live Like That" - November 10
- "Where You Were When" - December 1
- "Williston" - December 2
- "The Supervillain" - December 15
- Untitled Sainty Pilot - January 14
- "The Silent Rebellion" - January 19
- "Take a Hike" - March 1
- "Hyena" - March 2
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Please note that these are subject to change pending the production’s compliance with the benchmarks and administrative rules for the rebate programs. For a current listing of films in the rebate queue, please visit the Now Filming section of our website.
Find crew and casting calls in Oklahoma on the jobs page of our website! Have one? Send it to us HERE.
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| COMMUNITIES + INFRASTRUCTURE
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Film Friendly Community Spotlight Feature: “Fragilé”
The new documentary “Fragilé” was filmed in the film friendly City of Chickasha. Created by Chickasha native and filmmaker Reagan Elkins, this film tells the layered story behind the art installation of the Giant Chickasha Leg Lamp, which was constructed to drive additional tourism and development opportunity within the city. The film releases to transactional platforms on November 7. Thank you to the Chickasha Economic Development Council for highlighting this story within their community. Learn more on their Facebook page.
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Norman Music Festival Opens Call for 2026 Artists
Norman Music Festival 2026 artist applications are officially OPEN! Since 2008, Norman Music Festival has showcased Oklahoma's finest musicians in every genre on four outdoor stages, and at more than a dozen partner venues. Bring your sound to downtown Norman next spring. Deadline to apply is November 16.
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Red Dirt Relief Fund Launches Oklahoma Musicians Mental Health Fund
The Red Dirt Relief Fund (RDRF) has launched a new program for musicians, the Oklahoma Musicians Mental Health Fund. In partnership with Backline and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, this grant provides qualifying Oklahoma musicians and their families with money for mental health therapy. Kickstarted by the contribution of $1 of every ticket sale to RDRF, the program was inspired by Wyatt Flores whose own contributions from his recent tour helped pave the way for this program to be locally offered.
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FEATURED LOCATION
Former Freedom State Bank
The former Freedom State Bank (now home to a branch of the Alva State Bank) is nestled in Northwestern Oklahoma in the newly certified film friendly town of Freedom. Multiple wooden facades adorn the Main Street of this charming community, including the bank, giving it the outward appearance of a unique western town. A playground for filmmakers seeking such a location in a practical, fully operational setting, this location is located just thirty minutes outside of the local production hub of Woodward, also a film friendly certified community.
Special thanks to the Town of Freedom for sharing this location with Oklahoma’s film community.
If you are interested in showcasing your community or featuring your location in the Oklahoma Locations Directory, please contact Yousef Kazemi at Yousef.Kazemi@OKCommerce.gov or visit our website for more information.
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FEATURED BUSINESS
XR Filmhouse
Based in Oklahoma City, XR Filmhouse is a cutting-edge virtual production studio specializing in immersive environments and real-time in-camera VFX.
"With competitive incentives, a growing base of talent and the rise of virtual production, the state is increasingly appealing to both independent filmmakers and large-scale productions. We are honored to be a part of the growth of the film industry in Oklahoma as we become a competitor for leading other states."
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| About the Oklahoma Film + Music Office:
Under the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) works to promote the state as a viable hub for film, television and music production as well as further develop opportunities for workforce, business and community growth within these sectors. For more information on the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, including the state’s film incentives and additional resources, visit okfilmmusic.org.
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