Shine Cine Camera Rental House, Fort Worth, Texas
A Filmmaker's
Guide to
Fort Worth
Places to stay, crew, studios, locations, the Texas incentive, and fun things to do on a dark day.
Howdy Partner
Shine Cine is happy to welcome you to Fort Worth. It's a big city with a lot to offer, so we put the things a visiting production actually needs on one page. If you need something local that isn't here, reach out. We're here for it.
Where to Stay
Five production-friendly hotels, from a casita a short walk from our prep bays to the Stockyards. Some extend a Shine Cine rate. Ask us for the code before you book.
Fort Worth Studios
Stages, volumes, cycs, and workspace, from the largest production campus in Texas to a 1,000-square-foot cyc you can book for a day. Shine Cine delivers to all of them.
Insiders Dining
State Incentives
The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, run by the Texas Film Commission, is a cash grant on eligible Texas spend. Fort Worth is one of the easiest places in the state to qualify.
- 5–25%Base grant on eligible Texas spend, with stackable uplifts that take the total up to 31%.
- $300MFunded every two years through 2035, so the money is there when you apply.
- 35%Of paid cast and crew must be Texas residents through August 2027. The Fort Worth crew base makes this the easy part.
- 60%Of production days must be completed in Texas.
Film and television tiers
| Texas spend | Base grant |
|---|---|
| $250,000 to $1 million | 5% |
| $1 million to $1.5 million | 10% |
| $1.5 million and up | 25% |
Commercials, video games, reality, and XR qualify from $100,000 of Texas spend.
Tax exemptions through the Texas Comptroller
- Sales tax on items and services used or consumed directly in producing a project intended for commercial distribution.
- Hotel occupancy tax for guests staying 30 or more consecutive nights. Notify the hotel in advance.
- Fuel tax refunds for off-highway, non-vehicular equipment such as generators.
Fort Worth adds
- Local grants
- Hotel rebates and discounted room blocks
- Hosted scout trip and location scouting
- Promotion and premiere support
- Worth Saving discount program
- Welcome amenity
Fort Worth Film Commission
One office for locations, crew, permits, and incentive guidance. They know the process and they move fast.
111 W. 4th St., Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Locations Library
A searchable gallery of film-friendly properties across Fort Worth, from the Stockyards and the Cultural District to working ranches. Tell them the look you need and they'll send options with photos.
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Production Directory
The city's database of Fort Worth crew, talent, and vendors, searchable by department. The fastest way to staff locally and hit the Texas-resident requirement for the state incentive.
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Permits & Logistics
City of Fort Worth film permits, street closures, parking, drone rules, and police and fire coordination through one contact. No city permit is needed to film on private property.
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Incentives & Support
Guidance on the Texas incentive plus quarterly mixers, workshops, crew job postings, and the Premiere Package, which gives selected short films a free Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in Fort Worth.
fortworth.com/film/incentives
Why Fort Worth
The People
Tarrant County has more film and video production jobs than any other county in Texas, and the local workforce has grown nearly nine times over since 2019. A single season of Landman hired 1,092 crew, 192 cast, and more than 2,500 extras, and the city carried it alongside other productions.
The Tarrant County College Fort Worth Film Collaborative, built with 101 Studios, trains residents for set work and places graduates on shows like Landman and Lioness. Mayor Mattie Parker and the City Council are active advocates for the industry.
The Place
Western backdrops and modern museums, Art Deco downtown and rolling green space, with the major neighborhoods about ten minutes apart. SGS Studios at AllianceTexas is the largest production campus in the state, and Trilogy Studios runs the largest volume wall in Texas.
DFW Airport reaches any city in the continental United States in four hours or less. Cost of living sits 7% below the national average and housing 22.4% below, the lowest in the metro, which keeps crew housing, location fees, and catering competitive.
A Yes Town
Productions choose Fort Worth because it's easy to work here. No city permit is needed to film on private property, street closures and parking move quickly through the City, and the Film Commission helps productions of every size find locations and solve problems.
Fort Worth is home base for Taylor Sheridan's productions, was named Emerging Location at the 2026 Global Production Awards in Cannes, and sits in one of only six Oscar-qualifying markets in the country.
“I've probably moved 15% of my staff here. They come here, they love it. They can get houses for a great price.”David Glasser, CEO, 101 Studios
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW, Tarrant County motion picture and video production, 2019 to 2025; Fort Worth Report, January 2026; Fort Worth Film Commission; C2ER Cost of Living Index, Q2 2026; Global Production Awards 2026.
Visitor Guide
For the dark days. Visit Fort Worth publishes the official guide; here's where it earns a spot on the production office wall.
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The Digital Guide
The 2026 Visit Fort Worth Visitors Guide as a free PDF, or order a printed copy mailed to your production office before you land.
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Things to Do
The Stockyards' twice-daily cattle drive, the Cultural District museums, Sundance Square, the Zoo and Botanic Garden, and free things to do when you finally get a dark day.
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Food & Drink
Restaurant listings by neighborhood plus curated itineraries. Pair it with our Insiders Dining picks near the shop.
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Plan Your Stay
Hotels, transportation, weather, and an email newsletter for events during your shoot. See Where to Stay for the production-friendly hotels close to the shop.
While our hands are in the gear, our heart is in the film industry. Shine Cine is Fort Worth's independent cinema rental house: cameras, glass, lighting, grip trucks, and dedicated prep bays, with real published rates and a team that has spent decades on set. We believe filmmaking is built on relationships, and that productions do their best work when the rental house is invested in the shoot.
We aren't Austin or LA. This is Fort Worth, and we win when we work together. If you're bringing a production to town, send us the complete list. We'll help you build the package, source what we don't own, and point you to the right local crew.
- Shop
- 911 S. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Call
- 682-364-6778
- hello@shinecine.com
- @shinecinefw