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Brian Gannon

Brian is Director of the Austin Film Commission, which is a part of Visit Austin. The Austin Film Commission works to bring film, television and commercial productions to Austin while also advocating for production on a local level.

Awards Season: The Boyhood Tally

By Brian Gannon on Jan. 12, 2015

Austin history has already been made in 2015 with "Boyhood" taking home three Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director Richard Linklater and Best Supporting Actress Patricia…

Austin Film Year in Review

By Brian Gannon on Jan. 08, 2015

To say 2014 was a phenomenal year for Austin film is an understatement. The Austin Film Commission launched our NEW Production Directory, Austin Studios' renovation and expansion started, the City of…

Boyhood

By Brian Gannon on Jul. 28, 2014

Filmed over 12 years (with only 36 actual shooting days), Boyhood is Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater's intimate epic about adolescence. The film, which Linklater began production in Austin in 2002, debuted to a standing ovation at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Boyhood, filmed in Austin…