The Texas Film Round-Up is actively searching for films and videotapes related to Bandera County’s history and culture.
This initiative, a partnership between the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) and the Texas Film Commission (TFC), aims to preserve Texas moving images through a free digitization program.
From October 1 to 31, residents are encouraged to submit their Texas-related films and videos at the Bandera Visitors Center or Frontier Times Museum.
In exchange for donating a digital copy to TexasArchive.org, participants will receive free digitization of their materials.
Selected submissions may be featured in a community screening when TAMI visits Bandera next summer during the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America.
“Although we will be coming to Bandera next summer, we would love to see early submissions during our October mail-in Round-Up,” said TAMI Managing Director Elizabeth Hansen. “We are excited to see what stories are uncovered.”
Since its launch, the Texas Film Round-Up has successfully digitized over 50,000 films and videotapes, preserving valuable Texas history.
To qualify for free digitization, the films and videotapes must be Texas-related, and participants must agree to donate a digital copy of their materials to the program.
A selection of these materials will also be incorporated into TexasArchive.org, which serves as an online library of Texas moving image heritage.
For details on accepted formats and to pre-register, visit TexasArchive.org/Round-Up.
