The purpose of the Tennessee Film Entertainment & Music Commission is to promote and facilitate economic development of the film/music community through the recruitment of business; promoting Tennessee as a location in feature films, television productions, commercials, and other works, building infrastructure, and encouraging and supporting the interactive growth of the film and music communities through a wide range of marketing, networking and advertising efforts.

To accomplish these goals, the TFEMC wears many hats and serves many different entities, on many different levels. The TFEMC is committed to:

• Serve as an information resource center for film and music industry professionals
• Market Tennessee as a location for film & video projects
• Coordinate film projects that take place on state property
• Serve as a liaison to Metro, State and Federal agencies, as well as the private sector

Some of our key activities include:

• Recruit music and film projects and business to Tennessee
• Provide preliminary location photos and other resource information to industry professionals, both locally and worldwide
• Publish the annual Tennessee Production Directory, a listing of more than 1000 film-related individuals and companies
• Publish annual Tennessee Music Directory, a listing of more than 1500 music related individuals and companies
• Encourage the growth and interaction of film and music industries by supporting events, serving as a liaison between industry and government

The Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission also has a Board of Advisors that is involved in the activities of the commission. Click here for information about our Board.