Pinellas County film commissioner to depart for job in Texas

Tony Armer has been named commissioner of the Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office, the city’s official film commission, effective Jan. 1.

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| 3:27 p.m. October 10, 2022
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Pinellas County Film Commissioner Tony Armer. (File photo)

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Pinellas County Film Commissioner Tony Armer has announced his resignation, effective Jan. 1, 2023, from the role that he’s held since 2014.

According to a news release, Armer has been named commissioner of the Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office, a department within Visit Dallas that serves as the city’s official film commission, music office and creative industries resource. In a statement that accompanies the announcement, Armer, a Pinellas County resident since 1995, says he didn’t seek out the Dallas job and intends to keep a home in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater region.