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Government Film Links New Mexico Industry Links Albuquerque Industry Links Santa Fe Industry Links Film Festivals in New Mexico

Movie producers have been filming in New Mexico for a century, especially Westerns. Since 2003, state and
local government has promoted filming here thru tax incentives, funding help, and elimination of 'red tape'.

"Hollywood On The Rio Grande: Filmmaking In New Mexico" {12/2006 article}

"100 Years of Filmmaking In New Mexico" [1998] from New Mexico Magazine U.N.M. Press 10¾x9 hardcover [12/98] for $24.95

Government  Film  Links

New Mexico Film Office {of the Economic Development Dept.}
New Mexico Film Museum [unfunded 8/2005]
New Mexico Film Locations website
Big House Props & Costumes {state-run non-profit}
U.N.M. Continuing Education 'On Camera Careers' curriculum

Local  Film  Agencies
Taos County [NM] Film Commission
Otero County [NM] Film Office
Santa Fe [NM] Film Office

New Mexico  Film  Industry  Links

definition/derivation of the term 'Tamalewood'
New Mexico Travel Pages
I.A.T.S.E. Local 480 - New Mexico Film Technicians
New Mexico Actors website
New Mexico Chapter of Women In Film & Television
New Mexico Screenwriters Speakers Series
Allen Theatres - 18 locations in NM [est. 1912]
Pasa Tiempo Film Guide {magazine/slide show}
New Mexico Actors Guide
New Mexico Locations Leasing based in Santa Fe, NM

Production  Companies  in  New Mexico
Southwest Production Services
White Sands Production Services, based in Alamogordo, NM
Cypress Film Labs in Las Vegas, NM

Albuquerque, NM  Film  Industry  Links

City of Albuquerque [NM] Film Office
Albuquerque, New Mexico Travel Page
Duke City Shootout filmmaking film festival [July] [requires Flash ]
Guild Cinema [est. 1966] in Albuquerque's Nob Hill District
New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase [May 2006] in Albuquerque, NM
The Phoenix Agency - actors, models, musicians - in Albuquerque, NM
Cinnafilm™ digital effects technology in Albuquerque, NM
Friends of Film, Video & Arts [est. 2006] in Albuquerque, NM

Production  Companies  in  Albuquerque, NM  area
Abalone Studios video game developers in NE Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque [NM] Independent Film Cooperative
Basement Films [est. 1991] in Albuquerque, NM
Conti Films [est. 2001] in Rio Rancho, NM
filmmaker Christopher Coppola's Ears XXI company
D H & J Productions in Albuquerque, NM
Image Resources, Inc. in NE Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Digital Video [est. 2000] in Albuquerque, NM

Movie  Studio  Facilities  in  Albuquerque, NM  area
Soundstage 41 in NE Albuquerque, NM
Lionsgate Movie Studio north of City Center in Rio Rancho, NM

Sony Pictures Imageworks [est. 1993]
Opening at Albuquerque Studios in 2007 (85,000 square-foot building, 100 employees).
official website • Wikipedia

Santa Fe, NM  Film  Industry  Links

Santa Fe, New Mexico Travel Page
Santa Fe [NM] Film Festival [Dec 2004 = #5]
Santa Fe [NM] Film Office
Santa Fe, NM 'Summer In The Dark' Noir Film Festival [July 2006 = #9]
New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive 1-year program [Jan 2008 = #2] at the College of Santa Fe

Production  Companies  in  Santa Fe, NM
Alton Walpole's Mountainair Films in Santa Fe, NM
High Definition New Mexico in Santa Fe, NM
Zia Film Distribution LLC [est. 1993] in Santa Fe, NM
Real Deal Productions/Montage 3 Films in Santa Fe, NM

Movie  Studio  Facilities  in  Santa Fe, NM  area
Garson Studios [est. 1990] in Santa Fe, NM {Flash only}
Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch near Santa Fe, NM
J.W. Eaves Movie Ranch on NM Highway 14

official website • {11/2006 news item} • {5/2007 news item}

Film  Festivals  in  New Mexico

RioFest Intl. Environmental Film Festival [Jan 2007 = #1] in Socorro, NM
White Sands Film Festival [Feb 2007 = #3] in Alamogordo, NM
Albuquerque, NM Italian Film Festival [Feb 2008 = #2]
Sin Fronteras {Latino/Latina} Film Festival [April 2006 = #4] in Albuquerque, NM
Taos Picture Show film festival [April 2005 = #2]
Indigenous Independent Film Festival [April 2006 = #1] in Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase [May] in Albuquerque, NM
Organ Mountain Film Festival [May 2005] in Las Cruces, NM
Santa Fe, NM 'Summer In The Dark' Noir Film Festival [July 2006 = #9]
Duke City Shootout filmmaking film festival [July] [requires Flash ]
Roswell [NM] Film Festival "1947" [2007 = #1?]
PAHfest Digital Media Festival [July 2006] in Grants, NM
Local Shorts Film Festival [Aug 2005 = #3] in Albuquerque, NM
Northern New Mexico Film Festival [Sept 2007 = #2] in Las Vegas, NM
Silver City [NM] Short Film Festival [Sept 2007 = #2]
Wild Film! International Wildlife Film Festival [Sept 2007] in Taos, NM
Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival [Sept-Oct]
Gallup [NM] Inter-Cultural Film Festival [Sept-Oct 2005]
New Mexico Middle-Eastern Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #2]
Fiery Film Fest [Oct 2005 = #5] in Clovis, NM
Taos [NM] Mountain Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #5]
Taos [NM] Shortz Film Fest [Nov 2007]: Flash site • MySpace site
Santa Fe [NM] Film Festival [Dec 2007 = #8]

Mesilla Valley Film Society [est. 1989]
W.N.M.U. - Silver City Intl. Film Society [est. 1994]

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