Thursday, September 2nd – 12:00pm | ALBUQUERQUE: UNM Arts Lab, located at 131 Pine Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, just north of Central and one block west of University.
Saturday, September 11th – 10:00am | SANTA FE: Center for Contemporary Arts Cinematheque, located at 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Wednesday, September 15th – 5:30pm | FARMINGTON: San Juan College (via Skype)
*Additional New Visions seminars (via Skype) will take place in Roswell, Las Cruces and Grants – To be announced!

New Visions/New Mexico winners will be announced December 6th. Please e-mail nm.filmmakers@state.nm.us with any questions. Good luck!

» Attention NM Filmmakers and Musicians - Mark Your Calendars!
The 2010 NM Music in Film Summit will take place on Friday, September 24th from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe. Hosted by the NM Music Commission, NM Film Office, NM Tourism Department and the Lensic Theater, this event will be free and open to the public. Keep an eye on nmfilm.com and newmexicomusic.org for further information to come!

» August, 2010: NALIP Latino Producers Academy
Congratulations to all of our NM Filmmakers and the filmmakers from around the country who were selected for the 2010 Latino Producers Academy. The NM Film Office once again hosted the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) in conducting this annual training program here in Santa Fe! All local producers and directors were eligible to apply whether or not they are of Latin descent, and whether or not they are a member of NALIP! See below for list of NM Filmmakers selected:

NALIP – Latino Producers Academy 2010 NM Fellows:

2010 Documentary Fellows
Raquel Chapa (Ruidoso, NM)
Cynthia Jeanette Gomez (Albuquerque, NM)
David Lindblom (Santa Fe, NM)
Daniel Valerio (Santa Cruz, NM)
Carol Ann Short (Santa Fe, NM
Eric Maddox (Santa Fe, NM)
Cristina McCandless (Medanales, NM)
Dave Marquez (Santa Fe, NM)

2010 Feature Fellows
Ilana Lapid (Las Cruces, NM)

» July: NM Filmmakers Showcase 2010 – Winning Films Tour!
Congratulations to all of our talented local filmmakers honored in this year’s Showcase! The NM Film Office will now travel the six winning films around the state during our July tour. Click here to view the press release with winners’ list and see below for dates and locations. The NM Filmmakers Program has also announced a new collaboration with Encantada Television, Las Cruces Channel 98 and Espanola’s Canal Seis (Channel 6) to televise the winning films from our 2010 Showcase, as well as the winning films from our New Visions/New Mexico awardees. See our summer broadcast schedule for details!

CARLSBAD: Tuesday, July 13 – 3pm to 7pm
NMSU Carlsbad
Instructional Building Room 153
1500 University Blvd.
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Contact: Cynthia Niedland, 575-234-9412

CARRIZOZO/RUIDOSO: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 – 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Mountain Annie's Dinner Theater
2710 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Contact: Mountain Annie's Dinner Theater, 575-257-7982

SOCORRO: Thursday, July 15 – 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Macey Center
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
Contact: Nowka Leviner, 575-835-5342

GRANTS: Wednesday, July 21 – 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center
1900 E Santa Fe Ave
Grants, NM 87020
Contact: Leslie DeLong, 505-285-4641

LAS CRUCES/MESILLA : Saturday, September 18 – 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Fountain Theatre
2469 Calle De Guadalupe
Mesilla, NM 88046
Contact: Jeff Berg, 575-524-8287

SANTA FE: Wednesday, September 22 – 5:00 to 9:00pm
Warehouse 21: Santa Fe Teen Arts Center
1614 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe NM 87501
Contact: Ana Maria Gallegos y Reinhardt, 989-4423 (Ext 4)

VALENCIA COUNTY: Thursday, November 18 – 2:00pm to 6:00pm
UNM Valencia Campus Student Community Center
280 La Entrada Rd,
Los Lunas, NM 87031
Contact: Community Education Services, 925-8970, or e-mail unmvcce@unm.edu

The total running time for all winning films to be presented is three hours plus time allotted for Q&A. These screenings are open to all New Mexicans free of charge and no RSVP is necessary.

» June: NM Film Financing and Distribution Conference
In June 2010, the NM Film Office conducted a free conference to discuss Film Financing and Distribution with nearly 300 local filmmakers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Panelists included reps from the NM Tax & Rev Dept and key NM Film Office personnel who discussed our state’s production incentives, as well as a wide range of guest speakers from around the country who provided insightful presentations about multi-platform distribution, film financing and film investments.
» Click here for the full conference agenda.

» June: NM Film Industry Tour
The 2nd annual Native American & Hispanic Film Tour took place in June, 2010! The NM Film Office teamed up with the IATSE Local 480 for a series of presentations designed to inform Native American and Hispanic residents about potential careers in the state’s film industry. These free presentations were open to the public in Jicarilla Apache, Taos, Silver City, Mescalero Apache and Valencia County. Professional film crew technicians shared their experiences about how they began in the industry, the lifestyle of working on set, and a representative from the NMFO was available to answer questions about training opportunities and other resources offered by the state. Thank you to all of our host sites around New Mexico and the film crew technicians who joined us in this tour!

» MAY: NALIP Writers Lab
In May 2010. The NM Film Office once again hosted the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) in Santa Fe for their 2010 Latino Writers Lab. New Mexican screenwriters with a script in development are encouraged to apply each year, whether or not they are of Latin descent, and whether or not they are a member of NALIP! Keep an eye out on the homepage of www.nmfilm.com for the next call for applications in early 2011!
» Click here for information from the 2010 application.

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS – June, 2010: Blackhorse Lowe’s “SHIMÁSÁNÍ” wins award at FESTIVAL PRÉSENCE AUTOCHTONE/MONTRÉAL FIRST PEOPLES’ FESTIVAL - June 19, 2010 (Montréal, Canada)—At the Awards Ceremony held at the McCord Museum, Montréal First Peoples’ Festival organized by Terres En Vue/Land In Sights announced Blackhorse Lowe’s SHIMÁSÁNÍ as the winning film for best cinematography in the award MEILLEURE DIRECTION PHOTO in Canada! See direct link here. Congratulations, to Blackhorse and the film crew!

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS – January, 2010: Sundance Institute selects New Mexican Native Filmmaker’s Project for 2010 Screenwriters Lab – New Visions 2009 winner and New Mexican Native Sydney Freeland’s project, DRUNKTOWN’S FINEST, was selected among the twelve projects chosen this year. In this original script, three Native Americans—a rebellious father-to-be, a devout Christian, and a promiscuous transsexual—find their self-images challenged, and ultimately strengthened, as they come of age on an Indian reservation. See press page for details. Congratulations, Sydney!

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS – January, 2010: Sundance Film Festival to screen New Mexico Native Short Film – New Visions 2007 winner and Navajo filmmaker, Blackhorse Lowe, will screen his latest film, “Shimásání,” a short created through the 2007 New Visions/New Mexico award program, at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival from January 21-31, 2010 in Park City, Utah. See press page for details. Congratulations Blackhorse!

NOVEMBER 14, 2009: In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, the NM Film Office provided a free public showcase of locally made short films to celebrate the creative contributions of our Native American filmmakers in New Mexico. To see the the slate of 2009 films and view the press release, click here.

NOVEMBER 3-8, 2009: The NM Film Office conducted three free public screenings of the winning films from our 2009 NM Filmmakers Showcase in Roswell, Carlsbad and Las Cruces this month. Click here for press release with list of our seven (7) winning films from 2009.

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS 10/21/09: New Visions/New Mexico 2006 winner Ilana Lapid, who completed her short film “RED MESA” this year, was awarded Best Short Film in the13th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Fest this weekend. See press release for details. Congratulations Ilana!

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS 9/12/09: New Visions/New Mexico 2007 winners Paul Glickman and Tamarind King, creators of the short film animation "EL SALON MEXICO" received the Sylvia Award for best animated film at the 2009 Rome International Film Festival. Paul and Tamarind’s film also won top honors for Best Independent Animation in the 2009 Independents’ Film Festival. See press release for details: Congratulations Paul and Tamarind!

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS 2009: New Visions/New Mexico 2006 winner Debra Anderson, who directed and produced the documentary “SPLIT ESTATE”, premiered her film at DocuWeeks 2009 in New York and Los Angeles this summer. It was televised worldwide on Planet Green in October of this year, and will be screened in several film festivals around the nation in the coming months. Congratulations, Deb!

NM FILMMAKERS PRESS 2009: New Visions/New Mexico 2007 winner Larry Blackhorse Lowe, who wrote and directed the short film, “SHIMASANI” held its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Spring and the Los Angeles Shorts Film Festival this summer. Congratulations, Blackhorse!

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