New Visions/New Mexico Contract Awards 2009 – WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 30th!

In August of this year, Governor Richardson announced a call for proposals for the New Visions/New Mexico contract award program. Now in its fourth year, the program has annually awarded a total of $160,000 (up to $20,000 per project) to local filmmakers to help fund their original narrative, documentary, animation and experimental films. The program is open to all filmmakers in the state and awards can be used toward the completion of existing projects or the development of new ones. In exchange for funding, applicants are required to provide a service to the state as part of their contract, such as training other New Mexicans in the industry or providing mentorship, public screenings or lectures free of charge to state residents. Panavision is once again partnering with the NM Film Office to provide the use of two motion picture camera package rentals (HD, 16 mm or 35mm) at no charge for two of our winning filmmakers. The 2009 New Visions deadline was October 16th. Award winners will be announced Monday, November 30th and contract work will begin in early 2010. Good luck to all who applied!

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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