Archive for category New Mexico
Hollywood takes stronger hold in state
Posted by BrianDzyak in "Incentives"/Tax breaks, New Mexico, Studio, Tax Incentives on October 13, 2018
The New Mexican Oct 10, 2018 Years of building the foundation for filmmaking as an economic driver in New Mexico just paid off. Earlier this week, we learned that Netflix is buying Albuquerque Studios with the intent of establishing a production hub. That’s a big win for Albuquerque, but one that will impact the rest […]
Louisiana film tax credits: We know how this movie ends
Posted by BrianDzyak in "Incentives"/Tax breaks, Louisiana, New Mexico, Tax Incentives on October 13, 2018
Posted Oct 10 By Tim Morris, Columnist tmorris@nola.com NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards returned from a trip to Hollywood last week to announce peace for our time with the movie moguls. That kerfuffle over whether the state was really capping its generous tax credits and maybe trying to be a little […]
We grew our economy the right way
Posted by BrianDzyak in "Incentives"/Tax breaks, New Mexico, Tax Incentives on August 24, 2018
By Susana Martinez Aug 18, 2018 When I took office in 2011, we faced a projected $450 million budget deficit. To get state government back on track, we had to set new priorities, cut wasteful spending, reduce the size of the state bureaucracy and reform spending practices. As part of a broad, bipartisan agreement […]
How NM’s film surge is impacting the state’s production companies
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico on July 11, 2016
Juliana VadnaisData JournalistAlbuquerque Business First The film and video production industry in New Mexico continues to grow — just ask some of the local studios. The 20 New Mexico companies on our Film and Video Production Companies List have worked on some pretty cool projects. From big-screen productions like “Independence Day: Resurgence” and small-screen […]
Study tracks film industry jobs in New Mexico
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico, Tax Incentives on October 10, 2015
By Dan Boyd / Capitol Bureau Chief SANTA FE – New Mexico’s film industry created – both directly and indirectly – between 2,500 to 4,000 annual full-time equivalent jobs during a five-year period starting in mid-2009, with industry jobs paying wages that were higher than the state average, a new state study concludes. The study also […]
New $1500 grant announced for NM film post production
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico on September 1, 2015
Santa Fe – New Mexico Film Foundation Executive Director Dirk Norris announced today the availability of the Beau McNicholas Post Production Grant of $1500 which will go to a New Mexico filmmaker towards the cost of editing, sound, color correction or other “post-production” efforts. Any New Mexico filmmaker who is working on a film is eligible. The form […]
Free film program for high schoolers needs students
Posted by BrianDzyak in Education, New Mexico on July 14, 2015
By Amy Walker ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s a two week crash course in all that is film production and best part it’s free. With grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, the Youth Digital Film Project is helping current or recently graduated high school students to take courses in film production from local film producer Christopher […]
Gessing: New Mexico Film Subsidies Have Not Panned Out
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico, Tax Incentives on April 19, 2015
By PAUL GESSING-PRESIDENT-RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION Like many states, New Mexico has embraced subsidies for Hollywood film companies. Many Americans know our state as the home of meth-making high school teacher Walter White through the popular show Breaking Bad. As nice as it is to have your hometown portrayed, as it was in the show, as a town […]
Film incentive bills signed by gov. Martinez designed to boost production in New Mexico
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico, Tax Incentives on April 12, 2015
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A pair of bills signed into law by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez are designed to give a boost to the state’s already booming film industry. A measure signed Friday expands the state’s film incentive program to allow qualifying television pilot episodes to receive additional rebates. Currently TV […]
New Mexico Boosts Film and TV Tax Incentive
Posted by BrianDzyak in New Mexico, Tax Incentives on April 10, 2015
Ted Johnson Senior Editor New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation that will allow a production to “pre-assign” its tax rebate to a third party, a move that state film officials say will make it easier for production companies to obtain financing or the greenlight for their projects. On her desk is additional legislation that will also sweeten the […]
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