By William Jennings / NM News Port The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has introduced an unprecedented crisis for the film and television industry, causing productions to shutter almost entirely while venues like theaters and festivals have also been forced to close their doors. What few productions that have started filming again must follow strict safety precautions, […]
By Jeremy Zeilik and Sophie Wickert / NM News Port / With 34 screens, the city of Santa Fe has one of the highest movie screens per resident ratio in the U.S. With over 80,000 residents according to the most recent US Census, Santa Fe’s screen to resident ratio is approximately one screen per every […]
By Sophie Wickert and Jeremy Zeilik Efforts to repeal the statewide film tax-cap failed in this year’s session of the New Mexico state legislature, raising concerns that New Mexico will lose film and TV business to other states. The New Mexico state government provides a tax incentive of 25 percent to any film that shoots […]
By Victor Santos, Robert Vallejos and Stephen Montoya / NM News Port Women need to learn more about coding and being creative, the head of the Albuquerque Film Office recently told a crowd at a Women in Technology breakfast. The event at the University of New Mexico’s continuing education building was aimed at empowering women in the […]
Week long event focuses on film, arts and photography By Ebony Romero/NM News Port The Albuquerque Film and Music Experience (AMFE) kicks off its 4th annual celebration April 18 with a variety of films and workshops at some of the city’s most popular venues. The premier film and music festival will include domestic and international movies, along […]
By Nayla Degreff/ NM News Port / The New Mexico Tech Council last month held a Women in Technology event to highlight Albuquerque’s efforts to boost the local film industry and to celebrate Ann Lerner, a film liaison in the city’s Economic Development Department. Lerner has worked in film for 20 years. But that wasn’t always the […]
By Monique Rinaldi / NM News Port A new Albuquerque company specializes in creating 360 degree video immersive experiences, its founder told a crowd during a recent talk at Fatpipe ABQ. “It takes you there in a way that traditional media cannot,” said Floyd Vasquez Jr., who founded Visual Broadcast Media Services LLC, in […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Marissa Higdon / NM News Port As a filmmaker, Reinhard Lorenz found his transition to New Mexico from Germany to be a bit of a shock. “New Mexico is an interesting place, because it’s still fringe,” Lorenz said. “It’s still a little bit remote. It’s a fledgling place in the making, and I […]
As part of our Creative New Mexico project, News Port interns Ebony Romero and Angela Shen recently interviewed local film maker Christopher Michael Roybal. Roybal, who is from northern New Mexico, spoke about his work with Incredible Films and gave advice to students who are interested in film. Students should “think of the story you […]
