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Furnished Rentals for Filmmakers!

2011-12-12T10:30:00.001-07:00

There's a big film coming to town, and our current inventory is all booked! We need more listings!

Do you have a furnished rental home that you've been hoping to rent out to New Mexico film professionals and moviemakers? Then you'll want to take advantage of our $149 annual listing special. You'll receive a premium furnished rental listing on our site with 10 images - normally $249! There's an excellent chance your home will get rented within the next month.

This is a call-in special only, so call (505) 930-0443.

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We're already fielding early housing requests for filmmakers who will be in New Mexico for the filming of The Lone Ranger, so we're especially looking for homes in Albuquerque and Corrales. From basic to exclusive. A

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Extras Casting Call for New Mexico!

2011-11-30T10:56:00.000-07:00

Date Of Call	2011-December-11
Call type	Call for Extras
Production Title	"Silver Bullet"
Details	“Silver Bullet”, a post civil-war western, will hold an extras casting call Sunday,December 11 at Far Horizon Studio, 300 Washington SE, Suite 304 from 9 am to 4 pm, and will be shooting in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area starting in February. The production is looking for Native Americans, Asians, Anglos and Hispanics of all ages, as well as expert horse riders to appear in non-speaking roles in this major Hollywood film. The production is looking for men with facial hair, and for trapeze and circus artists. These are all paid positions.
Contact Name	Elizabeth Gabel Casting
Address1	300 Washington SE
City	Albuquerque
State	NM
Zip	87108
Email	egabel@msn.com

Albuquerque Studios Emerges From Bankruptcy Debt Free

2011-09-19T11:44:00.000-06:00

Pacifica Ventures Continues to Manage the Facility

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Amalgamated Bank, America's Labor Bank, announced here today that after a bankruptcy reorganization, Albuquerque Studios (ABQ Studios) is now owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank's LongView Ultra Construction Loan Investment Fund. ABQ Studios is now operating debt-free, and continues to be managed, going forward, by Pacifica Ventures.

LongView Funds are a diversified group of investment strategies offered through Amalgamated Bank's Investment Management Division, which provides asset management and custodial services to jointly administered, union pension funds, public employee benefit funds, and other institutional investors.

In making the announcement, James T. Freel, Senior Vice President and Chief Real Estate Officer for the Investment Management Division, said, "During the past twelve months, despite facing the uncertainty of a bankruptcy process, ABQ Studios has still been able to enjoy one of its most productive periods since it opened in 2007."

Recently, the major productions that used ABQ Studios include ABC Networks' Scoundrels, Dreamworks' Fright Night, AMC's award winning Breaking Bad, and Marvel Studio's The Avengers, one of the largest U.S. productions undertaken in 2011 and scheduled for release in 2012.

"Looking ahead," Mr. Freel, said, "we believe the Studio is on solid financial footing. The facility has a strong pipeline of new productions, and our goal is to continue to attract a high volume of top level television and film production projects to the studio."

In addition, ABQ Studios is home to the ReelzChannel, which is devoted to delivering programming that is all about the movies. The channel's programming, production, web development, and creative services as well as its marketing and communications divisions employ over 200 people who work in a 30,000-square foot office and broadcast complex on the ABQ Studios main lot. Programming produced at the studio includes a weekly movie review program with film critic Leonard Maltin.

ABQ Studios is managed by Pacifica Ventures, a firm run by experienced professionals with broad expertise in TV and film production. Also, the facility's on-site management and operating staff has been retained and new personnel have been added.

To read the full article, click here!

An incredible list of Panels to be held this weekend at the Albuquerque Film Festival

2011-08-17T12:08:00.003-06:00

First Things First, Post Production, Masters of Sound: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27721
Ellen Heuer, Foley Artist (Iron Man, Indian Jones, Star Wars Ep. III, Shawshank Redemption, many more)
Jonas Thaler, Senior VP of Post Production, Walden Media
Kimberly Harris, Sound, ADR Dept. (The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, Pirates of the Caribbean, many more.

Games, Comics & Movies w/ Marvel Games: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27720
Todd Jefferson, VP of Marvel Games, will discuss everything from Aristotle's hierarchy of story to comic genius.

Hollywood POV: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27731
Todd Jefferson, VP Marvel Games
Monica Jaramillo (Norm Marshall & Associates, VP PR)
Tony Mark (Executive Producer, The Hurt Locker)
Giancarlo Esposito, Actor, Director (AMC’s Breaking Bad, Rabbit Hole)
Ava Jamshidi, ICM
Joshua Michael Stern, Director of Swing Vote with Kevin Costner
Moderator: Sebastian Twardoz, Circus Road Films

Indie DIY - Do It Yourself Filmmaking: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27733
Ashley Fontaine, Fruition
Peter Kershaw, Duchy Parade Films
David Dirks, Entertainment Attorney
Colin Cunningham, Actor, Writer, Producer (Falling Skies, The 6th Day, Best in Show)
Moderator: Gene Grant, Host of New Mexico In Focus on KNME, writer, reporter

Production Incentives and Production Payroll: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27884
Entertainment Partners’ Shawn K. Gillespie (Director, Production Incentive Administration and Finance) and Victoria Rivera (Production Payroll, New Mexico office), will present on production incentives in New Mexico and the U.S., as well as discuss the key facts for dealing with production payroll systems, including fringes, benefits, and guild and union obligations.

The Power of Story: http://holdmyticket.com/event/28557
Michael Wiese: producer, director, author, and publisher of over 100 professional film and video books that are used in over 600 film schools throughout the world.
Alethea Root: award winning director, production designer, West Bank Story, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Part Time Fabulous
The Flying Canter Brothers, award winning writers, directors, producers
Jon Fitzgerald, Right Angle Pictures, Co-Founder Slamdance Film Festival
Moderator: Rich Henrich, Founder/Director of The Albuquerque Film Festival and Film 4 Change

This Ain’t No Chick Flick: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27719
Lora Cunningham, NM Actor, Director
Lynette O’Connor, Agent
Melissa Hellman, Producer, Director
Lynda Halligan, Producer and TV Host
Trish Lopez, NM Film Office, Director of NM Filmmakers
Sylvia Caminer, Producer, Director
Moderator: Megan Kamerick, Senior Reporter, New Mexico Business Weekly

Working With Unions: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27715
Tammy Decker, SAG
Jon Hendry, Local 480
Janet Davidson, DGA
Terry Borst, WGA
Moderator: Erica Viking, Morning Host of Coyote 102.5FM

WORKSHOP
Screenwriting w/ William Akers: http://holdmyticket.com/event/27882

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS!

2011-07-06T08:59:00.002-06:00

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to create a 25-second commercial about The Albuquerque
Film Festival which will air on Comcast Cable throughout New Mexico and Southern Colorado!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER also receives:
- TWO ALL ACCESS PASSES to the ALBUQUERQUE FILM FESTIVAL worth $900
- HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS throughout the Festival
- A chance to meet celebrities, actors, filmmakers and Hollywood Insiders at all film festival screenings, events, workshops, panels and parties!

Submission Deadline is July 22, 2011

SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS
http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/aff-commercial-challenge

Committee tables anti-film incentive bill

2011-01-27T19:28:00.002-07:00

by Megan Kamerick, New Mexico Business Weekly.

The Labor and Human Resources Committee in the New Mexico House of Representatives has tabled House Bill 19, which proposed to kill the state’s film incentive program.

That effectively means it’s dead in the water. The vote was 5 to 4 along party lines, according to the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber had opposed the bill, but does support greater transparency in the film incentive program.

Sen. Tim Keller, D-Albuquerque, has introduced a bil l that would require the Economic Development Department to collect and track statistical information in order to assess the effectiveness of the film production tax credit. According to the fiscal impact report, the bill would formalize reporting and tracking requirements and allow for greater transparency.

About 60 people testified in opposition to HB19, introduced by Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, including Sandy Levinson, owner of Aquila Travel in Albuquerque, who said she employs 10 people with full benefits and that’s mostly due to the work her firm gets from the film industry. Getting rid of the tax incentive would kill her business, she said.

“I would, without a doubt, close my doors,” Levinson said.

Under the program, productions can get a 25 percent rebate on qualified expenditures in New Mexico after they submit their paperwork to the Taxation and Revenue Department following completion of filming.

Committee Chairman Miguel Garcia, D-Bernalillo, said he sees the impact of the industry every week in his South Valley district where film crews are often working. They eat in local restaurants and shop locally, he said. And his son has picked up jobs in the industry, after being laid off from a call center.

To read the full article, click here!

Film Industry Debate!

2011-01-10T13:32:00.002-07:00

WHAT: New Mexico Film Industry Policy Debate

Hosted by the Rio Grande Foundation and the Motion Picture Association of New Mexico

WHY: As we approach the 2011 Legislative Session, film policy in New Mexico is being analyzed and various proposals are on the table which would have a significant impact on the film industry in New Mexico. Therefore, the policy debate will help educate the public on both sides of this important issue.

We invite you to come and learn how the film industry significantly benefits the citizens of New Mexico, and to show your support for the incentive package. Stand up for your industry!

WHEN: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Debate at 4:00 p.m.
Reception at 5:00 p.m.

WHO: Participants include proponents and opponents of film incentives including:
Representative Brian Egolf,
Senator Sue Wilson Beffort,
and Representative Dennis Kintigh

WHERE: National Hispanic Cultural Center, Bank of America Theater
1701 4th Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102

Largest Film in New Mexico History!

2010-12-28T19:57:00.003-07:00

It's official!

Marvel's The Avengers is in pre-production and will be shooting in New Mexico through 2011.

While industry estimates vary, the production expenditure is projected to be at least $140 million dollars, making it the largest shoot in the history of New Mexico film.

Productions of this size have a significant impact on our economy. They hire New Mexico crew, use our production services, and cast our talent. They stay at our hotels and furnished homes, eat our food, and shoot our locations.

For several thousand individuals and hundreds of businesses, the economic impact is significant and evidence of how critical film has become to the New Mexico economy.

Be sure to tell our site listees that "You saw them on Crew," and let us know how we can help serve you or your upcoming production. If you're listed on our directory, please be sure your account is current and active.

And, of course, if you have a product, service, skill, or message you want the film world to know about, email us at info@crewnewmexico.com or call (505) 930-0443!

Read The Avengers press release from the NM Film office here!

Happy New Year!

Cerelink-Dreamworks

2010-11-22T10:56:00.002-07:00

Local IT Firm on Cloud Nine

Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer
A small IT company in Corrales is getting some high-profile gigs with an animated film-making giant on the West Coast — without setting a foot outside New Mexico.
Cerelink Inc. is quietly carving out a niche in the digital media industry with a remote computing model that has already produced parts of "How To Train Your Dragon" and "Shrek Forever After."
And that, the company confidently says, is just the beginning.
Not long after "Shrek's" release came an announcement in June that the Glendale, Calif., studio that produced those films, DreamWorks Animation, had entered a multiyear agreement with Cerelink.
"The combination of those two things in that time frame kind of took us from a seed, early-stage developmental position to what they call 'open for business,'" said CEO James Ellington, one of nearly a dozen former Intel employees who are investors or part of the Cerelink management team.
"Because of the agreement put in place, we essentially are part of the production road map for this customer," he said. "... I can't tell you specifically, because even they won't describe specifically what is being done, where it's being done and how's its being done, but anything going forward you see coming out of DreamWorks Animation has a high probability of having been produced, at least in some part, by the capabilities that we're putting in place."
In general, what they are doing is using a ton of computing power to process or render millions of animated digital images.
Most of the Cerelink staff — six fulltime and four part time employees — and its 31 investors, who've capitalized the company to a tune of more than $3 million, are native New Mexican, including Ellington, who is from Española.
'A terrific opportunity'
"We've all had the opportunity to go elsewhere," said chairman and co-founder Bill Garcia, another Intel alum, Gallup native and a former secretary of economic development for the state of New Mexico. "But we found we have a common purpose: What can we do here in New Mexico that makes sense from a business case, that would create high-tech kinds of jobs?
"We've been in business five years and it's been over the last two years, we've come across this one. It looks like we really have a terrific opportunity."
With annual revenues of $1 million-plus, Cerelink is headquartered in a historic adobe home converted into offices along Corrales Road. Its specialty is hybrid cloud computing, with its principal focus on computer-generated 3-D film production.
"I think we're close to $3 million capitalization," Garcia said.
"Our specific product is remote rendered services," Ellington said. "And render is what it sounds like... It is the modern-day equivalent of the flip book."
The concept for Cerelink evolved, in part, from the fruits of a program begun at Intel to link its research and development efforts with the "real needs" of the community, according to Cerelink President Rod Sanchez, still another Intel alum and Española native. His job, he said, was to be the "interface" between the hardware and software solutions side of Intel and the community.
"One example was we did the first robotic pharmacy at Presbyterian, which has been replicated in several hundred hospitals around the world," he said. "That evolved to taking that same concept out of Intel into Cerelink and thinking, how do we look at technical trends and technology and apply it to an industry, in this case, digital media."
Cloud or 'remote' computing
Cloud computing —"the fancy name for remote computing," Cerelink co-founder and vice president Richard Draper and yet another Intel alum said — is deploying a set of computers or servers at a geographic distance and connecting it to the user by a high-speed fiber optic link.
In the case of Dreamworks, the studio's artists are linked via the national Lambda Rail with Cerelink computers inside New Mexico Computing Applications Center's research and development space at Intel's Fab 7 and the Oso Grande center in Downtown Albuquerque.
"There's some 24 or so individual frames that have to come together just to make one second," Ellington said. "In each frame there is the image, the texture, the coloration, the shadowing, all that stuff. So you have to run a computer program that integrates all these different kinds of things."
Sanchez added, "Traditionally, the way it is done, an artist produces all of the images, puts them on a computer in the studio, come backs the next day and the images are melded together. In our case, using the remote rendering facility, we are able to do that almost in real time. An artist in LA can send us the image, it can be rendered and sent back in a matter of seconds."
The studios are finding that very attractive from a time, as well as cost, point of view.
"If a company based in Southern California, for example, is deploying more and more technical capacity, it consumes more power and real estate," Sanchez said. "As we know, power and real estate are not only scarce but very expensive in California."
New Mexico, he said, has an abundance of relatively inexpensive power compared with California, successful state-offered film production incentives as well as "excellent" technical resources in the Rio Grande corridor. Ellington said Cerelink already has six local contractors providing a range of services. Its only real North American competition is in Vancouver, Canada.
The perfect outsource
"There are several studios that are now to the point where they're embracing the idea of not having to build their own computing capability in-house and looking for companies that can provide a service, hardware or software, or a combination," Ellington said. "That's this cloud computing model. We provide a very specific, very high-end, high-performance computing solution specifically tailed for the digital media industry."
The Cerelink-DreamWorks partnership began taking shape about 2 1/2 years ago, said Draper, who's been in New Mexico for more than 25 years.
"We could start to see the intersection where digital media was going," he said. "One project led to another, which led us to DreamWorks and that led us to many months of collaboration to do the proof of concept and the technical development."
That included determining if New Mexico could pass a key computing physics test, something called "acceptable latency."
"The further you get away from the epicenter, if you will, in Northern or Southern California, the harder it is to do what we're doing," Ellington said. "If you were on the East Coast, today's technology won't work for our brand of high performance computing ...
"There are other locations in that radius, but right now, we have a significant head start on some of those other companies."
Cerelink subsequently provided nearly 2 million render hours — the computer time it takes creating a movie — for "How To Train Your Dragon" and about 3 million for "Shrek Forever After." "Shrek," for the record, required a total of almost 46 million render hours.
Though focused on 3-D now, Ellington said the Cerelink technology would supply the same types of capabilities for visual effects.
Endless possibilities
"Think of 'Transformers' that was shot in Albuquerque Studios," he said. "Somehow, somebody had to make the robots, and all the explosions and all the action come together to make it look like a live action film. All of that is computer generated.
"What we're doing lends itself to a very broad spectrum of the industry."
The potential for Cerelink doesn't end with digital media, in itself a tens of billions of dollars industry, according to Ellington.
"Inherently, high-speed computing and high-speed networking lend themselves to other forms of visual technology," he said, citing as examples architectural 3-D modeling and simulations or visualizations that could be used by engineers to analyze building stress or by medical doctors to make diagnoses.
But for now, Cerelink intends to build on what it's started. He said Cerelink is in proof-of-concept stages with three other major animation studios and a fourth studio that specializes in visual effects.
"And also we're going to see a lot of smaller customers," he said. "I call them subcontractors that work for major studios or independent producers with a great need for efficiency."

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2010-10-29T10:48:00.004-06:00

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Amazing Savings for CREW Listees!

2010-10-26T14:09:00.001-06:00

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LA-NM Casting Connection Workshop with Venus Kanani, CSA!

2010-10-18T11:24:00.001-06:00

SWING VOTE, PASSION PLAY, BEERFEST

If these films sound familiar, then so might the name VENUS KANANI. She, along with her partner Mary Vernieu at Betty Mae Casting, helped cast these New Mexico-based films.

Rene Russo, Nicholas Cage, Guy Pearce, Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, Heather Graham, Kevin Spacey, Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper and many more . . . familiar names that Venus has cast in 17 films since 2009!

She is a pro with tons of working & professional experience to share. Venus has developed an affection for New Mexico actors, and is excited about the opportunity to work with you.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to spend quality time focusing on your auditioning skills with one of the industry's top casting pros, and step out of the workshop with the confidence to truly Nail Your Auditions!

Don't miss this very SPECIAL EVENT! Register today!

See you on set!

The crewnewmexico.com Casting Team

When: Saturday or Sunday, Nov. 13 or 14
10am-5pm (Choose your day!)

Where: Spirit Production Studios
10 Rudy Rodriguez Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87508

Cost: $160! Space is limited!

Click to pay with a credit card or PayPal!

Or, make checks payable and mailed to::
The Natural Act
53 Sandia Haven Dr
Cedar Crest, NM 87008

For more information, questions, or to register via phone, contact Price Hall at (713) 201-1245, or via email at thenaturalact@gmail.com.

"WHERE DID THEY FILM THAT? ~An Intimate Afternoon with the Region's Top Locations Professionals"

2010-10-12T19:43:00.001-06:00

Time: Sunday, October 17 · 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Albuquerque Studios~ Stage 7
5650 University Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM

Zia Pueblo doubles as the MIddle East in "Brothers."
Bobby Foster Road transmutes into a post-apocolyptic hell in "The Book of Eli."
The Sands Motel transforms into a bloodbath in "No Country For Old Men."

Who makes these location choices?
How does New Mexico double for hundreds of places around the world?
How does location affect the look and feel of a story?

Join us to meet our prestigious panel representing Locations from notable film and tv shows such as, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, LEGION, THE KILLER INSIDE ME, GAMER, INHALE, THE SPIRIT, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE BOOK OF ELI, CRAZY HEART, TERMINATOR SALVATION, SUNSHINE CLEANING, IN PLAIN SIGHT and BREAKING BAD.

Find out when they are hired and how they are inspired!

Hear about their best AND worst location experiences, and then watch the end result on the projection screen.

Get some inside tips on locations for your own project!

See if Locations could be your next career!

Event Schedule:
3:30PM- 4:00PM Press only

4:00PM- 4:30PM Open to NMWIF members and guests. Mix, mingle, eat and drink!

4:30PM- 5:30PM Panelist presentation with intro by Carrie Wells, Assistant Film Liason, Albuquerque Film Office

5:30PM- 6:00PM Q&A with panel guests

Food and drink from Flying Star Cafe
graciously provided by 1680PR

~Free to NMWIF members, $15 for guests~

LA - New Mexico Casting Connection Workshop with Nancy Klopper, CSA!

2010-09-23T10:54:00.002-06:00

Nancy Klopper is one of the most successful, knowledgeable, and actor friendly casting directors in the business - and she's hosting a workshop in New Mexico October 9th and 10th! Don't Miss out!

With an incredible roster of casting credits including RISKY BUSINESS, LOVE RANCH, FANTASTIC FOUR, RAY, PROOF OF LIFE, OFFICE SPACE, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, THE RIVER WILD, AGAINST ALL ODDS, this one-day auditioning and training class will help you learn the skills you need to "Get the job!"

You may have had the opportunity to meet Nancy during casting for LOVE RANCH, but here is your chance to really get to know her and directly benefit from her years of experience working with actors.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to work with and learn from someone with an unsurpassed understanding of the audition process.

Don't miss this very special event. Space is extremely limited. Register for your Saturday or Sunday workshop now! Call (713) 201-1245 or email thenaturalact@gmail.com.

When: Saturday or Sunday, Oct. 9 or 10 10am-5pm (Choose your day!)
Where: Spirit Production Studios 10 Rudy Rodriguez Drive Santa Fe, NM 87508
Cost: $160!
Payment: By credit card via PayPal, or check to made out and mailed to: The Natural Act 53 Sandia Haven Dr Cedar Crest, NM 87008
Contact: For more information, questions or to register, contact Price Hall at (713) 201-1245, or via email at thenaturalact@gmail.com

Albuquerque Film Festival August 25-29!

2010-08-19T08:06:00.001-06:00

The 2nd Annual Albuquerque Film Festival, August 25-29

Watch the films. Meet the filmmakers. Learn from industry pros. Party at the hottest venues in town!

Five jam-packed days of movies, music, indie workshops and panels led by Hollywood Insiders from Warner Bros. Sony, Regent, Cruise/Wagner, HBO and more!

Here's just some of what you can expect...

· Director Monte Hellman attends to receive the AFF Maverick Award and screen his critically acclaimed film, Two-Lane Blacktop - Opening Night, Wednesday, August 25

· Actress America Ferrera and Director Ryan Piers Williams attend to present their new film, The Dry Land - Thursday, August 26

· Screening of First Snow starring Guy Pierce, with academy-award winning writer Mark Fergus (Children of Men, Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens) in attendance for Q&A - Friday, August, 27

· Acting workshop with W. Earl Brown star of HBO's Deadwood

· Industry panel including academy-award winning producer of The Hurt Locker, Tony Mark

· Filmmakers Boot Camp presented by Michael Wiese

Visit http://www.abqfilmfestival.com/ for trailers, films, workshop & panel descriptions & to purchase tickets.

Questions? Call (505) 254-4638

hip. cool. funny. strange. social change. Don't miss it!

"Best of Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project" Screening and Awards Ceremony

2010-08-03T11:39:00.001-06:00

Saturday, August 7th at 7pm
KiMo Theater

Tickets $10. See below for purchasing info.

Here are the Best Films of Albuquerque 2010

"The Adventures of Roscoe and Buster" by: Walkie Talkies
genre: Adventure Serial

"Chamber No. 6" by: LindeleMedia
genre: Film Noir

"Drop Dead Gorgeous" by: No Strings
genre: Silent Film

"Engaged" by: 48 High Offical Unit Raptors
genre: Sci Fi

"The Farm" by: HeatStroke Productions
genre: Thriller/Suspense

"Game Over" by: Game One Productions
genre: Sci Fi

"Jane Backer" by Bogwood Films
genre: Film de Femme

"L'americano" by: Ultimatum Pictures
genre: Foreign

"The Marvelous Misadventures of Maximillian Gunn and Jewel Cassidey" by: Fire Born Films
genre: Adventure Serial

"MonoType" by: Pancho Segway
genre: Time Travel/Doppelganger

"Pool Shark" by: The In-Famous El Guapos
genre: Thriller

"The Space Adventures of Little Hispanic Boy and Ginger” by: L.A.M.E. Productions
genre: Adventure Serial

TICKET SALES

Tickets may be purchased in 3 ways:

1. Online at ticketmaster. (credit card required, $2.50 surcharge plus $3.10 per order ).
2. At the KiMo Box Office. Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm (cash or credit card, no fees applied).
3. Available before the screenings (cash only). Please arrive early to avoid the line.

Acting Workshops with Darlene Hansen

2010-07-30T11:39:00.003-06:00

Producer Darlene Hansen is teaching acting workshops on Tuesday nights from 7-10pm.

Her classes meet twice a month and the next class is Tuesday, August 3rd.

She teaches Method Acting and will show you how to break down a script and how to audition for TV, Movies, and Stage Productions. You can reserve your spot for the class by calling (505) 268-0530. http://www.crewnewmexico.com/darlenehansen

Site Visitation Map!

2010-07-18T13:24:00.002-06:00

We love to see how many people come and search crewnewmexico.com - both from within the state, and around the production world. We get nearly 10,000 site visitors/month, and lots of great high quality traffic! Our easy-to use interface is an industry favorite!

Support Locally Owned Business - And The Film Industry!

2010-07-14T14:15:00.006-06:00

As an independently owned business, we know the importance of creating strategic alliances that help benefit our community, and that's why we're a huge fan of the Santa Fe Alliance. We've never encountered a more dynamic and creative group that works for the strengthening of our economy through networking, embracing new methods of business, and helping keep people aware of the power of spending dollars locally.

Anyone who has ever worked with film professionals or a production shooting in town can attest to the economic benefits that production business can bring to a small business. One client can make a whole month, one production can make a whole year.

One of the benefits of the New Mexico film incentive program is that it rewards out-of-state productions for shopping locally - with a 25% cash rebate. We don't want all those goods and services coming in from California - we want them to be sourced locally.

And that's why crewnewmexico.com exists. Our directory helps bridge the gap between productions/film professionals and locally owned businesses and providers of goods and services.

To help give Santa Fe owned businesses a big boost in visibility to the film industry, we've arranged a special 50% discount for members of the Santa Fe Alliance to list on crewnewmexico.com at small-biz friendly rates. Now through August 15, any member of the Alliance can list on crewnewmexico.com starting at just $39/year. You'll receive your very own movie webpage with all of your business information!

To take advantage, simply enter SFA50 in the promotional code line during online registration, or contact crewnewmexico.com directly at (505) 930-0443.

To see the list of business and skill types our directory supports, click here. Don't see a category that fits your business? Contact us and we'll add it for you!

$39 accounts show up in the lower tier of search results. You may also upgrade to a Premium Account ($25 additional) which appears the top tier of search results, in a unique, bold, text box. To see the difference, click here! Both accounts include being listed in one skill or service. To list in additional skills/services, the cost is $12.50/skill. Offer expires August 15^th, 2010. You must be a current member of the Santa Fe Business Alliance to qualify.

Green Drinks at Bishop's Lodge! Featuring Guest Speaker Holly Roach of Green Production Resource!

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July 23rd!

Green Drinks and the Santa Fe Alliance are inviting the community, especially those of you in the film industry and local business owners, to a special Green Drinks Pool Party at Bishop’s Lodge Resort & Spa in Santa Fe for an organic and fun summer event you won’t forget.

Guest speaker Holly Roach is the owner of Green Production Resource, a business she created to “supply knowledge, products and equipment to lessen the impact of film and event production on the planet” and specifically in New Mexico. We also hope to introduce the film industry folks to Santa Fe’s local business owners and community that can help supply them with their film location needs.

Bishop’s Lodge has preserved the history and the property that was founded in 1853 by a young French missionary priest, Jean Baptiste Lamy. The Lodge’s seasonal rituals and sustainability measures are dedicated to preserving the heritage, beauty and traditions of that land and our planet. Learn more at the pre-Green Drinks tour of the grounds of Bishop’s Lodge featuring their water reclamation and treatment system that has been in place for around 50 years. This closed-loop, recycled water system includes waterfalls and fish-ponds.

An heirloom garden was recently planted—a cross-section of tomatoes, squash, corn, herbs and more, bringing back the seeds made famous in the 1916 World Fair. Visit the fruit orchards—apricot, apple, plum, walnut, crabapple—with the rarest, heirloom cuttings that were brought over from France in the 1890’s. Check out the new vineyard with cuttings from a 100-year old vine.

Speaking of wine, cocktail hour will begin at 6:30, and Bishop’s Lodge will offer their own label of wines, a selection of locally brewed beers, their infused vodkas and more. At 7:00 pm, we begin with a brief presentation from Santa Fe Alliance, Bishop’s Lodge and guest speaker Holly Roach. Chef Carmen Rodriguez is dedicated to supporting local growers and is a proud participant of the SF Alliance’s Farm to Restaurant project. He will share a sampling of freshly prepared appetizers and will create a special Green Drinks menu that folks can order from, cooked right there by the pool. Or head up to the terrace and enjoy a three-course prix fixe meal from Las Fuentes Restaurant. (See menu below)

Entrance is free but the drinks, food and tips are not covered, so please plan on supporting Bishop’s Lodge wonderful hospitality. To make reservations for the dinner at Las Fuentes, please call 983-6377.

James Maldonado Trio, a funky jazz trio, will be playing from 6-9. www.Maldonadobass.com.

The Santa Fe Alliance is a non-profit membership organization devoted to building a strong, local, living economy, which ensures that economic power resides locally and sustains vibrant, livable communities and healthy ecosystems. www.santafealliance.com

Green Drinks is a grassroots phenomenon occurring in more that 615 cities worldwide where sustainability minded folks get together to mingle and have a drink. Our mission is to create community among environmentally minded people, establish a forum for learning about developing green topics and to inspire each other to live as lightly on the planet as possible. www.greendrinks.org.

Bishop’s Lodge Resort & Spa is provides lodging, spa facilities, first-class dining, horseback riding, and special events, even Green Weddings! Check out their website at www.bishopslodge.com.

Green Drinks passed app menu at the pool

Smoke Artichoke Mousse on toasted rye cracker
Tequila Cured Salmon on open face fortune cookie
Talus wind Lamb Skewer with red chile honey glaze
Artisan cheese platter
Vegetable Platter with Green Chile Yogurt Ranch Dip

3 Course Dinners at Las Fuentes
First Course
Roasted Beet Carpaccio with Organic Arugula and Radish Sprouts
Reduced Apple Balsamic Vinegar

Second Course
Choice of
Red Chile Honey Glazed Leg of Lamb
Farmers market potato gratin and Calabacitas

Or

Local Mushroom Napoleon
Blackened Onion Reduction and Sautéed Bok Choy

Dessert

Mexican Chocolate Tostada
$19.95 per person (tax and gratuity NOT included)

WHO: Green Drinks and the Santa Fe Alliance
WHAT: Green Drinks Pool Party at Bishop’s Lodge
WHEN: July 23, Friday 5:30 Tour, 6:30 Drinks, 7:00 Presentation
WHERE: Bishop’s Lodge Resort & Spa, 1297 Bishop’s Lodge Road, By the pool
COST: Free entrance. Money for bar, food and tips are required.
To make reservations for the dinner at Las Fuentes, please call 983-6377.
HOW: Get a designated driver and come on down! Call 989-5362 for questions.

Upcoming Film Events for Southern New Mexico!

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July 14th, The state film office will present the New Mexico Film Makers Showcase winners at Mountain Annie’s Dinner Theater in Ruidoso from 5 pm to 9 pm. Trish Lopez, from the state film office will present these films made in New Mexico by New Mexicans. Click here for details

July 15th Film Lincoln County NM is sponsoring a meet and greet for people in the film industry in Lincoln county and surrounding areas. This will be in Capitan at Oso Art Gallery from 5:30 to 7:30. This is an opportunity for people in the industry to meet one another and for us to find out who is here. Click here for details!

August 26th at the Spencer Theater , a film industry symposium. This event will bring speakers from the state film office, Screen Actor’s Guild, International Alliance of Theatrical and Stagehand Employees, CrewNewMexico.com, New Mexico Women in Film, ENMU-Ruidoso, ENMU-Roswell and more. We will be inviting local and regional politicians to attend (and of course an invitation will go out to the governor.) Click here to learn more!

See the world premiere of the Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project, films made just last weekend!

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Forty two teams of local filmmakers hit the hot Albuquerque streets to make a film in one weekend. Come see what they've done! After the films celebrate with us at the Blackbird Buvette. This will be a fun evening with the film-making teams in attendance. We hope you will join us.

The Screenings will take place at the KiMo Theater, 423 Central Ave. NW Albuquerque, N.M. 87102

For a list of teams by screening group, go to www.48hourfilm.com/albuquerque

Group A Films will screen on Thursday, Jul 15 at 6:30 PM
Group B Films will screen on Fri. Jul 16 at 6:00 PM
Group C Films will screen on Fri. Jul 16 at 8:15 PM
Group D Films will screen on Sun. Jul 18, 2010 6:00 PM
Best of 2010 48 Hour Film Project Sat. Aug 7 at 7:00 PM

TICKETS: Tickets are $10, on sale at the theater before the screenings. Cash only, please.
DISCOUNTS: $17 package for 2 separate screenings, $30 to attend all 4 screening.

Get Your Tickets for The Duke City Shootout Gala Premiere!

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The DCS 2010 Gala Premiere is Sat. Jul. 31, 7 pm at UNM's Popejoy Hall, and tickets are on sale now!

All seats are reserved (so don't plan on bringing your whole wardrobe to save an entire row of seats for your friends and family -- that's not gonna work).

How to get your tickets

In Person (no fees) at:
UNM Ticket Office at Bookstore, Tues-Fri 10a-6p
LOBO Ticket Office, University & Ave Cesar Chavez, M-F 8:30a-5p
Arts Ticket Office, Popejoy Hall, 1.5 hrs before event until 15 min after event starts

Online: http://www.unmtickets.com

Phone: 505-925-5858 or 1-877-664-8661

Albertsons: Albuquerque, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho and Santa Fe stores

(fine print: convenience fees apply to online, phone and Albertsons ticket purchases)

Check out the Duke City Shootout Online! For more details about the Duke City Shootout and our 10th anniversary, check out our website at http://www.dukecityshootout.org.

Headshots by Valerie Santagto!

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Contact Valerie Santagto (505) 366-3256, or visit photosantagto.com

Acting 101 for Film: 9 Week Course

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Wednesdays, August 18- Oct 13, 2010

THIS CLASS ALWAYS FILLS QUICKLY, ENROLL TODAY!

This is the perfect class for someone who is ready to explore the exciting world of acting on camera. Get the vital info on all of the basics as you work on camera every class: auditioning, cold reading, commercials, movies, television shows, and what to expect when you’re on set. We will also discuss networking, resumes, head shots, finding an agent, and gaining access to auditions. Class is limited to 10 students. Enroll now, this class filled quickly last semester! Some our past Guest Visitors Include:
Darlene Hansen- Casting Director
Lenni Davey- Applause Talent Agency, Owner
Carmen Martinez- Casting Director and Talent Agent
Chad Mathis- Local Entertainment Lawyer
Ages 18 and up
Wednesdays 6: 30 pm-8: 30 pm
Cost: $185.00 (plus applicable tax)
Location:
The Source ( Nob Hill area)
1111 Carlisle SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!