NM FILM INDUSTRY – SUMMER TOUR 2010

The NM Film Office will be conducting FILM TOURS around the state this week and next. Tobi Ives (from the film office) will be in Jicarilla Pueblo and Taos this week, while Trish Lopez will be visiting Silver City, Mescalero Apache and Valencia County next week. Anyone who is interested in learning about film training programs (above and below the line) and various job opportunities in the NM film industry should attend. All presentations are free and open to the public. See below for schedule:

JICARILLA/DULCE: Tuesday, June 8 – 5pm to 7pm
Dulce Community Center on Hawks Drive - Gym

TAOS PUEBLO: Thursday, June 10 – 4pm to 6pm
Red Willow Education Center – 885 Star Road, Taos 87571

SILVER CITY: Tuesday June 15 – 5pm to 7pm
Grant County Conference Center – 3031 Hwy 180 East, 88061

VALENCIA COUNTY: Thursday, June 17 – 4:30pm to 6:30pm
UNM Valencia Campus – Student Community Center, CSCC-H 108

MESCALERO APACHE: (Tentatively scheduled for June 16th – Details TBA)

Film Finance and Distribution Conference - Pitch Your Project!

As you know, this coming Friday and Saturday (June 11-12), we’ll be holding our first Film Finance & Distribution Conference (Part I: For Micro and Low Budget Filmmakers). A summary of the schedule is listed on the homepage www.nmfilm.com. By tomorrow, the entire schedule along with speakers’ bios and specific time frames will be posted on the homepage. One of the events we’ll be conducting on Saturday afternoon is a Pitch Workshop with Producer Suzanne Lyons, which will include a practice “pitch session” with a few local filmmakers. Those filmmakers will be chosen at random that afternoon. If you are interested in adding your name to the hat of those who’d like to pitch your project, please send and email with the following information to: trish.lopez@state.nm.us.

-Your Name
-Title and genre of your project
-E-mail and phone

As a filmmaker interested in the opportunity to pitch that day, you will need to:

-Be registered for the Conference (see NMFO website for RSVP info);
-Be present for the entire pitch workshop on Saturday (currently scheduled from 4:30-6:30p);
-Present your pitch in two minutes or less;
-Be open to constructive feedback from our panelists.

As we’ll be conducting the pitch workshop first, you’ll learn a great deal of information and helpful tips for pitching prior to the mini-pitch. We welcome all who are interested to give it a shot. I think you’ll all find this year’s entire conference to be a wonderful forum for of information for local filmmakers. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Ocean Inspiration Now Seeking Submissions!

Jacques Cousteau was an ocean pioneer. He inspired people around the globe through his explorations, bringing the underwater world to our homes. A devout marine conservationist, he long ago warned of the coming issues our oceans would face.

Around the world stories are told of growing up with Cousteau. His stories, TV shows, and written words are a part of all of us. His legacy and work have formed a collective heritage that we all share. It is through each of us that it will live on.

In honor of Cousteau’s century of influence, we are hosting a call for short video tributes. We seek video submissions 100-seconds in length, one second for each of the years since his birth. Be creative. Your 100-second video can be humorous or serious, poetic spoken word or a creative animation, underwater or above. Each 100-second video must be an original piece and a genuine reflection of how Cousteau has inspired you.

A total of 20 selections will be chosen by a film jury and woven into a video collage to premiere at the Ocean Inspiration event this fall 2010 in New York. The top winner will be flown to New York to attend this historical event.

To read more, click here!