Welcome to All Our Newest Members!!!

crewnewmexico.com is growing by leaps and bounds, and we'd like to give a quick shout out to all of our newest members. Stay tuned for a full introduction on each member!

• Over the Rainbow Janitorial/Strike Services!
  
• Art Department Assistant - Ashley Michelle Marsh (she's working on Eli!)
  
• Set Medic David Bethel!
• Marja Custom Catering - amazing boutique caterer and crafty support!
  
• Actress Michelle Pershing!
• Set Teacher/Studio Tutor Kathy Minnich!
• 1st Assistant Camera - Chip Byrd!
• Makeup Artist Jack Sinclair
• The Multitalented Location Manager, Location Scout, UPM and Production Manager Scott Clark!
• Assistant Makeup Ramsey Scott!
  
• Production Designer Susan Magestro!
• Remedies Skin Care Clinic, Santa Fe!
• Set Security Specialists Northern Intermoutain Security!
• Fabulous A-List Furnished Rental - Jewel of Circle Drive
• The amazing Sagebrush Alpaca Ranch - New Real Estate Listing
• New Real Estate Listing - Get Down to Earth Landscaping!
  

Teaser for New Mexico-Made "The Year One"

Click Here for Year One teaser!

In-Depth Analysis of the SAG-AMPTP Situation

Here's the most in-depth analysis that we've seen in a while regarding the SAG-AMPTP situation. It's consolidated, and informative. It also provides multiple links that provide information on the history of the current affairs. Quick summary is that SAG has diminshed a lot of its bargaining capacity, but all is not lost.

SAG-Studio Pregame Report

by Jonathan Handel

With kickoff in the SAG vs. studios matchup just a day away, what better time for a pre-game report? Let’s look at length, leverage, and deal points.

1. Length

The SAG negotiations are well beyond any OT contemplated by the NFL. That may be one factor that leads some people to assume the two-day meeting this Tuesday and Wednesday will result in an immediate deal. Not so fast, bucko. Union negotiations aren’t played according to sudden-death rules. The SAG negotiating team has an obligation to seek the best deal achievable, and I anticipate they’ll do so. That’s different from seeking the best deal imaginable, which seemed to be the previous SAG administration’s playbook, but it’s not the same thing as throwing in the towel.

To read the entire article, click here!

Film A Success for State Coffers

A new study that looks at the impact of the film industry on New Mexico's economy, conducted by the respected Ernst & Young company, shows strongly positive results: hundreds of millions of dollars in direct film-production spending, and more than 9,000 new jobs attributable to the industry benefiting dozens of communities and hundreds of local businesses across the state. There is strong evidence of positive effects not only for direct film production, but increasingly for the hospitality, tourism and other sectors, as well as priceless marketing of New Mexico.

To read the full article, click here!

How the DGA Closed the Deal

While the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America have been grabbing headlines for the past year, the Directors Guild of America has mostly gone back under the radar.

A year ago, the DGA achieved a rare stretch of public notice when it came to an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers on Jan. 17. That fomented hope that the writers strike might end, after talks broke down between the WGA and the producers six weeks earlier.

By the time the WGA put down its picket signs on Feb. 12, the DGA's profile outside of Hollywood had receded. Insiders remember, though, that the DGA leaders had averted an impasse that would have compounded the WGA stalemate -- partly by conducting its own research over the previous two years into the parameters of new media and by maintaining an extensive dialogue with the AMPTP and key member companies.

To read the full article, click here

Incentive Bait Reels in Hollywood Bucks - From the Albuquerque Journal

By Eric Witt
Office of the Governor

A new study that looks at the impact of the film industry on New Mexico's economy, conducted by the respected Ernst & Young company, shows strongly positive results: Hundreds of millions of dollars in direct film production spending, and over 9,000 new jobs attributable to the industry benefitting dozens of communities and hundreds of local businesses across the state.

There is strong evidence of positive effects not only for direct film production, but increasingly for the hospitality, tourism and other support sectors as well as priceless marketing of New Mexico's unmatched beauty and aggressive business environment to the world.

Most pointedly, the film study shows that state coffers directly recover almost every penny paid out in production tax incentives through increased revenues generated by the film industry. This is consistent with Gov. Bill Richardson's long-held position that the state “breaks even” for extending a nominal 25 percent rebate level to the film industry.

To read the full article, click here

Our Newest Members from the Santa Fe Alliance/crewnewmexico.com Partnership

Welcome today's new members:

• Cherie Haymes, Esthetician, of Remedies Skin Care Clinic (and mother of the famous Casey Haymes at the film office.!)
• Deija Cafe in Taos - amazing cafe film location in Ranchos de Taos (not alliance members but they joined us today anyway!)
• Christie Green of Get Down to Earth Landscapes!
• Mary MacGyver of Sagebrush Alpacas
• Actress Frances Richardson (not an Alliance member, but joined us today anway!)
  

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Why advertising on crewnewmexico.com is good for your local business.

• The film industry and its professionals actively seek local providers of goods and services
• Your ad dollar goes direct to a high-wage, active demographic.
• Our rates are amazing! One print ad placed elsewhere would buy you an entire year on crewnewmexico.com - and then some!
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Questions? Ask! membership@crewnewmexico.com, or (505) 930-0443.

Welcome New Member "Gallery Lou Lou" - Amazing Furnished Rental to the New Mexico Film Directory on crewnewmexio.com

Gallery LouLou is a home of 20th Century Photography, furnishings, and is the nationally registered Historic Home of Elliott Barker. He was an author, photorapher and famed Commissioner of New Mexico Department OF Wildlife and Game. Knows as Mr. Wilderness, Ellitt also was the man who saved Smokey Bear. Come visit the house everyone stops to admire. Relax with a glass of chilled wine or tea on the porch and watch the southwestern shades of pink, blue, and copper transform your thinking. Pick up a sketch pad, or a notebook, and tell us what you see. It is a gallery of photography so photo fans be sure to bring your Leica. Begin your vacation with a complimentary breakfast for two at La Posada Resort, and end the day with a massage or steam at the Spa. Oooh, your already happy! There's so much more to tell!

http://www.crewnewmexico.com/galleryloulou

Design Our crewnewmexico.com Radio Logo - and Win a Free Year on crewnewmexico.com

We're just starting our crewnewmexico.com Podcast Radio network, and we need a logo! So, we're launching the crewnewmexico.com Podcast Radio Network We Need A Cool Logo Now Contest!

Our logo needs to incorporate the image you see to the right -- and have something to do with radio - but we're open to all kinds of creative license. Think film, radio, fun, cool. You know, that kind of thing. ie logo at right with headphones and shades, etc. (is that cool or cliche? Don't know - that's where you come in!)

The winner will receive a Premium profile page on crewnewmexico.com, including 10 photos and being listed in 2 categories, a free 1 month banner ad, glory and fame and a full explanation of who you are and what you do right here in the blog, and will also be a featured interview on our new Podcast radio network that will at that point have an amazing new logo which you'll be able to talk about.

Submit all entries by February 15th, to radio@crewnewmexico.com. Please send as 72 dpi jpg. Email us if questions.

crewnewmexico.com Radio!

Interviews, information and fun from the heart of the New Mexico film industry.

We've launched (just barely) our Podcast Page - CREWNEWMEXICO.COM RADIO! And then our mic broke, so hang tight for more!

We've only got 1 podcast, and 1 tune live right now, but be sure to check back frequently or subscribe to our Podcast. We'll be featuring interviews with our members, and providing information about the New Mexico Film Industry. Our goal? To support our members in getting the word out on who they are and what they do, facilitate commerce between crewnewmexico.com members and productions, and to keep the film community, and local community, aware of what's happening in the world of New Mexico film.

You know what's super cool? All our members will have their very own Podcast that they can spread around, share, and if its not too goofy, send to potential employers or clients.

crewnewmexico.com Members who would like to be interviewed and broadcast live and unedited to the entire universe, please contact us at radio@crewnewmexico.com

Welcome Massage Therapist Erin Frye to crewnewmexico.com!

Massage therapist, Erin Frye, is one of the newest members to the New Mexico Film Directory on crewnewmexico.com! Everyone knows that a relaxing massage is the best way to unwind after a long day of filming here in New Mexico, and she is ready to offer her services to your cast and crew.

Erin graduated from the Crystal Mountain School of Theraputic Massage in 2005, and has advanced in Neuro Muscular Therapy, and specializes in lower back and cervical spine injuries. She is also certified in Barefoot Massage Therapy where she uses a raised bar for balance to stand on your back and massages you with her feet. Erin is the only therapist who practices this modality in Albuquerque, so it's a one-of-a-kind treat to experience while filming in New Mexico!

Check out Erin Frye's full profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/limakai, or send her an email to schedule an appointment at efrye70@yahoo.com

crewnewmexico.com On the Radio!

crewnewmexico.com be on the air this Sunday Morning, 11am (or so) on 1260AM KTRC Santa Fe. It's our constant goal to get the word out on who we are and what we do so our members get the most exposure possible, to increase the power of our industry, and to play a central role in the world of New Mexico film.

Local individuals and businesses are the heart of this industry, and it is our goal to support them.

We're going to be guests on the Local First radio show, hosted by Vicki Pozzebon of the Santa Fe Alliance. We'll be talking all about the New Mexico Film Industry, our site, the impact of the industry on the local economy, telling tales from the industry and more.

It's a recorded show, so you can't ask questions. If you really do have a question, you can just ask anytime (info@crewnewmexico.com). Listen in!

Welcome New Member Ram Goradia to crewnewmexico.com

We'd like to give a shout out and welcome to one of the newest members of crewnewmexico.com, Set Dresser, Swing Gang, and Gang Boss and 480 member Ram Goradia.

Ram has a Bachelor of Arts in Music with concentration in recording engineering and percussion from UNM. He's been seen climbing around the sets of several pictures in the last 2 years, including T-Salvation, The Year One, Spoken Word, The Eye, Breaking Bad, Crash, and Shoot First and Pray You Live.

He has completed Classes in: General Safety Training, Aerial Boom/Scissor Lift Operation Fall Protection User Training, and has a huge list of references.

You can see his full profile and resume on his crewnewmexico.com profile page here!

Welcome New Mexico Stuntman Michael Walter to crewnewmexico.com!

We would like to introduce all our blog readers to another one of our new members, New Mexico Stuntman Michael Walter of the Albuquerque Stunt Association! Michael is one of the newest New Mexico Film Crew members to join crewnewmeixco.com, and we're thrilled to have him on board. Michael has been a professional stuntman for 30 years now, and has worked on numerous local New Mexico film projects, most recently In Plain Sight and Breaking Bad.

Michael was inducted to the Hollywood Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1993 is a credited author, producer, director, and stunt coordinator. Michael can operate heavy equipment like motorcycles, boats, and snowmobiles, and has 40 years martial arts experience on top of that! To learn more about Michael Walter check out his full profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/albuquerquestuntassociation.

IATSE General Membership Meeting This Weekend

The 480 hosts its monthly General Membership Meeting this Sunday, down in ABQ at the Sheraton Uptown.

When: Sunday, January 25th 11am
Where:
Sheraton Uptown
2600 Louisiana Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

Welcome Production Outfitters to crewnewmexico.com!

We'd like to give a big shout out and welcome to Production Outfitters to the New Mexico Film Directory on crewnewmexico.com. These guys are a one-stop production powerhouse: Production, HD Editing, Mobile Editing Suites, Crew, Sound, Teleprompters, Post-Production, and more. Watch for a more detailed introduction over the next few days.

See their profiles here:
Equipment Rentals
Crew
Production Company

Contact Production Outfitters for your HD and Sound Rental needs, for a talented crew, and for Production and Post-Production Support and Services.

Welcome Gianni Biasetti of Stunt World Inc. to crewnewmexico.com!

Gianni Biasetti from Stunt World Inc. is one of our newest members on crewnewmexico.com!

Gianni is a professional stunt coordinator, stuntman, and stunt rigger who owns his personal equipment. Gianni's resume boasts such big name credits as Iron Man, The Fall, and episodes of CSI: Miami.

Check out Gianni Biasetti's full profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/www.stuntworldinc.com. You can also view his personal website at www.stuntworldinc.com.

Welcome Cathleen Kane to crewnewmexico.com!

We just wanted to give a quick welcome to Cathleen Kane, one of our new members on crewnewmexico.com! Cathleen is an Albuqueruqe, New Mexico-based award-winning video producer, director and editor with extensive experience in broadcast television, documentary, promotional and educational formats.

Cathleen prides herself on being able to work on small projects with tight deadlines, but has also worked with big name clients like Inside Edition, CBS Early Show, and CNN. You can learn more about Kathleen's work by checking out her profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/cathleenkane. Or shoot her an email at cathleen@productionoutfitters.com

Check out B n B Production Services on crewnewmexico.com!

Here's a quick welcome to another one of our new members of crewnewmexico.com, B&B Productions! Harold Woods, the President of B&B, takes pride in his company's standing as of New Mexico's leading production vehicle companies.

B&B has provided truck, vehicle and generator rentals to nearly every major production made in New Mexico. Located in Albuquerque, B&B has vehicles of all varietes, including single and double plant trucks, tractors, generator trucks, wardrobe trailers, and much more! All equipment is held to the highest maintenance standards.

Check out their full profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/bnbproductionservices.

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505-818-266-8843

Casting Call This Weekend - 48 Hour Film Project

New Mexico Film Industry Casting Call from RiffRaff Entertainment

Our company created the short film "Tinkerin'" for the Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project last summer...and we won Best Film!

Check out the teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmSSlStyVtQ

Now 40 of the city winners of Best Film from all over the world are competing again this weekend and we need a cast for this Saturday!!!

For those of you who don't know what the 48 Hour Film Project is...it's a timed film competition in which we must write, direct, produce, edit and deliver a short film (5 minutes or less) in a weekend. It's hard work but it's a lot of fun.

If you are interested please send Riffraff Entertainment a message on myspace or e-mail your headshot and resume to info@riffraffentertainment.com right away! (you can also visit their page on http://www.crewnewmexico.com/riffraffrentertainment)

Now, it's against the rules to pay cast or crew in this competition, but we will feed you, give you a copy of the movie for your reel, and the film has a guaranteed screening at the 2009 Miami International Film Festival this March!

Come be part of our team!

Welcome Al Goto to crewnewmexico.com!

We would like to give a quick shout out to stuntman and stunt coordinator Al Goto, another one of our new members on crewnewmexico.com! Al has over 24 years experience in the stunt and safety industry, and has worked on several film and TV projects based here in New Mexico, as well as around the country.

Several of his New Mexico film/television stunt credits include Crazy Heart, My One and Only, Swing Vote, In Plain Sight, and Beaking Bad. Al has also worked on big name films and TV series like Windtalkers and Friends.

You can learn more about Al Goto by checking out his full profile at www.crewnewmexico.com/www.algoto.com. You can also visit his personal web page at www.algoto.com.

Studios Move Ahead - But Stars Earning Less

Studios proceed cautiously for 2010

Few stars currently earning their quotes

By MICHAEL FLEMING

Last fall, studios were bullish with plans to put 40 or more films in production to fill 2010 and 2011 slates.

The majors might still meet that goal, but it hardly feels like a bull market so far.

Studios are proceeding cautiously as they wait for the SAG dispute to play itself out. And they are using economic hard times to slash talent salaries to the point where, even when the business is back, it won’t nearly be the same as it used to be. They are working through the volume of pre-strike films they put into production in early 2008 and are still in need of product for 2010 and especially 2011.

"Studios are telling us, we need movies, but they want us to proceed with projects without spending money, and without actually pulling the trigger and making commitments," said one studio-based producer with projects in limbo. "Producers have been wedged into this netherworld where it’s like hurry up and wait."

Click here to see the full article

Who Needs Movies - We Can Just Watch SAG for Drama!

SAG's Rosenberg still defiant

Dissent not dissuading guild president

By DAVE MCNARY

The SAG standoff over national exec director Doug Allen remains inflamed, with president Alan Rosenberg still defiant in the face of efforts by the board's majority to topple Allen.

"These people are like children," Rosenberg said of his opponents in a Tuesday interview with Daily Variety. "They refuse to take responsibility for anything they do."

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The moderates have pledged they will fire Allen on grounds that he's bungled SAG's negotiations, defied the will of the board and left members without a new feature-primetime contract for nearly eight months. Despite having the votes to toss Allen out, the moderate wing was blocked by Rosenberg and his allies at the Jan. 12-13 board meeting via a 30-hour filibuster.

Rosenberg said it remains unclear when the strike authorization may be sent out as he and Allen attempt to persuade other board members to go along with a new plan to enter last-ditch negotiations with the congloms, then send the final offer out to the members without a recommendation. The moderates have already ridiculed the plan, saying they don't trust Allen.

Rosenberg questioned the latest promise by the moderates, asserting they may not have enough votes to dismiss the exec by the process of obtaining individual written signatures -- which could be submitted before the end of the month. "I suspect that they can't get enough votes for written assent, which would take us back to the dark ages," he added.

Click here to see the full article

Article on the Possible SAG Strike, in CounterPunch

Capitulation in Hollywood

SAG Watches It All Slip Away

By DAVID MACARAY

While American labor unions are having their usual rough time of it (not to mention the additional burden of having weathered eight brutal years of Elaine Chao as Secretary of Labor), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is facing not only potential defeat in the form of getting jammed with an inferior contract, but stands to be dealt a bitter humiliation. And the entity applying that humiliation isn’t its long-time adversary, the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers). It’s SAG’s own membership.

Typically (and understandably), a union membership wants it all. That’s the standard dynamic. The members want a first-rate union contract, with all the goodies; but, because of the dangers involved, they want it to come all neatly wrapped up, without any risks. There’s a baseball analogy. The manager goes out to the mound and glibly instructs the pitcher on how to pitch to a dangerous batter: “Don’t walk him, but don’t give him anything to hit.”

What SAG’s rank-and-file wants from its leadership is much the same thing. Bring us back a good contract, a substantial contract, an improved contract, but don’t ask us to join you in a battle or otherwise sacrifice anything important to get it. Above all, don’t ask us to get tough.

Click here to see the full article

Estate Sale This Weekend In Santa Fe - Prop-Houses Take Note

Martin Rosenberg of the Vintage Poster Gallery on Canyon Road is holding an estate sale this weekend. Here's a list of some of the items being sold. Prop houses and antique buffs take note!

AMAZING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
ESTATE SALE
901 CANYON RD.
(Corner Canyon Rd. & Palace)
Parking on Alameda

Private collection of vintage collectibles being sold.
Includes: Art glass, Native American, old oil paintings,
Scholder signed lithos, Castillo silver pitcher, cradle
boards, cast iron circus wagons, Peruvian pottery,
antique art posters, Huichol yarn paintings from 1950’s,
Casas Grandes pottery, Nampeyo signed ladle, rare Star
Trek V lobby display, Apache Dance Masks, jade
pendants, Pacific carved bone masks, Papago & Apache
baskets, original Crumb comic books, and more!
(note: No clothes or household items)
Great chance to buy the best at years ago prices!
HOURS OF SALE
JAN. 24th, SATURDAY 8 A.M. - 1 P.M.
JAN. 25th, SUNDAY 8 A.M. - 1 P.M.
For more info or a pre-sale preview, contact Marty at (505) 577-7419

Last Call for Entries - IndieFest

Deadline: January 30, 2009

The Indie Fest is an independent, top-tier international film awards competition.

Our goal: The Indie is about helping independent filmmakers gain publicity and secure distribution, the Holy Grail of filmmaking. We have relationship with distributors friendly to independent filmmakers. Indie Fest winners can use our Screener Distribution Service to reach even more distributors. Details are on the Indie website. http://www.TheIndieFest.com/Dist.aspx

How you will benefit: If you win an Indie Fest award you will benefit from our dedicated focus and from our relationships with indie-friendly distributors. The Indie Fest is a virtual festival. It does not have physical screeners. Rather, winners receive publicity as we broadcast the list of winners via press releases and to our email database of more than 28,000 filmmakers and industry insiders. Winning an Indie will help you get noticed.

Entries are judged against high standards of excellence and against each other. The Indie Fest provides an equal chance of winning for all entrants, regardless of size and budget. Entries are judged on quality of craft and creativity. The Indie Fest is a showcase for cinematic gems and unique voices.

There are three levels of awards: Best of Show, Award of Excellence and Award of Merit. No more than 15% of entries will be granted Awards of Excellence. Best of Show will only be granted if unique films are discovered. In fact, there is no requirement that any Best of Show awards be given. Notable artistic and technical productions that exceed industry standards are recognized at the Award of Merit level.

Judging is a three phase process. Like most traditional festivals, the first round of judging takes place internally and is a screening to find those productions that have outstanding craft, i.e., cinematography/videography, sound, editing, etc. Many films wash-out during phase. Those productions that survive are evaluated to find the films that excel at storytelling, entertainment and communication. Entries judged to be potential Best of Show winners may be sent to outside judges for additional review. Judging standards are high and selective.

Please take a look at the Indie Fest website, www.TheIndieFest.com, so you'll better understand the Competition. On the website you'll find lots of original content of interest to independent filmmakers including articles about indie-friendly distributors.

Go to www.TheIndieFest.com for rules and entry form.

Hollywood Heads to Bollywood

Warner Bros calls action on Bollywood blockbuster

By Joe Leahy in Hyderabad

Published: January 16 2009 19:33 | Last updated: January 16 2009 19:33

Warner Brothers launched the most ambitious attempt yet by a Hollywood studio to crack the world’s most prolific movie market, Bollywood, with the commercial release of Chandni Chowk to China.

The film is the first full-scale campaign by a large US studio to create a Bollywood blockbuster, with Warner enlisting India’s star of the moment, action hero Akshay Kumar. He plays a poor cook who goes to China and learns kung fu.

“Indian [local language] movies are 95 per cent of the domestic business so if you’re serious about the Indian market, you really have to enter that sector,” said Richard Fox, executive vice-president of Warner Brothers International.

Read the full article by clicking here

Ernst & Young: NM film Incentives = Good ROI

by Megan Kamerick, NMBW Staff

The film industry and its supporters in New Mexico are most likely breathing a sigh of relief.

The long-awaited study by Ernst & Young on the economic return by the state’s film and media incentives found that for every $1 extended in state tax credits, state and local governments received $1.50.

Gov. Bill Richardson made the announcement Friday and said the state’s incentives to attract film and television productions have created high-quality jobs, health coverage and benefits for New Mexico workers.

To read the full article, click here!

Highlights of the New Mexico Film Tax Incentive Program Study

crewnewmexico.com is proud to relay the following press release from the office of Governor Bill Richardson. We told you. . .

New Study of Film Industry Incentives Show Strong Job and Revenue Creation for New Mexico

SANTA FE- A new study released today shows that New Mexico’s film industry tax incentives are delivering impressive economic and fiscal results for the state and its workers. The study, using the year 2007 as a base measure, was conducted by Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest professional service firms. Results showed that combined New Mexico’s state and local governments garner a positive 1.5 return on investment on the tax credits extended to companies producing films in the state, or $1.50 for every $1 extended in state tax credits.

“I am pleased at the results of today’s study. Not only are we are seeing a net gain to state and local tax revenues as a result of these incentives to attract these film and television productions, but we are also creating high quality jobs with health coverage and benefits for the people of our state,” Governor Bill Richardson said. “This is a successful initiative worthy of our continued support, especially in these difficult economic times.”

According to the Ernst & Young study:

· New Mexico has a 1.5 return on investment on combined state and local taxes.
· Film production activities in New Mexico created 2,220 direct film and media jobs in 2007
· 3,769 direct jobs from capital expenditures and projected film tourism spending were attributable to productions in 2007.
· 5,989 direct jobs attributable to the film production tax credit in 2007 created a total of 9,210 total jobs in New Mexico
· Average annual salary of film technicians: $49,000
· Average annual salary of New Mexicans just over $30,000
· Over 200 new film-specific businesses established in New Mexico since 2003, directly attributable to the film production tax credit.
· Over 600 additional New Mexico businesses are benefiting from film activities.

The film production incentives were expanded in 2003 at the urging of Governor Bill Richardson, who predicted at the time that it would create good jobs for New Mexicans and diversify our state’s economy.

The Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) of Ernst & Young authored the study of New Mexico’s film production incentives. This multidisciplinary practice combines business and industry experience with capabilities including federal, state, and local tax policy analysis and revenue estimation; economic development strategy and targeting; and economic and fiscal impact modeling. QUEST also provides analyses to effect legislation and regulatory change, relying on its team of respected tax economists and statisticians to produce quantitative studies of a variety of federal and state issues.
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