The New Mexico Film and Media Industry Conference 2015 is all set to take place Oct. 29 through 31 at the Isleta Resort and Casino (11000 Broadway SE). This is the New Mexico Film Office’s big annual event geared toward the local community of filmmakers, producers, accountants, studios, vendors, crew, actors and “emerging media innovators.” The conference is designed to provide educational experiences, resource information and networking events “that touch upon all aspects of the industry from an array of viewpoints.” Everything gets underway on Thursday night with a special screening of the documentary That Which I Love Destroys Me, an inspiring film about two special operations soldiers who provide firsthand accounts of their struggles to return home after combat. The film’s director, Ric Roman Waugh, will host a Q&A session after the screening. This event is free and open to all veterans and reserve component members. To attend, however, you must reserve a seat through eventbrite.com.On Friday, the conference starts in earnest with an opening address from NMFO Director Nick Maniatis and a “special guest” currently filming a movie in state. From there, panels and discussions ranging from “The Future of Television” to “Creative Opportunities in Documentary Storytelling” to “Film Tourism” are available to attend. Countless industry professionals will be on hand to lend their advice. A trade fair, featuring various film and video vendors from around the state, will be taking place at the same time. You must be registered to attend these events. Passes are $55 for the full conference, $40 for one day or $15 for student with a valid ID. For complete info—including registration details—got to nmfilm.com/film-media-industry-conference.aspx.
Reel World: Cutting Up Cutting Up
The New Mexico Film Foundation and the New Mexico Post Alliance have teamed up once again with the New Mexico Tourism Department’s “New Mexico True” campaign to sponsor the “Life in New Mexico” media project. The goal is to shed light on New Mexico’s post-production professionals (editors, color correctors, sound mixers, special effects, animation) and to keep more post-production here in state. The media project is first asking New Mexicans to send in their “true” New Mexico videos. The videos must highlight the state and its people in some way and should be less than three minutes in length. These videos will be given to New Mexico editors to “cut, chop, splice and manipulate” into new videos that fit with the “New Mexico True” brand. Some or all of the videos will be used to create new stories, and the clips will be used to promote New Mexico. The winning editor will be awarded a prize, and the video used by the most editors will also get a gift. If you’ve got some great footage of our state you’d like to share, you have until midnight on Oct. 30 to get it into the contest. Final edited videos will be released early next year. For complete details go to their website.
