By Devin D. O’Leary
Every year the New Mexico Film Office gives local filmmakers the opportunity to show off their work at the New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase. The 2015 Showcase will take place Jan. 24 and 25 at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe. If you’re a New Mexico-based filmmaker interested in showing off some of your work, you have until Friday, Nov. 21, to submit. There is no charge to submit an entry. This is a first-come/first-served open sheet screening. Since the slots fill up quickly, not all entries will be screened as the slots. So get your films in ASAP. The January event is open to the public and free to attend. A panel of industry professionals will judge the films in eight categories—from sci-fi/fantasy to comedy. “Best of Category” winners will have the opportunity to travel New Mexico throughout 2015 in collaboration with a number of local film festivals and theaters. Entry forms are available at nmfilm.com. For more info, contact NMFO local outreach programs manager Lindsey Valdez at lindsey@nmfilm.com or (505) 476-5671.