Tabled - NM Film Industry will remain a job creating industry for yet another year! We Thank all of you for your efforts and support!
MISSION and GOALS STATEMENT
Our mission is to strengthen and protect New Mexico’s
film and related industries through advocacy, promotion and education
with a goal of preserving New Mexico Film Industry Incentives
and assisting related industries to develop the tools they need to succeed and prosper.
To serve this mission, we have formed the Film Industry Promotion Association, LLC to design and institute programs for collaboration and advocacy to insure the continuation of the state’s successful program of industry attraction and support. We have met with state labor leaders, state government officials, guild members and concerned legislators and are convinced that an ongoing coordinated effort aimed at educating legislators and community leaders throughout the state is critical. We have hired The Rutherford Group, LLC, a longstanding and well respected government relations firm, to develop and implement a plan of attack. We have set a budget of $56,000 for the first year of this initiative, and now must raise the necessary funds.
From our core ofadvocates, agents, actors and directors we have grown to include developers, studio owners, hoteliers, production companies, travel agents, communication companies, building trade unions, writers, service companies, pueblos, and restaurateurs. We are licensed by the state and the city of Santa Fe, maintain our bank account at Wells Fargo Bank and are directed by a governing board comprised of members of these various groups.
During the last few years we have seen that Governor Bill Richardson and the state legislature have developed and funded significant incentives to attract the film industry to New Mexico. These incentives have been highly successful and New Mexico now boasts of an impressive infrastructure for the industry. Schools, facilities, trained crew, ancillary services, not to mention wonderful climate and beautiful locations have all made New Mexico one of the top filming centers in North America.
However, we are concerned that some state legislators are starting to lose their appreciation for the value the film industry brings to the state (see attached Legislative Finance Committee document). In the last several months questions have been raised about the economics of continuing this successful program. Those of us in the industry and those in the communities where we work know how important these programs are to the tremendous job creation that has occurred since these programs have been in place. We intend to enlist the help of other New Mexico industries that share our enthusiasm for the continuation of these programs to convince state leaders that support should continue
