in-kind donation toward the rental of motion picture camera equipment (HD, 16mm or
35mm) with a rental value of $10,000 per prize. Filmmakers may apply for funds toward the completion of existing projects, or the launching
of new ones (one project per filmmaker). An important aspect of your proposal is your
plan and ability to give back to the state by training others in the industry – so please be
creative, and specific, with your ideas.
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In addition, we will again offer the Mike Laurance Award, in memory of our cherished colleague who passed away last year.
We wish you the best in your filmmaking endeavors and look forward to hearing from you.
Lisa Strout, Director
New Mexico Film Office
BOARD OF ADVISORS
| Governor Bill Richardson, ex officio |
Dorothy Baca |
| George Burdeau |
Katharine DeShaw |
| Owen Lopez |
Lisa Strout |
| Eric Witt |
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ELIGIBILITY
You must be at least 18 years old and a resident of NM, as defined in the Declaration of Residency form.
Application may be for the development, production, post-production or distribution of a film or video work of any length. Documentaries, feature films, animation, and experimental works are all eligible.
Applicant must be the principal creative author of the work. Crew members, editors or writers who are not in creative control of the
project may not apply.
Projects must be independent productions, under the artistic and budgetary control of the individual owning the copyright.
Applicant must be able to supply the following documentation if awarded a Contract: Declaration of Residency Form; Federal Form W9; CRS number. To obtain a CRS number, call the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department at 505-827-0832 or visit www.state.nm.us/tax.
NM Film Office staff and members of the Governor’s Council on Film and Media Industries are not eligible to apply.
SERVICE TO STATE
In order to engage in a Contract with the State of New Mexico, the applicant must be willing and able to provide a service to the state in return for state funding. The proposed plan to provide a service must be made clear in the application. Services can take many
forms, for example:
- Providing free training in the form of apprenticeships or internships for New Mexico residents who are either beginning their careers in the media industry, moving up in a union position, or gaining a new skill set
- Providing free lectures, seminars or demonstrations in educational settings
- Conducting free public screenings of completed works or works-in-progress
Applicants are encouraged to be inventive, and specific, when formulating their proposed service.
Awardees will receive a New Visions/New Mexico Contract. Noncompliance with the terms of the Contract may require the return of
funds to state, and may affect subsequent requests for support.
NEW VISIONS/NEW MEXICO WILL NOT CONSIDER
- Industrial or promotional pieces
- Purchase of equipment or creation of new facilities
- Expenditures for the establishment of new organizations or programs
- Debt reduction
- Educational programs of public universities, public school districts or their components or affiliates
- Operating expenses of privately owned facilities, such as homes or studios
- Hospitality or entertainment costs for receptions, performance or museum openings, or fundraising benefits
- Projects with excessive gratuitous violence or sexual content, hard language, drug abuse, culturally sensitive material or a combination of the above
TERMS
Small Purchase Contracts will be awarded up to $20,000 per project. The award money includes gross receipts tax and will be available for a period of one year from the date the contract goes into effect, and will be forfeited if not used in that time period. Monies will not be provided up front in full, but will be subject to a schedule of invoice and payment, after work is performed and approved.
Awardees are expected to carry out a project that is consistent with the proposal that was approved for funding. If changes in the
project are believed to be necessary, the awardee must send a written request to the NM Film Office prior to the expenditure of funds.
Approval is not guaranteed.
Awardees are asked to acknowledge the New Mexico Film Office’s New Visions/New Mexico Program in the end credits of the completed
film. We will also require a DVD copy of the finished project, publicity materials and press clippings pertaining to the project, documentation of authorized training, and notification of project completion.
Awardees must submit a final written report including a detailed statement accounting for services performed and expenses incurred,
demonstrating compliance with the terms of the New Visions/New Mexico Contract.
CRITERIA
A panel of peers and professionals will score each application on the following:
- Artistic quality of the project
- The applicant’s demonstrated ability and creativity as represented in the submitted video sample
- Managerial and fiscal ability, including the capability of the applicant to carry out the proposed project
- Service to the state, including efforts to reach a broad, diverse audience
- Nature and extent of other earned revenue, in-kind goods and services, and/or public or private support
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