Casting Calls

The Film Tax CreditBeginning July 1, 2023, updates for film production companies that meet the Film Production Tax Credit Act requirements may apply for, and the taxation and revenue department may allow, a tax credit for qualified spends made in New Mexico. 

Base Credit Amount: 25%
Maximum credit amount: 40%

Principal Performers Credit Cap

$5 million cap per production for non-resident principal performing artists.*

No cap for resident artists.

    *Criteria differ for New Mexico Film Partners (Netflix, NBCUniversal and 828 Productions)

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    Production: Ages Ago

    Production Company: Ages Ago Productions
    Director: Tara Tovarek
    Producer: Talia Felix
    Dates: Sun, March 2
    Time: 11 - 2pm
    Location: Santa Fe

    About: An 1869 comedic operetta. Every 100 years, a haunted castle's deed appears. Hilarity ensues.

    Information: ** This is a staged play **

    Performance Dates:
    TBD June 8 and/or June 15 in Santa Fe
    (more dates possible, in Santa Fe)

    AUDITION DATE:
    Sunday, March 2
    11 - 2pm

    AUDITION LOCATION:
    441 Greg Ave
    Santa Fe 87501

    AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY:
    Email: agesago99@gmail.com

    CAST NEEDED:
    Seeking (5) hilarious, Monty Pythonesque actors for the comedic libretto, Ages Ago.
    Paid roles. Non-union.

    PREPARE TO AUDITION:
    1. a comedic monologue
    2. an opera-styled song with taped, CD or phone accompaniment (acapella, is also fine)
    3. sides will be provided

    CHARACTERS:
    SIR EBENEZER TARE / LORD CARNABY POPPYTOP
    vocal range: Baritone
    age range: 40s - 60s
    Sir Tare description: image conscious, a squatter in a castle he's hoping to own when the estate title appears. The estate title appears every 100 years. He has an incessant need to control Rosa.
    Lord PoppyTop description: Flirtatious fop.

    ROSA / LADY MAUD DE BOHUN
    vocal range: Soprano
    age range: 20s - 40s
    Rosa description: Tare's niece. An 1800s Mae West.
    Lady Maud description: An empty-headed noblewoman.

    MRS. MACMOTHERLY / DAME CHERRY MAYBUD
    vocal range: Contralto
    age range: 40s - 60s
    MacMotherly description: A kooky & angry Scottish witch. Imagines herself to be William Wallace (Braveheart).
    Dame Cherry description: Uptight problem-solver. Marie Antoinette-type.

    MR. HEBBLETHWAITE / SIR CECIL BLOUNT
    vocal range:Tenor
    age range: 20s - 40s
    Hebblethwait description: Good-natured, wholesome man.
    Sir Blount description: A Hugh Laurie on "Blackadder"-type. Dim-witted aristocrat.

    ANGUS MCTAVISH / BROWN
    vocal range: Bass
    age range: any age
    Angus description: Steward of the house.
    Brown description: Gossipy Vincent Van Gogh painting.


    EMAIL FOR AN AUDITION TIME.
    agesago99@gmail.com
    ** no phone calls **

    Contact Name: Tara
    Contact Email: agesago99@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 323.788.8995

    Production: Snípéir

    Production Company: 51 Syndicate & Burquewood Productions
    Director: Dylan Mattes
    Producer: Kenji Damp
    Dates: MARCH 7TH,8TH,9TH,10TH
    Location: ALBUQUERQUE

    About: Currently casting for my senior thesis film "Snípéir," a 10-minute action/drama about two brothers.

    When the eldest brother returns home from his second tour in Iraq to find his younger brother in trouble with a local drug lord, he must make the decision to help him.

    In need of one co lead and one comic relief role. All other roles have been filled. Shoot dates will be March 7th through the 10th. Please email snipeirfilm@gmail.com if you're interested in being a part of the project!

    Corey
    Age range 20-30
    Male

    Chilly
    Age range 20-30
    Hispanic Male

    Contact Name: Dylan Mattes
    Contact Email: snipeirfilm@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 5059302811

    Production: NO-FACE

    Production Company: Last Stop Pictures
    Dates: March 2025
    Location: Albuquerque/Santa Fe

    About: Feature-film NO-FACE currently lensing across northern New Mexico is seeking actors for speaking roles who are distinctly MEXICAN or SPANISH to play settlers in the 1800’s. Please note in your submission if you are able to speak Spanish or not. Please send the following to last_stop_pictures@yahoo.com:

    1. Headshot(s)
    2. Resume
    3. Demo Reel (if available)

    ROLES:
    1. CECILIO DE LOURDES (MEXICAN – 50’s to 60’s) – A new settler from northern Mexico having brought his daughter, Concha, to the township. A mysterious man who wants to protect his daughter. MUST SPEAK SPANISH

    2. IKER ARRIAGA (MEXICAN – 30’s to 40’s) – A friend to the De Lourdes family who is even more mysterious than they are. Tall, intimidating, but still kind.

    3. ADOLFO FERNANDEZ (SPANIARD – 40’s to 50’s) – One of the wealthier members of the township. A good man who wants to protect his family and his township.

    4. SPANIARD MEN x 5 (20’s to 40’s) – men of the township who want to protect their town to the best of their abilities.

    Filming for this section of the film will begin in March. Please note any conflict dates you might have in your submission. This is a NON-UNION film. Some roles are paid, others are on a volunteer basis. But catering on set, IMDB and ends credit will be provided, and a copy of the film for demo reel upon completion. Thank you very much and we hope to hear from you soon!

    Contact Name: Everette Ortiz
    Contact Email: last_stop_pictures@yahoo.com
    Contact Phone: 7206578308

    Production: Cowboy Junkies

    Production Company: Beautiful Loser Productions
    Director: Christian Sky Miller
    Producer: Nata Aguilar
    Dates: April
    Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

    About: COWBOY JUNKIES is a "Frybread Neo-Western" set on the Navajo Reservation. The film follows the story of three brothers as they navigate a war between a Navajo Gangster crime syndicate and the Local PD & FBI. These Navajo Gangsters enjoy being gangsters and doing less than moral things, however these gangsters have grown up with a heavy focus on rodeo and the cowboy way of life. Western elements are sprinkled into everything they do, how they live, and how they carry themselves. On the opposite end, the FBI has teamed up with the local Navajo Nation Police to bring a stop to this reign of terror. This film is where movies like "Sicario" meet "The Dollars Trilogy."

    Information: We are currently casting for a Full-Length Feature TABLE READ (130 pages) and a short TEASER TRAILER (5 mins) production.

    This is a Non-Union, Non-Paid, Indie Production

    We are currently casting for the following roles:
    - Woodrow Yazzie: Native American Man, Early 20’s
    - Gilbert Yazzie: Native American Man, Mid 20’s
    - Captain Ben Willard: Caucasian man, 30’s/40’s
    - Henry Tachine: Native American Man, Late 20’s
    - Special Agent Bill Carson: Caucasian Man, 40’s/50’s
    - Special Agent John Kirby: Caucasian Man, 40’s/50’s
    - Byron Charley: Native American Man, 20’s
    - Domingo Shorty: Native American/Hispanic Man, 20’s
    - FBI Agents: Caucasian Men/Women, 30’s
    - Gangsters: Native American Men, 20’s/30’s

    Contact Name: Christian Sky Miller
    Contact Email: christianmiller3824@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: (505) 879-6351

    Production: Cowboy Junkies

    Production Company: Beautiful Loser Productions
    Director: Christian Sky Miller
    Producer: Nata Aguilar
    Dates: April
    Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Contact Name: Christian Miller
    Contact Email: christianmiller3824@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 5058796351

    Production: Snípéir

    Production Company: 51 Syndicate
    Director: Dylan Mattes
    Producer: Kenji Damp
    Dates: MARCH 7TH,8TH,9TH,10TH
    Location: ALBUQUERQUE

    About: Non Paid, non-union production. Currently casting for my senior thesis film "Snípéir," a 10-minute action/drama. In need of three male roles, one co-lead, one comic relief, and one antagonist. Shoot dates will be March 7th through the 10th. Please email snipeirfilm@gmail.com if you're interested in being a part of the project!

    Contact Name: Dylan Mattes
    Contact Email: snipeirfilm@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 5059302811

    Production: Snípéir

    Production Company: 51 Syndicate
    Director: Dylan Mattes
    Producer: Kenji Damp
    Dates: MARCH 7TH,8TH,9TH,10TH
    Location: ALBUQUERQUE

    About: Upon returning from his second tour in Iraq, John O'Neil comes home to find his younger brother lost on a path of crime which he must save him from and ultimately heal their estranged relationship in the process.

    Information: In search of three supporting roles: co-lead, antagonist, and comic relief.

    Contact Name: Dylan Mattes
    Contact Email: snipeirfilm@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 5059302811

    Production: Echoes of Black Mesa

    Production Company: 5Door Studios
    Director: R.J. Torres

    About: If interested please send in a self-tape, and/or headshots. If you have any questions or want to express interest in any of the roles or the film, send us an email.
    echoesofblackmesafilm@gmail.com
    echoesofblackmesafilm@gmail.com

    Ma’iitsoh
    Age Range 21- 55
    Native American Male
    MUST BE SKILLED AT HORSEBACK RIDING!

    Jeeshoo
    Age Range 21-55
    Native American Male
    Antagonist*

    Flecho
    Age Range 18-30
    Hispanic Male
    MUST BE SKILLED AT HORSEBACK RIDING!

    Bartender
    Age Range 21-65
    Any Ethnicity Male

    Cowboy
    Age Range 21 -65
    Any Ethnicity Male

    Background
    Age Range 18+
    Any Gender or Ethnicity
    Must show up in “old west” clothing

    Contact Name: R.J. Torres
    Contact Email: echoesofblackmesafilm@gmail.com
    Contact Phone: 505-339-9908

    Production: Skinwalker 1800's Western

    Production Company: UNM Senior Project
    Director: RJ Torres
    Producer: RJ Torres

    About: Hello! My name is RJ Torres. I am a Senior at the University of New Mexico. I am working on my senior capstone film. It is a short 10-minute western. I am looking for two male protagonists who can both ride horses. The main character who will have most of the dialogue is a Native American male who can ride a horse. Not picky about the age. The other is a Mexican male who can also ride a horse. Production will not start till early 2025... but if you are interested or know anyone who falls under these roles, please reach out to my email rtorres12@unm.edu. Thank you for taking the time to read my message.

    Information: Email - rtorres12@unm.edu
    RJ Torres

    Contact Name: RJ Torres
    Contact Email: rtorres12@unm.edu
    Contact Phone: 5053399908