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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: Two In The Morning

    Production Company: Heart Framed In Bone Productions
    Director: A.Z. Ocoza
    Producer: Bella Frasco
    Dates: 4/4/24 - 4/13/24
    Time: TBD
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: After their first night together, a young couple discuss whether they're about to begin a new relationship or are just going to keep repeating the mistakes of the past.

    Information: Meals, copy and IMDB credit.

    Contact Name: Lailah Herrera
    Contact Email: Lailah Herrera
    Contact Phone: 5758053884

    Production: Tribal Cop

    Director: Roscoe Pond
    Dates: April 6, 2024
    Time: 2:00 p.m.
    Location: Albuquerque, NM

    About: "Tribal Cop" Actor Table Read on Saturday April 6, 2024 from 2-4:30 p.m. Downtown Albuquerque Public Library. (Live near Albuquerque).

    Synopsis: A Navajo Skinwalker kills at the Indian Casino. Two tribal cops investigate and are forced to fight the unknown. (This is an Action Film).

    Seeking Navajo Female - Medical Examiner (30-35 yrs). Long Hair / Traditional

    Information: Send Headshot & Resume to Roscoe Pond at: nativetalent1@hotmail.com

    Contact Name: Roscoe Pond
    Contact Email: Roscoe Pond
    Contact Phone: 505-225-9584

    Production: Tribal Cop

    Director: Roscoe Pond
    Dates: 4/6/2024
    Time: 2:00 pm
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: "Tribal Cop" is an Actor Table Read of an Action Film. Saturday April 6, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:30PM at Downtown Albuquerque Library.

    Synopsis: A Navajo Skinwalker comes to the Indian Casino and a young man is killed. Two Tribal Cops investigate.

    Luke Yazzie (32yrs.) Tribal Cop
    Daisy Yazzie (32yrs.) Luke's wife
    Kathy Blackhorse (38yrs.) Sister
    TJ (25yrs.) Security Guard.
    Moose (30yrs.) Security Guard.

    Information: Please send headshots & resume to Roscoe Pond at: nativetalent1@hotmail.com

    Contact Name: Roscoe Pond
    Contact Email: Roscoe Pond
    Contact Phone: 505-225-9584

    Production: HONEY DON'T

    Director: Ethan Coen
    Dates: 4/30
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: HONEY DON'T
    *IMPORTANT SEARCH* IN NEED FOR DAY PLAYER GARY IN ABQ

    GARY - Male, 30s - 50s, Bi-racial, the owner of Guerrero's, a local dive bar. He has seen-it-all as a bartender. Honey (a PI) comes to ask him about his former employee, Mia Novotny, who recently died in a car accident. Honey suspects foul play.

    Information: IF INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING
    EMAIL us at: newmexicocasting2024@gmail.com
    SUBJECT LINE: First & Last Name, GARY.
    BODY of EMAIL:
    - Confirm you are willing to work LOCAL to ABQ
    - SIZES
    - Included 2-3 photos: FULL BODY & face close-ups (one smiling w/teeth). THE REAL YOU! CELL PHONE QUALITY taken RECENTLY, not yrs ago (no headshots or professional pics pls). NATURAL: NO filters, retouching, or editing.

    Contact Name: DELISI
    Contact Email: DELISI
    Contact Phone: 2147716284

    Production: Two In The Morning

    Production Company: Heart Framed In Bone Productions
    Director: A.Z. Ocoza
    Producer: Bella Frasco
    Dates: 4/4/24 - 4/13/24
    Time: TBD
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: After their first night together, a young couple discuss whether they're about to begin a new relationship or are just going to keep repeating the mistakes of the past.

    CHARACTERS

    LETICIA: mid-20's female.
    DARIO: mid-20's male.
    YOUNG LETICIA: 7-10 years old.
    YOUNG DARIO: 7-10 years old.

    These characters can be of any ethnicity, as long as the younger and adult performers match physically.

    Information: COMPENSATION: Meals, copy and IMDB credit.

    SCHEDULE: A table read/rehearsal will be held the weekend of March 31st, exact time to be decided. A brief on set rehearsal will be held on April 4th. Principal photography will be April 5th (adults) and April 6th (minors), with additional footage of our actresses to be shot the second week of April, dates and times to be determined.

    SUBMISSIONS: Please email headshots or recent photos, links to any previous work, and your availability to armandodf@sbcglobal.net. Include your first and last name and the role you're auditioning for in the subject line. Selected applicants will receive sides and additional information, and an audition will be scheduled either via Zoom, FaceTime, or in person.

    *Please note that the story involves an introspective discussion of the consequences of divorce, which may be a sensitive topic for some performers.

    Contact Name: Armando Figueroa
    Contact Email: Armando Figueroa
    Contact Phone: (505) 321-4211

    Production: El Ladron de Autos: The Car Thief

    Production Company: Weekend Entertainment LLC.
    Director: Marc S. Lynch
    Producer: Marc S. Lynch
    Dates: TBA
    Time: TBA
    Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

    About: Crime/Drama
    Proof of Concept Short

    A professional car thief attempts to steal the "perfect" "specialized" car, ordered by a cartel member, but discovers a vicious, protection, pit bull sleeping in the back seat, and must rely on his "dog whisper" skills to compete his mission.

    Information: 1. Car Thief - 30 to 40 - Latino- Cunning personality

    2. Dog Kennel Owner - 40 to 50 - An astute business person - all ethnicities - male and female

    3. Stolen Car Owner - 50 to 70 - An influential, successful entrepreneur - all ethnicities - male and female

    4. APD Auto Theft Officer - 40 to 50 - Special Forces, Military mindset - Asian - Male and Female

    5. APD Auto Theft Officer - 40 to 50 - Special Forces, Military mindset - Black

    Please submit headshot and resume to Marc S. Lynch, marcabq@hotmail.com c/o Weekend Entertainment. Refer to The Car Thief.
    SAG/AFTRA and NON-UNION encouraged to submit.

    Thank you.

    Contact Name: Marc S. Lynch
    Contact Email: Marc S. Lynch
    Contact Phone: 505-508-9393

    Production: HONEY DON'T

    Director: Ethan Coen
    Dates: 4/5
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: ALAN JR. (TODDLERS, BABIES, preferably TWINS) - Newborn babies (preferably TWINS, but open to singles) to toddler age male, approx 1-2 yrs old (note age & date-of-birth, if submitting, incl parent/guardian info).

    Information: IF INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING
    EMAIL us at: newmexicocasting2024@gmail.com
    SUBJECT LINE: CHILD's first & last Name. ALAN JR. GUARDIAN NAME.
    BODY of EMAIL:
    - Confirm you are willing to work LOCAL to ABQ.
    - Confirm your availability w the DATE(S) w a fitting prior.
    - List MINOR(S) NAME, AGE, DOB, parent/guardian name.
    NOTE: Minors need work permit, if cast.
    - Included 2-3 photos: full body & face close-ups (one smiling w/teeth). THE REAL YOU! CELL PHONE QUALITY taken RECENTLY, not yrs ago (no headshots or professional pics pls). NATURAL: NO filters, retouching, or editing.

    Contact Name: DELISI
    Contact Email: DELISI
    Contact Phone: 2147716284

    Production: Albert Camus’ CALIGULA

    Production Company: Flower Pictures
    Director: Ethan zell
    Producer: Flower Pictures
    Dates: TBD
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: Casting for
    -Emperor Caligula
    -Mistress Casonia.



    Scene from Act 1,

    When his sister Drusilla dies, Caligula is thrown into a crisis. The world is not what he thought it was, and for all his power as Emperor of Rome, he cannot change the fact that “men die and they are not happy." He roams the countryside by himself for three days trying to come to grips with the repugnant knowledge of his own powerlessness. When he returns to the place, he is a changed man. He now believes that the only way to experience true freedom is to attain the impossible: *to drown the sky in the sea, to infuse ugliness with beauty, to wring a laugh from pain."* He does not care that in trying to grasp this impossible freedom he will have to sacrifice friendship, honor, justice, and love.
    Caligula the boy-emperor has become Caligula the monster. In the scene Caligula has just informed his senators that from now on his rule will be arbitrary and absolute-without regard to justice or the law. His mistress, Casonia, is stunned by his transformation. When they are alone she notices that he is distressed. Caligula weighs his morality with ultimate power in the light of burgeoning madness.

    Information: Please send headshots/resume/reel to flowerpictures.casting@gmail.com

    This project is unpaid
    *MEALS PROVIDED*

    Contact Name: Flower Pictures
    Contact Email: Flower Pictures
    Contact Phone: 804-516-3428

    Production: Albert Camus’ CALIGULA

    Production Company: Flower Pictures
    Producer: Flower Pictures
    Dates: Spring
    Time: TBD
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: We are filming a scene from the Albert Camus’ drama Caligula.

    Casting for Emperor Caligula and his Mistress Casonia.

    Scene from Act 1,
    When his sister Drusilla dies, Caligula is chrown into a crisis. The world is not what he thought it was, and for all his power as Emperor of Rome, he cannot change the fact that “men die and they are not happy." He roams the countryside by himself for three days trying to come to grips with the repugnant knowledge of his own powerlessness. When he returns to the place, he is a changed man. He now believes that the only way to experience true freedom is to attain the impossible: *to drown the sky in the sea, to infuse ugliness with beauty, to wring a laugh from pain."* He does not care that in trying to grasp this impossible freedom he will have to sacrifice friendship, honor, justice, and love.
    Caligula the boy-emperor has become Caligula the monster. In the scene Caligula has just informed his senators that from now on his rule will be arbitrary and absolute-without regard to justice or the law. His mistress, Casonia, is stunned by his transformation. When they are alone she notices that he is distressed. Caligula weighs his morality with ultimate power in the light of burgeoning madness.

    Information: Send headshots and resume to flowerpictures.cast@gmail.com

    Unpaid *Meal Provided*

    Contact Name: Flower Pictures
    Contact Email: Flower Pictures
    Contact Phone: 804-516-3428

    Production: Mother

    Production Company: UNM Capstone
    Director: Laura Olona
    Dates: Feb-Early March
    Time: TBD
    Location: Osuna Nursery

    About: Casting women of color who are proficient/fluent in SIGN LANGUAGE to sign a short poem.

    Mother is a non narrative feminist film about the relationship between womanhood and nature. This film sets out to bring a philosophical experience to the everyday life of women and to bring awareness to our everyday struggles as well.

    Information: Dates and times for filming are dependent on actress availability.
    Filming will not take longer than an hour.
    This is a student capstone project so all roles will be unpaid, but food will be provided if necessary. For inquiries, please send a headshot and resume to Laura Olona at Lauraolona5@gmail.com to receive more information.

    Contact Name: Laura Olona
    Contact Email: Laura Olona
    Contact Phone: (405) 421-5747

    Production: Untitled Jazz Film

    Production Company: Club Berlin Pictures
    Director: Juan Kleban
    Producer: A. M. Baca
    Dates: 05/20/2024 - 05/26/2024
    Time: TBA
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: A young New-Mexican woman attempts to rekindle her lust for life by reflecting on the lives of her deceased, Jazz-musician parents.

    Information: Non-union casting call for five roles - please include which role they want to be casted for.

    Leads -

    * JAYCE (later 20’s), a young Hispanic woman who was born to jazz-musician parents; introspective, thoughtful, endearing, strong. Experience playing guitar or saxophone is ideal but not necessary.

    * BLUE (late 20’s/early 30’s), a young Hispanic or Black man, driven to be a famous jazz musician by any means necessary. Experience playing trumpet or saxophone strongly preferred.

    Supporting -

    * ALBA (60’s), Jayce’s aunt and Alonzo’s last living sibling. Hispanic.

    * ALONZO (mid 30’s), Jayce’s father, a jazz drummer. Hispanic. No dialogue but a good chunk of action—he is shown as he was in his mid thirties. Drumming experience strongly preferred.

    * LUISA (mid 30’s), Jayce’s mother, a saxophonist. Hispanic, preferably Chicana. She is also shown as she was in mid 30’s. No dialogue but same amount of action as Alonzo character. Saxophone experience strongly preferred.

    Please send headshots/resume to clubberlinpictures@gmail.com. If possible, include supplemental information (musician experience). Pay is negotiable. Shooting will be 7 days beginning May 20, 2024.

    Contact Name: Juan Kleban
    Contact Email: Juan Kleban
    Contact Phone: 5052645744

    Production: Rampage with no Mercy

    Production Company: LYMELIFE PRODUCTION LLC
    Director: LANCE HILL /WENDY MOORE HILL
    Producer: Lance Hill
    Dates: April 16th-20th 2024
    Time: 9am-3pm
    Location: Albuquerque NM

    About: Film Shooting 5Days No Pay ,Good Work Experience and IDMB Exsposure ..Non Union Provide Head Shots/Resume by Email :Lymelifellc@yahoo.com Food will be provided day of Production each day we will Start 9am to 3pm

    Information: Looking For Females 25-40 .Males 25-50 With a Mexican Look But Speak English for a Kidnapping Role were there taken from a Area on the side of the Road Hitch Hiking and family a member goes on a Rampage to find them and will do anything to get them back on the Streets on New Mexico

    Contact Name: Isaiah Maynez
    Contact Email: Isaiah Maynez
    Contact Phone: 5056591202

    Production: RAMPAGE WITH NO MERCY

    Production Company: LYMELIFE PRODUCTION LLC
    Director: LANCE HILL /WENDY MOORE HILL
    Producer: Lance Hill
    Dates: April 16-20th ..2024
    Time: 9am -3pm
    Location: Albuquerque NM

    About: Film Shooting 5Days No Pay ,Good Work Experience and IDMB Exsposure ..Non Union Provide Head Shots/Resume by Email :Lymelifellc@yahoo.com Food will be provided day of Production each day we will Start 9am to 3pm

    Information: Looking For Females 25-40 .Males 25-50 With a Mexican Look But Speak English for a Kidnapping Role were there taken from a Area on the side of the Road Hitch Hiking and family a member goes on a Rampage to find them and will do anything to get them back on the Streets on New Mexico

    Contact Name: Lance G Hill
    Contact Email: Lance G Hill
    Contact Phone: 2402997191

    Production: Lost Time

    Production Company: First Stone
    Director: Dannelle Kirven
    Producer: Micheal Quinn
    Dates: May 19-22 2022
    Time: TBA
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: A young couple trying to get away for the weekend, during there travels they meet a mysterious stranger in need. Kindness will be tested, a weekend flipped on its head and derailed by a stranger

    Information: I would like to audition for the roles of Xavier and Darius

    Contact Name: Miguel Najera
    Contact Email: Miguel Najera
    Contact Phone: 5753020213

    Production: “INTERVIEW WITH DR. GAINS”

    Production Company: Short Student Film
    Director: Bronson Dunphy
    Producer: Bronson Dunphy
    Dates: Mid-February 2022
    Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

    About: Kirk Alan, a former investigative journalist, begins piecing together a murder case on well-known biochemist, Dr. Albert Gains. Without enough evidence to hold him in court, Kirk takes matter into his own hands, abducting Dr. Gains and attempting to get a confession himself. – Kirk Alan. Late 20s – early 40s. Caucasian. Male. Intelligent, dedicated to his profession of Journalism. Haunted by his past. – Dr. Albert Gains. Mid 40s – late 50s. Caucasian. Male. Arrogant and manipulative. Borderline sociopath.

    Information: Note: No longer accepting submissions after 12/31/2021

    Contact Phone: 541-777-9224

    Production: “Lost Time”

    Production Company: First Stone
    Director: Dannelle Kirven
    Producer: Michael Quinn
    Dates: May 19-22, 2022
    Time: TBA
    Location: Albuquerque

    About: “A young couple with plans to get away for the weekend, but with a turn of events they end up helping a mysterious stranger in need. There’s more to this stranger than meets the eyes. What they thought would be a nice weekend trip is derailed by a helpless stranger. Their kindness is tested as they learn more about the stranger.”

    Information: Casting For: XAVIER: MALE, late 20s, mellow, easygoing. JASMINE: FEMALE: mid 20s, caring, inquisitive. DARIUS: MALE, late 20s, humorous, charismatic. JAMES: MALE, 60s, mysterious, soft-spoken. RANGER RICK: MALE, mid 40s, good moral character AARON: MALE, 8-12

    Contact Email: firststone00@gmail.com

    Production: “QUINN EAST”

    Production Company: Michael Film Production
    Director: Michael Williams
    Producer: Michael Quinn
    Dates: January 4, 2022
    Time: TBA

    About: Marvel Movie Studios

    Contact Phone: 541-777-9224