The New Mexico Film Office (a division of the NM Economic Development Dept.) is a state agency developed to be of service to the New Mexico film industry both locally and internationally. The NMFO does not hire crew for productions. However, we do have many resources for your use and do our best to send you in the right direction.

Check with your local universities and colleges to find programs that best suit your interest. Many NM schools have programs in many areas of film production. For Below-the-Line, there is the Film Technicians' Training Program in five New Mexico cities (click here). This program is developed for working individuals who want to learn more about the industry and get some initial hands-on experience. In addition, the NMFO hopes to sponsor more classes such as the Production Assistant Workshop.

This is a recently devised list of New Mexico residents given to production companies upon request. It is a list of names and contact information of those who have P.A. experience and/or have attended a PA Workshop and have requested to be on this list. These classes are not scheduled on a regular basis and are only available to NM residents. Please visit the bulletin board on our website for class announcements.

The New Mexico film incentives encourage productions to hire New Mexico residents. However, it is up to the production as to whom they employ. In union positions, a production company hires crew per the contractual agreements between the unions and the production company. Often production companies' hires are considered "local," "near-by," or "distant" and have correlating pay requirements per these contracts.

No. Spartan Health Sciences University is located in St. Lucia, West Indies. All the tests are conducted at the school in St. Lucia

The special film tax relief is available on core production expenditure which is defined in Clause 34 of the Finance Bill as that incurred on pre-production, principal photography and post-production. It excludes expenditure on development and distribution which instead is subject to the normal rules for tax relief.

We will keep your resume on file for future openings. Please note that the PFO is a four-person office and does not have opportunities often. Yes, unpaid internships are offered every semester. You must be a full-time college student receiving credit and should be able to give two or three days totaling 15 hours to the office.

Create a good portfolio that shows a variety of production experience. Then offer your services to a local television station or production company. There, you will learn the all-important technical skills that you need...because there is much more to professional film or broadcast production than pointing a camera and rolling film, or pressing record. Another alternative is to offer yourself as a short-term, non-paid intern to an established production company.

No, New Mexico is not a "right-to-work" state. There is not a "right-to-work" law in NM. NM allows the "right-to-collectively bargain." Film productions often sign collective bargaining contracts with film unions and are then obligated to meet contractual requirements such as minimum wages and benefits.

The productions may ask us not to list their contact information; therefore, we cannot give it out to the public. Most often, they will allow us to post their production office's fax number. Although they are not always accurate, industry publications will sometimes list upcoming productions across the States. See "Publications: Print and Online" under Local Resources.

The university is located in St. Lucia, West Indies. It would be misleading and technically incorrect to imply that Spartan is located in

Just send us your resume in English! If you found any good vacancy on our site, please add vacancy code to the subject line. We recommend you to check our Useful Information and Career Tips sections on our site as well.

The BPMA not only helps with job skills, but lists job opportunities posted by our membership as well as area recruiters and employers. In addition, our association is fast growing in awareness among the top employers and preferred recruiters in the region. We are often approached directly by these employment sources.

We receive literally hundreds of emails every month from prospective migrants who need a job in order to get into New Zealand asking us whether we can help them to get the job or how they should go about doing it. Naturally it is the biggest concern for anyone moving from one country to another. This question is fundamental when you view the Immigration Service statistics on the General Category (points system).

The U.S. Embassy does not maintain information on employment opportunities in Mexico. To find employment opportunities, you may want to contact American clubs and organizations in Mexico City. You can find these groups by searching the Internet. You will find that fluency in Spanish gives you an advantage over other applicants from theUnited States.

Yes. The new Career Development Office (CDO) provides employment and career counseling to students and alumni and acts as a liaison between the law school community and the state-wide legal community. The CDO coordinates seminars, workshops, and forums on career options, resume writing, and interviewing techniques.

If you lost your license solely because you couldn't pay court-ordered damages caused in an accident, bankruptcy will allow you to get your license back.

Linking to your ads on Help Wanted New Mexico is easy! If you have one current ad, simply go to that page. Copy the link from your browser's address bar. Use this on your web page to create the link. If you have multiple ads, go to the details page of any one of your ads, and click on the link that says "See all job opportunities at {Your Company}." Use this as your link page.

Yes. Unfortunately, the mail from United States to St. Lucia, West Indies takes more than three weeks. If you send mail to New Mexico, it will be sent by Federal Express to St. Lucia for a speedier response from the school. You can send the mail by United States Postal Service (Regular Mail / Express Mail / Priority Mail / Certified Mail) to the following address to expedite the mail service to St. Lucia:

Absolutely! A document in your Graduate Packet will notify the Career Services Office of your need for placement assistance in your field of study. A representative from the Office will contact you to get the process started. Once you are enrolled and logged into your classes, you are eligible to utilize the services within the Career Services Office.

A film production background is preferable for admission to the graduate film program. While academic background is important, our Admissions Committee focuses on the quality of the visual portfolio and Thesis Project abstract.

Gone Off Deep began pre-production in May of 2002, shooting the first footage at Burning Man '02. To date, the producers have captured over 100 hours of footage of the event itself, along with interviews with senior staff members, organizational meetings and the works-in-progress of Burning Man artists.

Continually scripts are evaluated as potential Cavalier Films projects. Several projects are usually in various stages of consideration and when they are ready to bloom into production, the intense work of gearing up for filming and bringing a film to the world begins. Considering this, we are always in production, sometimes in the very early stages without a set target for filming, and sometimes completely focused on bringing a loved project to life.

Film production teaches students how to create a film. Production involves cinematography, editing, directing, and sound design. Film studies analyzes film theory and criticism.

We work with our alumni in identifying the types of work they might want to go after. Additionally, we are a resource for job search techniques and an advocate for area job search groups. However, we are not in the job placement business.

Yes! We have funding available to help you upgrade your skills. Your counselor will meet with you and develop and approve a plan. The Dislocated Workers program is all about helping you find new work.

It can take up to 28 days for county elections officials to complete the official canvass. Once the results are official, then the Secretary of State will certify the election and the new Governor would take the oath of office and assume the position. Since the people added the power of the initiative, referendum and recall to the California Constitution in 1911, there have been 31 previous attempts to recall California Governors.

For older persons with low income, the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the program operating under the Vocational Rehabilitation and the Employment Security Commission may also be helpful.