April 28, 2020 Contact: Jon Foley (575) 805-3456 (Las Cruces) Film Las Cruces is excited to announce the finalists of the At Home! Movie Contest. Members of the public are invited to select the “Best of Show” winner. You can view and vote for your favorite film at: www.filmlascruces.com/at-home-movie-contest-audience-vote/ Twenty One films were submitted for [...]
The deadline for submissions to the At Home! Movie Contest has been extended to April 24th. We have received some fantastic submissions already and can't wait to share the finalists for online voting - which will now take place April 27th through April 29th. With that said, Film Las Cruces has put together some tips [...]
Film Las Cruces, the film economic development arm of the City of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County, in partnership with the Greater Las Cruces, Hispanic, and Green Chambers of Commerce, is pleased to announce the creation of our area’s first Film Friendly Business program. Any business in Doña Ana County is eligible to participate [...]
April 11th, 2019 Contact: Jon Foley (575) 805-3456 As Film Las Cruces looks to fill the gap in our local film workforce, this special effects (SPFX) workshop intends to provide a pathway into the New Mexico Film Industry for Doña Ana County residents. The SPFX workshop will be held at 2100 S. Valley on April [...]
Film Las Cruces will be hosting a special screening of Clint Eastwood’s new movie, The Mule, for local crew and background actors who worked on the production. The screening will take place at 6:30PM on Tuesday Dec. 18th at Telshor 12 Theaters. Due to the limited number of seats for the screening, qualified cast and crew will [...]
The non-profit organization, Young Women United, has recently green lit a feature film production scheduled to begin principle photography on May 12th, 2018 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They are currently looking to fill the positions below. Key Grip Grips Gaffer Best Boy Electric Costume Designer Hair & Make-Up Artist Camera PA Production Assistants [...]
New Mexico Film Industry Career Development Tips (What career counselors don’t know about the film industry) By Stephen Osborn Initial steps: 1. As a New Mexico resident, you are already an appealing choice to film producers concerned about production costs. If you are currently a resident of New Mexico, you are entitled to, and should [...]
Studio Coordinator Position Hours: Part Time, Up to 10 hours a Week Pay: $20 an Hour Job Description: Film Las Cruces is looking for a Studio Coordinator to help manage the scheduling and logistics for the new Film Las Cruces Studios. The Studio Coordinator will be the Film Las Cruces Studios point of contact with [...]
Want to Learn Film Set Construction? SAVE THE DATE! March 1-3 New Mexico’s largest film union, IATSE Local 480, Construction Coordinator Jim TwoCrow will be facilitating a workshop March 1-3 in Las Cruces. This three (3) day workshop will provide instruction on a hands on reassembly of three different production sets: Ballistic Missile Set Oval [...]
February 21, 2018 Contact: Film Las Cruces Board President, Jeff Steinborn, (575) 635-5615 Film Las Cruces, a non-profit organization working to grow the film industry in Doña Ana County, is opening a new film studio for film production and workforce training in Las Cruces. At 74,000 square feet “Las Cruces Studios” will be able to [...]
