The New Mexico Media Arts Collective is here to support existing and emerging media talent in the State of New Mexico, consistently recognized as 'one of the best places to live and work as a moviemaker' by MovieMaker Magazine since 2018. We are dedicated to supporting graduates of our academic partner institutions in a thriving media landscape by fostering safety consciousness, sustainable growth, and meaningful connections with our industry partners and media collective in the State of New Mexico.
Governor Lujan Grisham, with support from state legislators and the City of Albuquerque have allocated $40 million in capital and operating funds to build studio facilities to support the workforce development initiative to serve the state's thriving film and television industry. This collective will help execute this allocation to meet the increasing need for professional training in the industry as New Mexico continues to flourish as a media hub.
This collective aims to meet the increasing need for a growing professional production crew base as New Mexico film production reached an all-time high of $855.4 million in fiscal year 2022, an increase of 36% over fiscal year 2021. A record 109 productions (55 film and 54 television) were filmed across the state in recent years, including Oppenheimer, The Curse, AMC’s Better Call Saul, Netflix’s Stranger Things, FOX’s The Cleaning Lady, Peacock’s MacGruber, and Amazon’s Outer Range. Media teams and filmmakers require resources and services from local businesses (food and beverage, logistical and equipment rentals, housing, transportation, travel, and leisure), so all ships will rise with the tide.