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Spend a year in the high desert of Santa Fe and emerge a creative and committed filmmaker with the knowledge and know-how to succeed in the competitive world of filmmaking.
Launched in 2007, The New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive (NMFI) is a one-year professional program focusing on four key creative areas: screenwriting, producing, directing and editing.
Funded in part by a $1 million grant from the state of New Mexico, the New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive builds on the national reputation of the Moving Image Arts Department at the College of Santa Fe. With state-of-the-art equipment, world-class facilities and an extraordinary faculty of film industry professionals, the goal of the New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive is to support and cultivate emerging voices in American cinema right here in New Mexico.
Program Highlights
- Produce, write or direct a Super 16 or HD short film
- Every ‘green-lit’ production provided with a $10,000 budget
- Screenwriters write a short and a feature-length screenplay
- Small classes taught by a faculty of industry professionals
- Specialized workshops with visiting Hollywood filmmakers
- Open to college grads and those with industry experience
- Priority admission for NM residents
In its first two years, the New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive has provided opportunities for specialized above-the-line training to 58 students, completed over 40 short and feature length screenplays, produced 13 short films with cast & crew that included the participation of over 300 individuals and close to 200 businesses and organizations.
The 2007 NMFI shorts have collectively been selected to participate in over 30 regional, national and international festivals with In The Wake being awarded the Humanitarian Award at the Sedona International Film Festival and Best Short Film at the Sonoma Film Festival.
NMFI graduates have had scripts optioned; written, produced, directed and edited additional shorts as well as worked in a variety of capacities on over 50 professional Independent and Hollywood productions filming in New Mexico and elsewhere.
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