The New Mexico Film Office announced today that feature film I’ll Be Gone in June is set to commence production in the state. Directed by Katharina Rivilis (Triangle of Sadness) and produced by Léa Germain (Paris Texas), the film sees German exchange student Franky navigating the highs and lows of small town New Mexico life.
New thriller Dust from Searchlight Pictures will begin filming in New Mexico. New Mexico State Office director Amber Dodson made the announcement 5 August 2022. The film is set to star Sarah Paulson and Annaleigh Ashford.
New Mexico has seen an impressive USD855.4 million directly from production spending. Officials believe it is a result of the state’s 25% to 35% tax credit incentive as well as the efforts made by governor Lujan Grisham. Productions such as Stranger Things and Better Call Saul have also generated intertest in the state.
The Arizona government has launched the Arizona Motion Picture Production Programme. It is the state’s largest annual film and television tax incentive to date. The legislature was passed in June 2022, but Governor Doug Ducey allowed the bill to become law, without signing it, on 6 July. The initiative is set to run until 2043.
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has unveiled nominations for the 9th Annual LMGI Awards. This ceremony honours outstanding and creative visual contributions of international location professionals who work in film, television and the commercial industry. The winners will be celebrated at the LMGI Awards ceremony, which returns to a live in-person event on Saturday 27th August, 2022.
The New Mexico Film Office has announced that the feature film Rust is currently in production in Santa Fe, the state’s capital. Taking place throughout October and early November 2021, the project is expected to employ an estimated 75 crew members, 22 principal actors, and 230 background talent – all of whom will hail from the New Mexico region.
Stranger Things season four has a more global scope with the action moving away from the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana and including new locations in the US and Russia after the death of sheriff Jim Hopper and Eleven’s relocation.
The feature film from Apple Studios stars Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Robert De Niro (Joker, The Irishman), Lily Gladstone (Billions, Certain Women) and Jesse Plemons (El Camino, Black Mirror). Killers of the Flower Moon is Oklahoma’s largest shoot in history and is being used to train up the state’s workforce. Recent large shoots in the state include Taika Waitaki series Reservation Dogs.