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- Could I apply for a development or production contract this year, and apply for post-production or distribution next year, for the same project?
Yes. We only ask that if you receive a contract for the same project two years in a row, you take a break for the third year before applying again.
- Does the film have to be shot in New Mexico?
It is preferable that the film be shot in NM but it is not required.
- Must everyone on the creative team be a New Mexico resident?
The applicant, and holder of the contract, must be a New Mexico resident. You may have residents of other states on your team; however, the more New Mexicans the project will employ the more favorably it will be considered.
- Should I ask for the full $20,000 limit, hoping I'll get at least a portion of it?
We recommend that you request the amount that you need to help achieve your goal, any amount up to $20,000. For example,
if you only need $3,000 to create your marketing materials for a film you've already completed, ask for $3,000.
- What is an Experimental film?
The problem with defining experimental cinema is that it is a dynamic form. In the past it was more clearly
aligned with artistic movements such as surrealism, futurism and minimalism. Today the range of creative
approaches to moving image experimentation is much broader. It might include (but is not limited to) essay-films (personal/political), film-poems,
experimental documentaries, portrait-films, video/film installations, immersive-interactive environments,
multi-media performances etc. At the core, experimental cinema (also known as the alternative screen, moving
image art, and counter-current cinema) pushes the limits, definitions and preconceptions of what we have come to
know (in popular culture) as “the movies.”
For additional ideas and inspiration regarding experimental cinema see the following Web resources:
rhizome.org, anthologyfilmarchives.org,
hi-beam.net, aafilmfest.org, videofest.org
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