IF YOU'RE A FILM STUDENT IN NEW MEXICO, YOU MAY WANT TO STAY IN THE PROGRAM. AFTER SEEING THE NUMBERS DECLINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A RESURGENCE IN FILM PROJECTS IN NEW MEXICO. STATE FILM OFFICE DIRECTOR NICK MANIATIS TELLS 770 KKOB PRODUCTIONS ARE GOING ON IN PRACTICALLY EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE.
MANIATIS SAYS SOME OF THE RENEWED INTEREST FROM HOLLYWOOD IS DUE TO A NEW LAW INCREASING REBATES FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT FOR CERTAIN FILM PROJECTS.
