Training
The New Mexico Spotlight Foundation provides scholarships to thoroughly vetted industry classes and workshops, as well tuition to accredited film programs for local talent. Title sponsorship and scholarship naming opportunities are available to local businesses and individuals who wish to partner with NMSF in training and educating New Mexico talent.
Financial Support
NMSF is continually raising funds to provide filmmakers with finances to cover spot expenses. Production budgets often, if not always, fall short. While volunteer production assistance is vital to building the local film community from within, service providers, talent and crew deserve fair and competitive compensation whenever possible. NMSF aims to provide financial aid to qualified productions which are striving to draw experienced resources to complete their production roster.
Film Festival Submission Grant
This NMSF grant provides funds for filmmakers to submit to and attend film festivals across the country. New Mexico film teams continually churn out ever advanced works that are eagerly accepted and showcased at festival screenings all over the nation and around the world. The NMSF Film Festival Fund helps spotlight the best the state has to offer to a global audience.
Fiscal Sponsorship
Financing a media project is often the most challenging part of the otherwise creative process. NMSF is working with local filmmakers to serve as Fiscal Sponsor for select film and media projects. Attaining NMSF as a fiscal agent empowers film teams to pitch potential investors with the added incentive of providing a tax benefit for their backing.