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US Film Industry Taps New Mexico Community College for Talent

Penelope Poulou

   ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - While Southern California draws film and
   television students from all over the world, people in New Mexico don't
   have to set foot outside the state to learn the trade, as local
   colleges are grooming talent for a booming entertainment industry that
   has sprung up about 1,200 kilometers from Hollywood.

   Recently, Albuquerque Studios signed a billion-dollar contract with
   entertainment giant Netflix and a $500 million deal with NBC Universal
   Studios. These agreements come on the heels of New Mexico's enhanced
   tax incentives to production companies, who film there and hire local
   talent. One of the seedbeds for such talent is Central New Mexico (CNM)
   Community College.
   For a few hundred dollars students train and network in Albuquerque's
   thriving film industry

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