NEW MEXICO

The motion picture and television industry is directly responsible for more than:

4,720+ JOBS

INCLUDING
$258+ MILLION IN WAGES

in the state of New Mexico

2,790 JOBS

related to production (including local productions such as broadcasting, in addition to any major studio production)

1,930+ JOBS

related to distributing movies, television and other video content to consumers

9,780+ JOBS

including indirect and induced impact on local vendors and other businesses, calculated using BEA's RIMS II economic model

FILM & TV SPOTLIGHT
2024
17 Films *

Films include:

Him (2025), Honey Don't! (2025)* and Eddington (2025)

9 TV series *

TV series include:

Absolutely Albuquerque, Outer Range* and The Really Loud House*
2023
11 Films *

Films include:

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2025)*, Opus (2025), and In the Summers (2024)
13 TV series *

TV series include:

Big Sky, Dark Winds, and The Cleaning Lady*

Beginning in 2023, New Mexico offers a state sales tax exemption on all productions costs, a 25% refundable income tax credit on in-state film production and post-production expenditures, a 5% credit on production expenditures for a qualifying television series or soundstage usage, and a 10% credit uplift for filming in rural counties. For more information, please visit the New Mexico Film Office.

 

Read in-depth interviews with below-the-line filmmakers in New Mexico.