Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsorship is a program that allows a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization like NMFF to support film and media projects. The Foundation acts as an umbrella agency, allowing the project to share in the benefits of non-profit status, like applying for grants and soliciting tax-deductible contributions, while receiving mentorship and support by the Foundation. Project applications are reviewed to ensure alignment with the Foundation's core mission and, if accepted as a Fiscal Sponsor, New Mexico Film Foundation will align with its sponsored partner and enter into a signed agreement.
The following are benefits that are available under our program:
Receive tax deductible donations on behalf of project
Thank you (Tax receipts) letters to all donors
Management of funds with quarterly reporting
Support at events + Assignment of a MENTOR + Grant writing support
Access to grants that otherwise would not be available
Quarterly meetings with Fiscal Committee
Private access up to 1 hour at a local cinema for FINAL EDITING on project
The foundation in no way maintains any ownership of the project but provides resources and simplifies organizational functions.
**The NMFF accepts no liability for material, pictures or media submitted and or used under the agreement.**
Originating from one of the darkest regions remaining in the Northern hemisphere comes modern-day environmental story about a New Mexico community's effort to protect a one hundred mile dark sky astronomical corridor.
Threatened by the harmful effects of artificial light pollution, this rare bottle class 1 dark sky region is vital to astronomy, nocturnal wild life, bird migration, knowledge of the universe, human health, future generations.
Told through the encounters and conversations with regional astronomers, native people, astrophysicists, astrophotographers, biologists, local and on-foot travelers along the Continental Divide trail.
In border towns like Gallup, Farmington and Albuquerque, New Mexico and Flagstaff and Winslow, Arizona, Native Americans are statistically twice as likely to be victims of violent crime and also just as likely to be victims of the police department. Because of lack of infrastructure on the Navajo Nation, Navajo people are dependent on these towns for even basic necessities. This docuseries will examine the epidemic of violence that surrounds Navajo communities, identifying and exposing much of the racial tension that exists in these towns and hearing the stories of not only the victims of the violence but of those who are fighting to make change in these spaces.
This four-part series will showcase one city per episode, telling the histories of these communities through the voices of Native women scholars and historians and through the voices of the activists working to make change in
these places.
Once a western interpretive dancer in Toronto had gone way neutral and silent from the times, the place, and her conditioning. A serendipitous phone call from a Canadian woman friend invited her to Bali. Followed by a dreamtime vision by a Pemangku Dalang, a Bali Priest-Shadow Puppeteer, dressed all in white. He welcomed her into his Holy Mountain culture and presented stories, symbols, masks, and music. She’s given a list with a Bali dance teacher who works with the Pemangku. She accepts the challenge and enters a quest for her roots of dance, her life itself. Access through their traditional Agama Bali Dharma (Hindu) culture, with a Shiva cult emphasis, within the theatrical arts. Tantra, formulas of behavior, embeds every move. Bali, an island that considers itself in balance of Good and Evil.
Those facing barriers, you’re not alone. Acknowledge experience leads to change. Take-in the value.
In the works since 2004, the series focuses at close range and in real time on a sequence of criminal prosecutions of physicians, and through this lens provides a valuable— and unexpected — account of the opioid crisis as it unfolded. A deep dive into a sequence of prominent “pill mill” prosecutions reveals the inside, untold history of America’s overdose crisis.
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Nampeyo, an Americana Modernist reexamines the legacy of Hopi-Tewa ceramic artist Nampeyo (1858-1942), placing her work in the context of 20th -century modern art. The documentary delves into the complex dynamic between indigenous artists and American popular culture, highlighting intergenerational family ties across five generations of Nampeyo's enduring indigenous art movement.
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Creativity, artistic or not, is the central theme of this short film. Lewis is an artist who must express himself regardless of his situation or circumstances. He is an extension of myself and so many others who create out of necessity.
Blueprint: The Genius of Production Design is a feature documentary project spanning over a decade searching for stories, personalities and artwork that represents the core of this magical cinematic craft: the visual creation of what we see on screen, and what the characters of movies exist in- the past, present, and future all represented and explored. During this journey we have compiled many hours of footage of some of the most prolific and groundbreaking filmmakers speaking in depth about their careers, creative process and experiences making some of the greatest movies ever made through the production design lens.
Through almost one hundred years, the family has been a part of the art history of the Taos Pueblo community and of the art community of New Mexico. Whether working as models for some of the most iconic artists to come from New Mexico’s long-standing artistic traditions, or creating their own art, the Track/Shorty family continues to contribute to our state’s important art industry.
A short film written and directed by Albuquerque-based filmmaker, Ginny Leise slated to shoot in May 2024 on location in New Mexico, has a simple question in mind: ‘What are the consequences of rejecting logic?’ To me, logic represented a dominant, intrinsically male worldview, and served as a proxy for all of our society’s prescriptive narratives. I wanted to explore the stakes of straying from logic in favor of intuition and instinct.
In the story, an apocalyptic event has wiped out the world as we know it leaving few survivors, but we don’t dwell on the details. I wanted the end of the world to operate mostly on a metaphoric level on which the characters are forced to reckon with how to live if they were suddenly free of all societal structures. Would they see it as an opportunity to live freely for the first time or would they impose the same old rules onto each other?
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Jorge is at his lowest point and has made the choice to end his life. However, when he gets to the rooftop, Kate is already there getting ready to jump herself. In a panic he coaxes her down and they end up talking. Through their conversation, they are able to help each other get through the night and see the hope in a new day.
This is the End of Us is a short film about two strangers who meet at their respective lowest points and talk through why they're there. We hope that our audience will walk away with more empathy for those who are struggling — and offer a glimmer of hope to those who might be struggling themselves.
The He She Bang! Project tells a tale of one man’s journey of addiction, recovery and redemption through the lens of The He She Bang, a long running drag show that started as an AIDS benefit in the small eccentric town of Madrid, New Mexico.