Creative Industries Division News Today

Having easily convinced the Town of Taos to sign on a couple months ago, Peter Vigil delivered his pitch on reforming the Northern Rio Grande Resource Conservation and Development Council

The Hawai‘i state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s Creative Industries Division is supporting awards season marketing for local films. This is in an effort to reach global audiences and paving the way toward a more vibrant locally created media industry.

Hollywood is back to work and state officials that help oversee productions in New Mexico say they need more people to keep the show going.

The 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over. Organization officials said both parties reached an agreement and they are hoping for production to kick off as early the beginning of the

The Senate Ways and Means Committee visited a site being considered for a potential multi-acre film studio in Kailua-Kona and heard updates on the local film industry for its last stop on a three-day visit on Hawaiʻi Island. Considering yesterday’s agreement reached by SAG-AFTRA and film studios, the visit’s timing proved to be especially relevant.

The 2024 Creative Lab Hawai‘i Music Immersive program will open the application process on Nov. 1 for singer-songwriters who are seeking opportunities to license their works for global media and entertainment content.

The 2024 Creative Lab Hawai‘i Music Immersive program will open the application process on Nov. 1 for singer-songwriters who are seeking opportunities to license their works for global media and entertainment content.

Introduced by Council member Augie Tulba, the measure would provide greater real property tax incentives for eligible film studio facilities to move here — for those willing to spend at least $100 million toward local improvements.

The 2024 Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive program (CLHMI) is set to open, providing Hawaii singer-songwriters with an opportunity to license their music for global media and entertainment content.

The Poeh Cultural Center at Pueblo of Pojoaque has received a $100,000 grant from the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD). Funding comes from the inaugural Creative Industries Grant that was appropriated by the New Mexico Legisture during its 2023 session. With the grant funds, the Poeh Cultural Center will lead an "Answers Are Indigenous Project" that aims to engage more artists and entrepreneurs to sell and/or consign their work with local year-round and seasonal ...