A $15 million soundstage complex at NMSU’s Arrowhead Park will not only attract film and television projects, it also will give creative media students opportunities to earn valuable experience.
In June 2024, the NMSU Board of Regents approved an agreement between the New Mexico Economic Development Department, NMSU and Arrowhead Center Inc. to build the 36,400-square-foot soundstage complex. Soundstages are large, soundproofed buildings that allow filmmakers to create sets in sound- and lighting-controlled environments.
The project is funded by NMEDD as part of the statewide Media Arts Collective Initiative to grow the state’s film industry. The soundstage is expected to be completed in early 2026.
The soundstage complex is expected to create 200 new, full-time jobs and help increase the local film crew base that regularly works on film and television productions. The complex has the potential to attract a TV series that will spend between $12 million to $15 million over a six-month period for food, lodging and other services. A mid-sized film project has the potential to spend about $4 million over two months.
In June 2024, the NMSU Board of Regents unanimously approved an agreement between the New Mexico Economic Development Department, NMSU and Arrowhead Center Inc. to build a soundstage complex in Arrowhead Park that will be used for film and television productions.
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