Wow. Kudos to the New Mexico Film Office for bringing something like this to their state.
"Redford launches ‘Sundance’ for Hispanics, Native Americans
Hollywood icon Robert Redford has announced a programme aimed at helping Hispanic and Native American moviemakers in the southwestern US state of New Mexico.
The programme, dubbed ‘Sundance in New Mexico,’ is sponsored by state arts and film offices to “create and expand upon training programs in film, arts, and the environment,” according to a statement from the office of Governor Bill Richardson. “These programmes will be designed specifically for New Mexico’s Native American and Hispanic filmmakers,” the statement read.
Redford made the announcement in the New Mexico city of Santa Fe along with governor Richardson, a one-time Democratic presidential hopeful.
“My love of New Mexico goes back many, many years,” said Redford. “My commitment to this state began with ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’,” a 1988 film that also starred Melanie Griffith, Ruben Blades and Sonia Braga.
The programme “marks a new level of commitment ... in supporting the underrepresented voices in our culture, to job creation through the arts, and to the power of partnerships built on mutual goals and aspirations,” said Richardson.
In 1981, Redford founded the Sundance independent film festival, which takes place every year in the western state of Utah."
"Redford launches ‘Sundance’ for Hispanics, Native Americans
Hollywood icon Robert Redford has announced a programme aimed at helping Hispanic and Native American moviemakers in the southwestern US state of New Mexico.
The programme, dubbed ‘Sundance in New Mexico,’ is sponsored by state arts and film offices to “create and expand upon training programs in film, arts, and the environment,” according to a statement from the office of Governor Bill Richardson. “These programmes will be designed specifically for New Mexico’s Native American and Hispanic filmmakers,” the statement read.
Redford made the announcement in the New Mexico city of Santa Fe along with governor Richardson, a one-time Democratic presidential hopeful.
“My love of New Mexico goes back many, many years,” said Redford. “My commitment to this state began with ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’,” a 1988 film that also starred Melanie Griffith, Ruben Blades and Sonia Braga.
The programme “marks a new level of commitment ... in supporting the underrepresented voices in our culture, to job creation through the arts, and to the power of partnerships built on mutual goals and aspirations,” said Richardson.
In 1981, Redford founded the Sundance independent film festival, which takes place every year in the western state of Utah."
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