Join us for a panel discussion about the New Mexico film industry and the impact of new legislation. Read a press release on the event.

Update, July 26, 2011: Read the New Mexico Business Weekly article covering the Coronado Ventures Forum panel discussion.

The following are links on state incentive programs for film production in New Mexico and elsewhere:

• Santa Fe New Mexican article about the incentives cap
• Sales tax relief listing updates compiled by Incentive Partners
• Get a list of qualified expenses and vendors from The Incentives Office

PANEL MODERATOR

Eric Witt – former head of Motion Picture Association of NM and advisor to Gov. Bill Richardson
Following a career in entertainment finance in Los Angeles, Witt headed legislative and political affairs for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson—a position he held throughout that administration. As Deputy Chief of Staff he also directed the expansion of media industries in New Mexico including film and television production.

PANELISTS

Brian Egolf – State Representative, District 47
Brian received a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and public service from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.  While in Washington, he worked in the White House for President Bill Clinton and on President Clinton’s 1996 reelection campaign. After serving in the White House, Egolf worked at the United States Treasury Department and then moved to the office of Congressman Tom Udall. After working for Congress, Egolf returned to New Mexico to study Law at UNM. Immediately after receiving his law degree, he returned to the Santa Fe and  began practicing water law.

Thomas Clifford – Policy and Research Director, NM Taxation and Revenue Dept.
Tom served as Chief Economist and later Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the NM Department of Finance and Administration from 1997 to 2001. Tom was Chief Economist for the Legislative Finance Committee. In his current role, he advises the Martinez Administration and the Legislature on tax policy issues, helps draft tax statutes and regulations and helps the Tax Department with administrative functions.

Alton Walpole – CEO, Mountainair Films, Santa Fe
Mr. Walpole is an eclectic filmmaker with more than thirty years of experience as a cinematographer, editor and producer. Recent projects include Crazy Heart (line producer) and The Book of Eli (unit production manager). Walpole is a member of the Directors Guild of America and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is CEO and owner of Mountainair Films Inc.

Jason Hool – President, Santa Fe Studios
Mr. Hool boasts impressively diverse commercial credentials, ranging from multinational product development to international private equity. Growing up in an entertainment industry family, he worked on numerous motion pictures as cast and crew. Jason serves on the advisory committee for the Santa Fe Community College Film Program and is on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Association of New Mexico.

Nick Maniatis – Director of New Mexico Film Office
Mr. Maniatis previously served as the executive director of the New Mexico Independent Power Producers. He has worked on many film projects in New Mexico and was an appointed board member of the Governor’s Council on Film and Media Industries from 2002-09. He also was a board member of the Digital Film Institute from 2003-10. Mr. Maniatis worked in many capacities in film and television production throughout his career, including Grace Under Fire (1995-96), World War II: When Lions Roared (1994), Different World (1992-93), and Candid Camera (1991-92). Maniatis is a former member of the Director’s Guild of America.

Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Time: 5:30-8 pm
Venue: The Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe
211 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Directions: Map
Cost: $22.50 in advance (credit card payments); $25 at the door (cash and check only).
Advance sales end at midnight, Wednesday, July 20.

Those who missed the event may be interested in the content of certain sessions. Even those of you who attended may have missed a session or two you were interested in. Please click on this link to access these video and slide files.

In addition, there has been interest from a number of folks to continue conversations started at the Summit and contribute to next year’s planning. We have created a LinkedIn group to help facilitate sustaining and growing the community of interest around New Energy and the Summit. LinkedIn seems to be the most professional way to grow a community of interest that preserves the business nature of the relationships and conversations.

I hope you will consider joining and participating in this group. Start a discussion topic of interest (solar, wind, smart grid, etc.) or contribute to one. Activity will create “energy” and ideas.

Description:
Coronado Ventures Forum presents a town hall discussion with a panel of experts from the Digital Media industry to share insights on New Mexico’s opportunities.

In 1992, Bo founded Tripod, Inc., one of the original social networks. Tripod was sold to Lycos in 1998 for $58 million. Bo then became Vice President of Network Strategy for Lycos, which was sold to Spain’s Terra Networks for $12.5 billion in stock in 2001. In 1998, Bo co-founded Streetmail (now called Waterfront Media); in 2000, he co-founded VoodooVox; in 2004, he co-founded FullTurn Media; and in 2006 he co-founded UplayMe. Bo also co-owns Mezze, Inc, a hospitality group consisting of three award-winning restaurants.

Description:
This event was held at the Digital Arts Center at the University of New Mexico. Bo Peabody, co-founder and Managing General Partner of “Village Ventures”:http://www.villageventures.com/, will talk about entrepreneurialism in DIGITAL MEDIA. A successful venture capitalist, author and CEO, Bo will address the trends, challenges and opportunities in this growing sector.

Description:
The technology behind the movie industry is advancing in fascinating directions, especially in our own state. New Mexico has several clear competitive advantages in film technology: one of the highest concentration of Ph.D’s and advanced degree holders anywhere; a rich culture of creativity and artistic expression; some of the most beautiful landscape in the world; and a highly competitive incentives program for start-up businesses.

Description:
Stewart joined NEA in June 1996 as a venture partner focusing in the information technology area. He was named a general partner in 1998. He is currently on the boards of Boingo Wireless, Inc., Full Audio, Inc., MailFrontier, Inc.,NextHop Technologies, Inc., Scalix Corporation, Sorrent, Inc. and Zinio Systems, Inc. Stewart is also a columnist for Fortune magazine.

Venture Capital Forum:
Beverly Bendickson, “Blue Sage Capital”:http://www.bluesage.com/

Description:
David Liddle joined U.S. Venture Partners in January 2000, after retiring as president and CEO of Interval Research Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based laboratory and incubator for new businesses focused on broadband applications and advanced technologies, founded in 1992. David is also a consulting professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and has spent his career in Silicon Valley, in activities spanning research, development, management and entrepreneurship. David has served as a director at Sybase, Broderbund Software, Borland International and Ticketmaster Group, as well as numerous private companies, and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Institute. He has served on the DARPA Information Science and Technology Committee, and the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council.

Click here to view a PDF of the power point presentation.

Description:
As many investors have learned the hard way in the past 2 years, valuation is only one of the relevant factors to consider in structuring an investment that will succeed in the long-term. Good term sheets create a win-win relationship for both the investor and the entrepreneur. In this presentation, Robert will draw on his professional experience investing in seed-stage technology companies to describe what to look for in a term sheet from an investor’s perspective.
Robert von Goeben is Starter Fluid’s founder and lead investment director.

Prior to starting Starter Fluid, Robert was a founding director of Redleaf Venture Management, one of Silicon Valleys first Internet-only venture funds. Robert has an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BA in Mathematics from the State University of New York.

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