Federal training funds okayed for local film and digital industry

Article by Don Gray.

In a new partnership between Film Las Cruces (FLC), the film and digital media industries and the Southwestern Area Workforce Development Board (SWAWDB) (part of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions [NMDWS]), significant U.S. Department of Labor funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will now be available to train and equip people in Doña Ana County and southwest New Mexico to support the film and digital media industries, as well as to promote economic development in New Mexico. […]

New Mexico State University and Doña Ana Community College are eligible training providers for New Mexico. The DACC Art Department, which offers multiple degrees and certificates in film and digital media, has filed paperwork to include its training courses on the eligible training provider list, including film-crew training, digital film, game development, digital graphics technology and commercial photography. […]

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