Transformation
The boiler shop at the Albuquerque Rail Yards will be the new headquarters of the New Mexico Media Academy, which aims to meet the increasing need for professionals in the media industry in New Mexico. Film production spending generated $1.5 billion in direct spend into the state economy in the past two fiscal years, with most of that coming from outside the state. A record 109 productions (55 film and 54 television) were filmed across the state last year, including AMC’s Better Call Saul, Netflix’s Stranger Things, FOX’s The Cleaning Lady, Peacock’s Poker Face, and Amazon’s Outer Range.
Albuquerque is itself home to 2300 union film workers, and the effort to repurpose the Rail Yards is part of a wider effort to revitalize the Albuquerque downtown area.
Transformation
The boiler shop at the Albuquerque Rail Yards will be the new headquarters of the New Mexico Media Academy, which aims to meet the increasing need for professionals in the media industry in New Mexico. Film production spending generated $1.5 billion in direct spend into the state economy in the past two fiscal years, with most of that coming from outside the state. A record 109 productions (55 film and 54 television) were filmed across the state last year, including AMC’s Better Call Saul, Netflix’s Stranger Things, FOX’s The Cleaning Lady, Peacock’s Poker Face, and Amazon’s Outer Range.
Albuquerque is itself home to 2300 union film workers, and the effort to repurpose the Rail Yards is part of a wider effort to revitalize the Albuquerque downtown area.