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2nd Zoom Info Session
Febuary 5th, 2026
Thursday
5:00 - 6:00 PM MST
We invite you to join us for the second and final of our 2026 Zoom info-sessions to have your questions answered and learn more about how you may receive up to $4,000 in funding for your short-form documentary project!
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Zoom Info Session
January 29th, 2026
Thursday
5:00 - 6:00 PM MST
We invite you to join us to get your questions answered and learn more about how you can receive up to $4,000 in funding for your short-form documentary project!
Should you be unable to join us for session #1, please mark your calendar for session #2 on Feb. 13th—we look forward to seeing you soon!
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2026 RFP Announced
January 15th, 2026
New Mexico Filmmakers: Get ready for the 2026 round of funding from the New Mexico Documentary Incubator Grants program!
The Request for Proposals will be issued on January 15th, 2026 and proposals will be due by February 27th. Funded projects must be completed within 6 months so it’s not too early to start thinking about your documentary project.
In the meantime read the Application Guidelines linked below:
Grantee
Spotlight
2025 Grant Recipient Annie Ersinghaus documentary screenings
Annie’s incredible film The Land of Sacrifice will be screened Saturday Nov 22nd in Farmington, NM.
The film continues to resonate with New Mexicans far and wide on an issue that effects us all. Please join Annie at the screening, and if you have not seen it you may view the link on her bio page here.
Grantee Spotlight
2025 Grant Recipient Michael Santillanes’s documentary in festival
It is our pleasure to announce that 2025’s NMDIG recipient director Michael Santillanes’s film Fractured Narratives has been accepted to the New York Documentary Film Festival. His film is an unflinching look at the immigration debate in the United States and New Mexico in particular.
Please join Michael at the festival if you are in the area!
2025 Screenings
August 16th - Guild Cinema / ABQ
&
Sept 13th - Center for Contemporary Arts / Santa Fe
We are thrilled to announce showings of films from 2025’s NMDIG cohort of emerging documentary filmmakers. The filmmakers have been hard at work for months and will be screening their projects for the first time ABQ and Santa Fe.
Please bookmark these dates & check back for more info on tickets and programming details. We look forward to seeing you there for the premiere!