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Imageworks heads to the desert. |
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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Quietly released last Thursday, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced that Sony Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios have signed a deal to house up to 100,000 sq. feet of space at the Mesa del Sol development. There have been rumors swirling for some time regarding the opening of the desert campus, however, Sony was waiting to first make sure that they would be eligible for tax incentives.
Obviously those incentives came through and the production arm will begin operations in the coming months. “This is a tremendous day for entertainment production in New Mexico,” said Governor Bill Richardson. “We are so pleased to have Sony Imageworks here. Along with the construction of Albuquerque Studios it validates what this administration and the legislature have been building over the past four years with regard to our production industry. Together with our leading incentive program, our experienced crew base and the unmatched natural treasures of our state, this announcement means there’s now no better place for movie and television production than New Mexico. I congratulate Sony Imageworks and Albuquerque Studios.” “We have built Albuquerque Studios in record time and are very proud that Sony Imageworks has selected us as one of their expansion sites,” said Hal Katersky, CEO of Pacifica Ventures and Albuquerque Studios. “The state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque have worked hard with us to make this a reality.”
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