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•You'd look good on the screen: Casting directors will hold an open meet and greet for New Mexicans hoping to break into the film and TV industry from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at the annual Film and Media Day in Santa Fe, on a corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail.
The film industry's partners in education and business will be located across the street at the Roundhouse.
Casting directors from several film and TV productions shot in New Mexico, including 'No Country for Old Men,' 'True Grit,' 'Breaking Bad' and 'In Plain Sight,' will be available to meet with casting-call participants from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a news release.
Representatives from talent agencies, O Agency, A&M Agency, Applause and Maja also will be on hand to meet potential clients, the statement said. In addition, a representative from the Screen Actors Guild will answer questions about union membership.
All participants will have their photo taken, which will then be distributed to the casting directors and to the largest project to come to New Mexico, 'Avengers', as well as 'Breaking Bad' and 'In Plain Sight,' for consideration for future roles.
•Protect the children: The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on Tuesday recommended passage of a bill to give courts more power to prevent child abductions.
House Bill 56, called the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, would allow a judge who has the authority to
Under the bill, the court could order such measures as issuing a warrant to take physical custody of the child, directing the use of law enforcement to locate and return a child or enforcing the court's custody determination.
The bill goes on to the House Judiciary Committee.
•Natural gas vehicles anyone?: New Mexicans tired of high gasoline prices could have some incentives to convert their cars to natural gas.
On Tuesday, the House Business and Industry Committee approved House Bill 198, sponsored by House Speaker Ben Lujan, D-Nambe, which provides personal and corporate income-tax credits to those who convert petroleum-based vehicles to natural gas.
Under the legislation, vehicle owners would be credited for the conversion costs through the state incentive after taking advantage of a similar federal tax credit. For example, if a car owner spent $10,000 converting his vehicle he would be credited 40 percent of the cost from the federal government, or $4,000. The vehicle owner could then apply for the state credit at 70 percent for the remaining $6,000, or $4,200.
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