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Named #1 Best Places to Live & Work as a Movie Maker in North America for the 4th Consecutive Year

Best Places to live and work as a moviemaker 2026

From the article: "Santa Fe is a quiet getaway for many Hollywood luminaries who like the privacy they’re granted in this arts-focused town of under 100,000. They get to avoid the Los Angeles and New York City crowds, but still benefit from an impressive industry presence."

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3rd Year in a Row! Santa Fe Named A ‘2024 Best Place To Live & Work As A Moviemaker’

From the article: “The quality of life is … quite high: you’re surrounded by art and natural beauty, from mountains to deserts, and Santa Fe is a foodie paradise. As we mentioned in our Albuquerque entry, you can easily fly to Los Angeles for meetings. But you could also just do Angelenos the favor of…

Santa Fe has been named one of Deadline’s “Hotspots”

Deadline’s HOT SPOTS is the first and only conference to shine a spotlight on Hollywood “HOT SPOTS” outside of Hollywood. Read more about the conference here

Film industry figures say commissioner Jennifer LaBar-Tapia helps make Santa Fe great place to film

When a national magazine ranked Santa Fe the nation’s No. 1 small city in its listing of “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker,” a part of the blurb was devoted to Jennifer LaBar-Tapia. She’s not an actor. But those who’ve worked with her say LaBar-Tapia is a hell of an ambassador —…