Immediate Release - Promoting Gallup in Film and Media
March 12, 2024
As the City of Gallup works to increase its presence on the big screen, it is again partnering with the National Indian Youth Council and several other organizations to host the second Gallup Film & Media Expo.
The Expo is slated for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 at The University of New Mexico- Gallup’s Gurley Hall and Calvin Auditorium, 705 Gurley Ave. It is free to attend and booth spaces are also free. This second event is planned to be much larger than the first and will include unique offerings and opportunities for local residents to network and learn more about working in the industry. There will be demonstrations by professional film crews, question and answer sessions, and casting representatives of the popular series, Dark Winds, will be in attendance.
Gallup-McKinley County Schools and its School of Media Pathways program students are also planned to attend the event to help show students the opportunities of working in film and media. Julius Roanhorse, of the National Indian Youth Council, is also an actor and director and has been working hard to help Gallup position itself to participate in training programs and more film projects.