New Mexico is on a roll when it comes to movies.
Independent film, "Biomass," is filming in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Nick Maniatis, director of the N.M. Film Office, announced that the independent film, “Biomass” is shooting around the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area.
“Biomass” tells the story of a highly secretive government research facility that suffers a containment breach of a genetically engineered new life form, the results are catastrophic.
The production will employ at least 17 New Mexico crew members and 39 principal and background talent.
This is the first feature for Anthony Riazzi, a New Mexico transplant from Los Angeles where he supervised the Digital and Visual Effects for “X-Men: The Last Stand”, “Resident Evil: Extinction” and was the technical director for “The Matrix Revolutions.”
Riazzi also wrote the screenplay for “Biomass” and will produce alongside former Disney executive, Alicia J. Keyes. Keyes will be producing under her banner — AJK Films — which just wrapped post-production on feature film “Blaze You Out”, also filmed in New Mexico.
New Mexican cast includes Juliet Lopez, Brenden Wedner, Matt Page, and Alejandro Montoya Marin. Additional cast includes; Steve Cormier, Katalina Parrish, Zach Dulin, Matt Berlin and Nomar Rizo.
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