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Students in Moving Image Arts program will work as interns during production.

(Santa Fe, NM) A new film, "The Loop," directed by Margaret Whitton and starring Rachel Nichols and Jackson Hurst, has begun production at the College of Santa Fe. The film, from independent production company Tashtego Films, is being shot at the college's Garson Studio as well as locations on campus and throughout Santa Fe, N.M. Students from the college have been cast as extras in the film and those in the Moving Image Arts program are working as interns during production.

Garson Studio is the only professional movie studio on a U.S. college campus. Films such as "No Country for Old Men," "The Missing," "City Slickers," and "All the Pretty Horses," as well as made-for-television broadcasts, were filmed at Garson Studio.

"We are thrilled to be filming at the College of Santa Fe," said "The Loop" producer Steven Tabakin. "The campus and Garson Studio are ideal environments for filmmaking. Getting students involved in the production is great for us because we have access to a group of people who are eager to learn about filmmaking and because it gives us a chance to be a part of training those who will lead the film industry in the future."

"We know how valuable it is for our students to have real, hands-on experience in the making of a film like 'The Loop,'" said Brad Wolfley, chair of the Moving Image Arts program. "Our students have the unique-and rare-opportunity to learn about the filmmaking industry."

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