Nevada Film Office

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The Nevada Film Office is a Nevada state agency that promotes Nevada as a location of choice for film, entertainment, television, and multimedia production. [1] [2] The agency also maintains several open directories for film locations and production crews in Nevada, and offers services to connect with resources that production companies need while filming in Nevada. [3] [4] Since 2014, it also administers several tax credit incentives for companies that film in Nevada. [5]

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The Nevada Film Office is part of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. [6] [7]

History

Originally, the Nevada Film Office was known as the Division of Motion Pictures, and was established in 1983 as part of the commission on economic development (now known as the Governor's Office of Economic Development), where it has remained ever since. [8] Although it is known as the Nevada Film Office in the media, most legal documents still uses the Division of Motion Pictures to refer to the agency. [9]

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References

  1. "Learn More About Nevada Film Office | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. "Budget 1527 - GOED - Nevada Film Office Overview". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. "How the Nevada Film Office helps keep Vegas a hot spot for filming". KTNV. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  4. "Nevada Film Office is responsible for pitching Nevada to film industry". KLAS. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  5. "Lights, Camera - Nevada!". Nevada Business Magazine. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  6. "Nevada Film Office". Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  7. "Contact Nevada Film Office | Las Vegas | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  8. "1983 Statutes of Nevada, Pages 961-1204". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  9. "NRS: CHAPTER 231 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

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