What direction would you like to see the Nevada Film Office going? The following has been edited for length and clarity. The Review-Journal sat down with Spurgeon to get her thoughts on where the film industry currently stands in Nevada and where it could go. Besides increasing the amount of tax credits available, the bill would have allowed for the construction of two film production campuses in Southern Nevada. The A-list actor also lobbied for more tax incentives for filming in the Silver State, but the bill failed to pass in the last legislative session. Wahlberg has talked about making Las Vegas “ Hollywood 2.0” and the city played host to a big movie premiere for his new film, The Family Plan,” on Dec. She’s worked for the state agency tasked with helping productions film in locations across Nevada and administer film tax credits since 2014. Working on such films as “Behind the Candelabra” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” the Nevada Film Office’s new director, Kim Spurgeon, is familiar with the challenges of shooting movies and television shows in Sin City. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) film industry is at a pivotal point as one of Las Vegas’ most famous residents, Mark Wahlberg, works to bring more attention to filming here while productions are still being impacted by fallout from the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting.

Kim Spurgeon, director of the Nevada Film Office, at the Grant Sawyer Building on Tuesday, Dec.

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