Lens Guide for North Las Vegas video production
North Las Vegas video production enjoys an ideal window from 18 to 31 October: family movie nights double as instant sets, permits stay light-touch, and a proposed statewide credit hike hints at larger-scale shoots—prime conditions for every North Las Vegas camera crew.
Festival Spotlight: Bollywood Hollywood Debut
The first-ever Bollywood Hollywood Film Festival unspools 25 Oct inside CSN’s Horn Theatre, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, showcasing crossover shorts and South-Asian dance numbers before an awards gala. Organizers say industry reps from L.A. and Mumbai will scout for desert-backdrop features, giving local directors unprecedented access without leaving town. Ticket holders also receive guided campus tours—handy location reconnaissance if you need modern lecture halls or tree-lined quads.
Halloween Screens Become Free Backlots
Hartke Park hosts Movie Madness on 18 Oct, projecting Hotel Transylvania at dusk with food trucks, blankets, and a costumed-kids parade. No permit is required to film B-roll from public walkways, and the city even allows handheld drone shots below 400 ft if you file the FAA notice. Across town, Galaxy Theatres’ $2 Spooky Series runs weekly through 31 Oct, pulling cosplay crowds into lobby photo ops that micro-budget shoots can leverage for ambience.
Upcoming Screen Events
- Oct 18 – Movie Madness: Hotel Transylvania at Hartke Park
- Oct 25 – Bollywood Hollywood Film Festival at CSN Cheyenne
- Now–Oct 31 – $2 Spooky Series at Galaxy Boulevard Mall
Permit & Location Playbook
North Las Vegas’ Film/Photo Permit lives on the business-license portal; submit the $50 application, a $1 million COI, and call NLVPD at least one week out. If traffic control is needed, police bill separately; otherwise, sidewalk and park shoots are fee-free. Clark County handles unincorporated zones—use its film office if your scene crosses Craig Road into the desert scrub. As of 17 Oct, no closures appear on the city’s right-of-way board, freeing arterials like Cheyenne and Civic Center for drive-by plates.
Policy & Infrastructure
- Film-tax credit debate: unions split on a proposal to raise Nevada’s cap to $1.4 billion over 15 years, with a special session expected this fall
- Las Vegas studio ripple: Summerlin Studios and Sphere’s Big Sky stage plan wider hiring that could spill crew and gear into North Las Vegas in 2026
Crew & Networking Opportunities
The Nevada Film Office calendar lists vendor tables and a soft-skills workshop at the Bollywood Hollywood fest, plus an October 29 casting call for a streaming sitcom pilot shooting on NLV warehouse sets. Galaxy’s Spooky Series also invites local shorts to run as pre-shows; submissions close 24 Oct via the theatre’s blog.
Looking Forward
Should lawmakers pass the expanded credit, productions filming outside Clark County’s Strip corridor could net a 35 % rebate—double today’s rate—making CSN’s campus, Tule Springs ranches, and Apex industrial wasteland hot prospects. Until then, take advantage of open streets, festival crowds, and $2 horror audiences to capture seasonal footage and stockpile contacts. The Biggest Little Brother of Vegas is ready for its close-up—roll camera before the credits (and the legislative session) start to roll.
