Santa Fe, NM - New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis today announced a Town Hall meeting to take place in Las Cruces on Friday, January 8, 2016. Maniatis will discuss the state of the film industry including opportunities available to New Mexico residents. The meetings are intended to provide an open forum for each community to share information about local activity such as educational programs and film related business as well as relaying any issues of concern.

The Las Cruces Town Hall will be held at the historic Rio Grande Theatre. The Rio Grande Theatre came to life on July 29, 1926 with the opening of the silent film, "Mare Nostrum." The Theatre has survived both earthquake and fire and is now a 422-seat, state-of-the-art performing arts facility and is also home to the offices of the Do+