The 8th Annual FEMME FRONTERA Filmmaker Showcase

September 7 - September 9, 2023
El Paso, Texas, Plaza Theatre Downtown El Paso

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Thursday, Sept. 7th:

  • Pitch Fest 

    • 6 pm - 3 locations

      • Aaron & George's Film Cafe - 105 Texas Avenue, El Paso, TX

      • Cafe San Angel - Calle Adolfo de La Huerta 245, Colegio, 32340, Juarez, MX

      • CMI Theatre - 2915 McFie Circle - Milton Hall 171, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    • Connect with regional filmmakers as they pitch their projects in order to seek additional funding, resources, advice, and to build community with other regional women and nonbinary filmmakers.

    • Free event

Friday, Sept. 8th:

  • FFFS 8 Official Shorts Program 

    • 7 pm 

    • Plaza Theatre - 125 Pioneer Plaza 79901

  • After Party at Paso Del Norte Hotel (directly across the street) - 9 pm

Saturday, Sept. 9th:

  • Student Showcase:

    • 10 am - 12 pm - Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo - 250 East Montecillo Blvd El Paso, Texas 79912

    • Watch a series of films created by youth and adult students as part of our Femme Frontera Summer Film program. 

  • Filmmakers’ and Panelists’ Lunch sponsored by the El Paso Film Commission / CreativElPaso

    • 12 pm - 2 pm 

    • Location: TBD

  • “Filming Borders & Breaking Barriers: A Guide” Panel Discussion

    • 3 - 5 pm 

    • A dialogue featuring filmmakers and policy experts from the U.S.-Mexico border who will discuss the logistics and difficulties of filming along borders, and how it influences how we share, challenge, and reclaim our border narratives.

    • Plaza Theatre

  • Feature film, Silent Beauty by Jasmin Mara López

    • 6 pm

    • Full film info at the bottom of this page

    • Plaza Theatre 

    • Engagement activity after screening - 7:30 pm

    FFFS Closing Afterparty - 9 pm (Paso Del Norte patio)