Four awards, $3,500 handed out to local filmmakers
Fifth annual event is SOLD OUT!
The Plaza Classic Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in July 2027! It was started by the El Paso Community Foundation in 2008 as a special project to bring movies back to the historic Plaza Theatre. The Community Foundation purchased 35mm and state-of-the-art 2K digital projection equipment (later upgraded to 4K) for the atmospheric theater, which opened in 1930, closed in the early ’80s, and was restored for $42 million in 2006 in a joint partnership between the City of El Paso and the Community Foundation.
