The winners for the REEL Authentico Video Contest have been picked, but there were several video submissions that were too good not to share! We asked contestants to highlight Downtown El Paso's authenticity, while keeping it positive and that is exactly what these filmmakers showcased in their videos. Below are four video submissions that deserve an honorable … [Read more...]
Candid Talk with Doug Pullen of the Plaza Classic Film Festival
Doug Pullen, Program Director for the Plaza Classic Film Festival talks to us at the INSIDER about the themes for this years festival. He also gives us some great tidbits about the local connections and what to expect in the "Local Flavor" segment (Aug. 6), where our REEL Authentico Video Contest winning entrants videos will be … [Read more...]
Local Artist and New Roderick Artspace Lofts Tenant Hopes to Influence Border Culture
Gene Roddenberry, Debbie Reynolds, Stevie Nicks, Vikki Carr – all famous creatives in their own right that lived in El Paso,… but didn’t stay. Jim Ward, Hal Marcus, Ho Baron, Gaspar Enriquez, and the late Tom Moore are just a few examples of artists that allowed “El Chuco” to seep into their identity and make its way into their art. Hopefully, the newly minted … [Read more...]
DMD Partners with Mithoff Burton to Create Downtown District Community Geofilters for Snapchat!
The Downtown Management District (DMD) has partnered with downtown-based marketing agency Mithoff Burton Partners to design and submit geofilters to Snapchat based on established downtown districts. If you’re not sure what “geofilters” are, or what “snapchat” is, don’t feel bad – in this age of social media momentum things move fast. The latest social media … [Read more...]