We love classic films, but we also love exposing audiences to the work of the diverse independent filmmakers working in our own community.

For the fifth straight year, the Plaza Classic Film Festival’s Local Flavor Series will honor the work made in, around or about our border region. If you’ve made, or are finishing, a short or feature-length film and would like it to be considered for a screening at this year’s festival, here’s what you need to do:

- Complete the downloadable Local Flavor submission Here
- Provide us with at least three (3) DVDs or Blu-rays of your work, labeled with the film name, director, aspect ratio and run time.
-There are only two eligibility requirements for films to be considered:
Films may not have been screened at previous Plaza Classic Film Festivals.
Films must have some local connection, whether it’s made by locals, about the local area, etc.

- Send submissions to:

Plaza Classic Film Festival
Local Flavor Series
c/o El Paso Community Foundation
P.O. Box 272
El Paso, Texas 79943

- The deadline for submission is Friday, June 30, 2012.

All types of films are eligible for submission: narrative, animation, documentary, experimental, silent, music video, etc.

Short films selected for inclusion in the festival will be presented as part of EPFilm’s The Good, The Bad and the Indie celebration on Thursday, August 2ndoutdoors in the Arts Festival Plaza, or as part of several short film showcases at the El Paso Museum of Art between August 3 and 12.

Feature films selected for inclusion in the festival will be presented between August 3 and 12 in the Plaza’s Philanthropy Theatre or at the El Paso Museum of Art.

For any questions regarding submissions, please email the Plaza Classic Film Festival Here.