From 1910 to 1920 the Mexican Revolution captured world attention as Pancho Villa led military attacks on Juarez, Mexico across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Villa and Mexican revolutionary leaders met in El Paso to plan and equip their armies. Refugees from the battle crowded into El Paso as hundreds of international journalists and photographers filled El Paso hotels to report on the revolution. It was one of the most historic conflicts in North America, and spectators in El Paso sometimes got shot. See many historic photos from the Mexican Revolution and walk with El Paso historians Leon Metz and Fred Morales to learn how events in El Paso were crucial to the revolution, and where Pancho Villa liked to hang out in downtown El Paso.

"The International Latino Film Festival, San Francisco Bay Area," Sunday, Nov. 9 at 12:00 noon, at the Brava Theatre, 24th and Harrison (the Mission); and Wed., November 12, 6:00, at MACLA, 510 South First St., San Jose, CA.

"Cine Sin Fin 14th Annual Chicano Film Festival," Casa de Sousa, Historic Placita Olvera in downtown L.A., Thursday, November 20 at 8:00 PM.

"Bracero Stories" was awarded the "Best Social Justice Film" award at the The Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival in Holland, Michigan; and the "Audience Award for Best Documentary" at the McAllen Art & Film Festival in McAllen, Texas.

DVDs should be available by the end of November.

What is El Paso to you? / Que es El Paso para ti?

These are actually two contests, since one is in English and another one will be in Spanish.

This is a short-video contest for High School students where they will film and edit a short that will show what El Paso is to them (a minimum of 4 minutes and a maximum of 8). The two first prizes are: Two video cameras, plus an All-Access Pass, for the winners and their Parents, to the Binational Independent Film Festival dinners and screenings. The presentation of the winners will be done during the actual festival week.

Submission deadline: December 10th
Entries delivered to respective stations.
KFOX will put Spanish entry info on their website.

Any questions at Fox 14: Lonnie Valencia 834-2118

The screening, presented by The Boeing Company in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army and KCOS-TV, is open to the public. Tickets are FREE and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors will open at the Plaza Theatre at 6:30 pm.

The SXSW 2009 "Call for Entries" is now open. Filmmakers are invited to submit their new works to the annual festival, which has become an international destination for cinematic discovery. Submissions can only be entered via the official SXSW website: http://sxsw.com/film. Complete submission rules and regulations are available on that site. The early deadline for submissions is November 14, 2008 and the final deadline is December 12, 2008. SXSW considers any and all categories of filmmaking, from Narrative to Documentary, Experimental to Music Video, Short to Feature. The festival will announce its complete film lineup in early February 2009.

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