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48 Hour Film Project

A unique filmmaking event returns to the borderland this summer requiring filmmaking teams to create shoot and complete a short film in under 48 hours. In this week's On Film, Host Charles Horak discusses the event with the event's City Producer for El Paso area, Karen Berry.

The 48 Hour Filmmaking Project is a unique creative competition requiring teams of filmmakers to shoot, edit, and complete a short film on 48 hours or less. This is a fantastic opportunity to get you started in the Filmmaking industry, this project shows people what seems impossible turning into something possible, a challenge that comes with its ups and downs becoming more difficult by the minute. From accross the border in Ciudad Juarez, El Paso and Las Cruces are invited to accept this year's challenge!

The winner of Best Film goes to Filmapalooza in March 2025, and is eligible for a spot in our screening at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner!

The deadline to register your team is now until August 6th, the latest date to register is August 16th.

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Originally aired on July 6, 2024

Since 2004, Charles Horak has been the host of the long-running radio program, On Film, creating more than 1,000 programs dedicated to film reviews, filmmaker interviews and discussions of cinema history and industry advancement. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association and board member of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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