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El Paso Film Festival Returns Downtown - Pt. 1

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El Paso Film Festival returns to downtown El Paso for three days of films and special events, including another collaboration with the Creating Ways Conference for filmmakers. One of the best reasons to hang out for a few days around downtown, the Film Festival and conference will provide film lovers and filmmakers with a unique opportunity to see indie films and learn from fellow filmmakers. In this edition of On Film, host Charles Horak is welcomed by El Paso Film Festival Artistic Director Carlos Corral, and the Commissioner for the El Paso Film Industries Commission, Drew Mayer Oakes to discuss this Festival and the Conference.

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Originally aired on September 14, 2024

Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.
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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