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The Plaza Classic Podcast

By: El Paso Community Foundation
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  • The Plaza Classic Podcast is hosted by KVIA news anchor and three-time Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winner Borderland Crimes podcaster Stephanie Valle and EPCC Mass Communication Professor Lisa Elliott. Valle and Elliott are members of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Program Advisory Committee. The podcast is produced in partnership with EPCC and the El Paso Community Foundation. Each episode features guests ranging from committee members to filmmakers who delve into a different aspect of the city’s No. 1 feel-good summer event, including this year’s schedule, the Local Flavor showcase, screenwriting competition, and more.
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Episodes
  • Plaza Classic Podcast 5: "Best Screenwriter in the 915"

    Plaza Classic Podcast 5: "Best Screenwriter in the 915"
    Jun 20 2024

    The third Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is accepting entries!

    Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by Austin Savage, one of the competition's organizers, and Carrie Silva, who won the 2023 competition with her screenplay, "Best Dive in the 915."

    Submit your screenplay through July 3. First prize receives $500 and second prize is $250. Go to https://plazaclassic.com/screenwriting for more information on how to enter.

    The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant. Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast
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    27 mins
  • Plaza Classic Podcast 4: "Smart and Smarter"

    Plaza Classic Podcast 4: "Smart and Smarter"
    Jun 13 2024

    Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by the first woman to win the Oscar ballot contest held among the Plaza Classic Film Festival Program Committee.

    Keri Moe, an Associate Vice President with El Paso Community College, correctly guessed 19 of the 23 winners of the 96th Academy Awards.

    She now has the distinction of selecting a movie to screen during the Plaza Classic Film Festival. She mulls over her choices, which range from Dumb and Dumber (celebrating its 30th anniversary of release!) to The 400 Blows.

    Donate to the El Paso Community Foundation to sponsor the film festival: https://plazaclassic.com/donate

    The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.

    Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast
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    22 mins
  • Plaza Classic Podcast 3: "Brand New Local Flavor"

    Plaza Classic Podcast 3: "Brand New Local Flavor"
    Jun 6 2024

    Hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle are talking Local Flavor, the Plaza Classic Film Festival's showcase of locally made and connected films. Filmmakers will vie for $3,650 in cash awards — including new awards for student films!

    They're joined by festival program director Doug Pullen, who lays out how the showcase works, and Josh Pulido, an El Paso filmmaker whose submission “The Film Cafe” won Local Flavor’s $1,000 second prize in 2023. It was also chosen as the audience favorite, which came with another $250 purse.

    Read how to enter Local Flavor: https://plazaclassic.com/localflavor

    The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.

    Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast
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    27 mins
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