Binational Independent Film Festival

The Festival BeginsJuly 17 - July 20, 2025

El Festival Empieza17 de Julio - 20 de Julio, 2025

Horario

Thursday, July 17, 2025

7:00 p.m. Movie Presentation Forbidden World, and talk with the movie’s Director Allan Holzman after the movie.

Friday, July 18, 2025

7:00 p.m. Documentary Presentation: Tin Tán, and talk with the documentary’s Director Francesco Taboada Tabone after the documentary.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

7:00 p.m. Presentation: Canto del Inmigrante; music and poetry from All Of Latin America, and talk with the cast afterwards.

Sunday, July 20, 2025
7:00 p.m. Movie Presentation Un Hombre de Éxito, and after the movie presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award and talk with Actor César Evora.

Prensa

2025 Festival Binacional de Cine Independiente Comunicado de Prensa

Estamos orgullosos de anunciar la Edición número 25 del Festival Binacional de Cine Independiente, y esto no habría sido posible sin el apoyo del público de El Paso y Cd. Juárez, quienes siempre han estado con nosotros.

Este año, otorgaremos el Premio a la Trayectoria al actor César Évora y a Allan Holzman, una celebridad cinematográfica de cada lado de la frontera, como ha sido siempre el espíritu del festival: un diálogo artístico entre nuestros dos países a través del cine.

Películas y documentales, además de charlas con cineastas y actores — ¡vuelve a disfrutarlo con nosotros!

¡Gracias!

Binational Film Festival Anuncia Actores Premiados

2025 Actores Premiados


Francesco Toboada Abone

César Évora

Allan Holzman

Mission Statement

The Binational Independent Film Festival exists for the following reasons:

It exists to showcase independent cinema, to promote it, and nurture it.

It exists to give the people of the border an opportunity to watch independent cinema, and for our audiences to have the opportunity to talk to the filmmakers in person, a truly unique experience.

But most importantly, it exists to educate the young generations on what independent cinema is, and what it can be, as a form of artistic expression.

Hollywood movies are made with millions of dollars and the hope of a hefty return on their investment. They entertain billions of people around the world with fancy cars, chases, explosions, action scenes, good looking stars, wonderful actors, and production values that are out of this world.

In comparison, independent cinema movies are made with the heart, because the filmmakers wanted to say something, to right a wrong, or to put the finger on a subject that has to be talked about and pondered on. The filmmakers wanted to tell their own story from their own point of view. The return of investment is never thought of, but instead the hope that many people watch the film and enjoy its message is always there.

Independent cinema is a form of expression, and although there are some exceptions, Hollywood movies are generally pure entertainment.

The Binational Independent Film Festival will never ask you not to watch Hollywood movies, but instead, suggests that you watch some independent films, so that you have plenty to talk about at dinner afterwards.