El Paso Film & Creative Industries Commission Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The City of El Paso’s Film & Creative Industries Commission proudly celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024. This milestone achievement recognizes the commission as the City’s primary resource for visiting film, television and multimedia producers.
In the early 1970s, El Paso was increasingly utilized as a filming location for major studio film productions including Sam Peckinpah’s, “The Getaway,” starring Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw. “By 1974, the El Pas