Posted on February 29, 2008 by utdoccenter
Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles Film Festival is an international documentary film competition designed to honour those whose lives have been impacted by cancer, and increase awareness across global borders of the continuing impact of this disease as a global health issue.
Film submissions are now open for the première Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles Film [...]
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Posted on February 29, 2008 by utdoccenter
One MA student in the UT Department of Journalism will be selected to receive support funding to defray travel and expenses associated with a photojournalism project, for work to be completed during Summer 2008.
APPLICATION DUE: On or before March 28th. Applications may be turned in to the Documentary Center mailbox in CMA 6.118. For mailing [...]
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by utdoccenter
John B. Moore recently won 1st prize in the 2007 National Geographic Best News Photos of the Year for his coverage of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto (photo below). Moore, who was named an Outstanding Young Texas-Ex for 2007, is a photojournalist for Getty Images, covering South Asia and the Middle East. He won the [...]
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by utdoccenter
It’s SXSW time and this year’s film festival looks fabulous. You can read descriptions of all the films at http://2008.sxsw.com/film/festival/films/index.php#docfeatcomp. But here’s some promotion for documentary films that I’ve seen, filmmakers that I know and like, and films I’ve heard of that sound interesting. Remember that the documentaries at SXSW are almost [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008 by utdoccenter
As part of their annual Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, the Graduate Student Assembly is hosting a Graduate Student Film and Photography Showcase on Thursday, April 17, at 6pm at the United States Art Authority, a new venue next to Spider House Café. This year they are offering awards of $150 and $100 in [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by utdoccenter
The UT Documentary Center and the Dept. of Radio-TV-Film invite you to a screening and Q&A with Alison Rooper, an accomplished producer and documentary filmmaker based in London. Alison is visiting from March 17th to 21st as a Documentary Center Artist in Residence. On March 20th she will present her most recent film Doping for [...]
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Posted on February 22, 2008 by utdoccenter
One MFA student in the UT Department of Radio-Television-Film will be selected to receive a stipend and air travel expense reimbursement towards an internship during Summer 2008.
APPLICATION DUE: On or before March 21st. Applications may be turned in to the Documentary Center mailbox in CMA 6.118. For mailing address or further clarification, please contact Jean [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2008 by utdoccenter
The Texas Community Media Summit will bring together Texas community media makers, stakeholders, activists, and advocates on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Union for the purpose of:
Understanding and knowledge of the Texas community media landscape
Inclusion of ethnic, social and cultural diversity in community media
Collaboration and partnerships among Texas [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2008 by utdoccenter
Working Films is seeking candidates with a demonstrated commitment to social justice and an interest in the role of documentary filmmaking and new technology for the George Stoney Fellowship. They are especially interested in candidates who possess the initiative to take on new and innovative assignments. A sense of humor and the capacity [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2008 by utdoccenter
They Killed Sister Dorothy will premiere in competition on March 9th and March 10th at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
On February 12th, 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio, was shot six times and left to die on a muddy road in the Brazilian Amazon. Who [...]
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