Doc Center Announces ITVS Summer Interns

The UT Documentary Center would like to extend a hearty congratulations to Russell Bush and Neil Dave who have been selected as ITVS summer interns. Their internships are each funded by a scholarship awarded by the UT Documentary Center.
Russ and Neil will be working on a variety of exciting projects at ITVS in San Francisco. [...]

Advance Screening Independent Lens’ Ask Not

KLRU presents a special advance screening of Independent Lens’ Ask Not
ASK NOT explores the tangled political battles that led to the infamous “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and reveals the personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under a veil of secrecy.
DATE/TIME:Tuesday, May 19,
LOCATION: KLRU’s Austin City Limits Studio.
INFO: The screening begins at [...]

Whitney Martin, Doc Center Photojournalism MFA Thesis Scholarship Recipient

The Documentary Center and the Photo Journalism Department extend a warm congratulations to MFA student Whitney Martin, recipient of the 2009 UT Documentary Center Photo Journalism MFA Master’s Thesis Scholarship Award.
Whitney will receive a $1500 award to be used towards her Thesis project on the indigenous culture of the endangered Bribri Indians of the [...]

UT’s 10 Under 10 Announced!

The sixth edition of 10 Under 10 is right around the corner!
Join us for ten outstanding UT-Austin RTF short documentaries – all under 10 minutes and made for under $10 (but we don’t audit).
Russell Bush & Allen Ho — Locomotion
Gideon de Villers — Different Spokes
Alfredo Lopez — Barely [...]

Friends of the Doc Center Recognized at Cine Las Americas

The 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, a competition designed to showcase the best of Latino and indigenous cinema, has recognized University of Texas at Austin MFA student Marianela Vega Oroza.
Her film Conversation II won the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short.

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The film offers an intimate look at the female universe; a [...]