Caroline Frick Talks TAMI with RTF
Media Studies professor Caroline Frick sat down for an interview to talk about her work with the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and the importance of media preservation. Listen to the podcast here.
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PROGRAMS and CENTERS
The UTLA Program allows students with career interests in entertainment to live, study, and intern in the entertainment capital of the world. Students spend a semester or summer learning about the entertainment industry through classes and internships.
The Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute (TIPI) provides a research-based program and forum for digital information policy initiatives in the U.S. and around the world. Established in 1996, TIPI is supported through grants, gifts and research contracts from a variety of foundations, public agencies and commercial enterprises.
The UT Documentary Center supports the production, distribution, and study of non-fiction work in broadcast, theatrical release, education, new media applications, and print publication. The Center provides professional opportunities for UT students, alumni and the community at large.
FlowTV is a critical forum on television and media culture published by the Department of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where the public can discuss the changing landscape of contemporary media.
Established in 2003, The University of Texas Film Institute (UTFI) is committed to a new model of film education. UTFI provides hands-on specialized skill training, fosters individual and collaborative creative growth, and serves as a testing ground for the application of emerging film technologies.
The Cage is the Student Production Resource Center for University of Texas at Austin student filmmakers. While offering a safe, relaxing place between classes, the Cage aims to help students by offering a variety of production resources.
An annual two-day weekend program, Cinemakids includes free screenings of films made by kids, as well as free workshops in basic film production technologies for young people ages 6 - 12.
The scholarly journal VLT is collectively edited by graduate students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and The University of Texas at Austin, with the support of media scholars at those institutions and throughout the country. Each issue provokes debate about critical, theoretical, and historical topics relating to a particular theme.
John Pierson's Master Class brings renowned guests from the film and television industries to visit with RTF students, the University community, and select members of the Austin Film Society.
For the past decade, The University of Texas has sponsored an annual screening of selected student work for entertainment industry professionals and alumni. Films screened at the UT Showcase have garnered numerous awards; have played at festivals from Cannes to Sundance; and have received regional and national broadcasts.
Through Andy Garrison's East Austin Stories class, RTF students collaborate with residents in East Austin to create documentaries about the people, places, and events in their communities. Free public screenings are held at the end of each semester.
