AUSTIN, TX (May 4, 2009) – Two RTF graduate students are among the victorious at 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Gabriela Yepes and Marianela Vega Oroza, both of Peru, received Jury Awards for their short films. For her film “Danzak,” Ms. Yepes was honored with the Jury Award for Best Narrative Short. Ms. Vega Oroza received the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short for her film “Conversations II.”
RTF alumnis John Fiege, a filmmaker and photographer based in Austin, also participated as a member of the Narrative Feature and Short Film Jury.
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