Radio-Television-Film Department at The University of Texas at Austin. https://rtf.utexas.edu/https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3ltfh5jei5s2fAmazing! Three of the 10 semifinalists for the 2025 Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award Humanitas prize are from @utaustin.bsky.social ! Congrats to MFA students Cody Rea, Aaron Lopez, and Yeajoon Cho! https://www.humanitasprize.org/2025collegescreenwritingawards07 Jul 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfh5jei5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lnlolvne2s24Can't wait! Join us next week (Thursday-Sunday) for End of Semester Student Film Screenings! https://rtf.utexas.edu/news/spring-2025-end-semester-screenings24 Apr 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlolvne2s24https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lmxk5zsemc2zWe are saddened to hear of the passing of renowned director/producer, Emmy-winner, DGA Award-winner, and @utaustin.bsky.social alum, Don Mischer. In the fall, RTF students were inspired by Mischer, who generously shared wisdom he had gleaned from his remarkable career. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/don-mischer-dead-oscars-emmys-live-event-director-1236368178/16 Apr 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxk5zsemc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lmkfkwabjk23We’re excited to announce the Karch Gaming Institute, made possible by a generous gift from Matt Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, to help shape the next generation of creative gaming leaders. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkfkwabjk23https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lmkfjmrv6s23Please join us for a screenwriting showcase from our second-year MFA screenwriting students, April 29. All are welcome. https://events.moody.utexas.edu/events/2nd-year-rtf-mfa-screenwriting-showcase11 Apr 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkfjmrv6s23https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lmkfgshsrc23Save the date for spring 2025 RTF End of Semester Screenings: May 1–4! https://rtf.utexas.edu/news/spring-2025-end-semester-screenings11 Apr 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkfgshsrc23https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lmkf7eb7w223Congrats to #UTRTF 2025 @scmstudies.bsky.social Media Industry SIG award winners: Kathryn Hartzell, Graduate Student Writing Award; PhD alum Kevin Sanson, CEMI Prize for Outstanding Book in Media Industry Studies; and PhD alum Courtney Brannon Donoghue, honorable mention! shorturl.at/lp49S https://shorturl.at/lp49S11 Apr 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkf7eb7w223https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3llfbo4eqb22zExciting news! The University of Texas at Austin is proud to be among the global university programs, screenwriting labs, and filmmaker programs partnering with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program to help identify possible Nicholl fellows. https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/the-academy-nicholl-fellowship-program-partners-1235111187/27 Mar 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfbo4eqb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lkbhkhx4tc2jCelebrate #WomensHistoryMonth by watching Professor Nancy Schiesari’s documentary, “Citizens at Last,” this coming Monday, 3/17, at 9.00 pm! austinpbs.org/program/37321 Download the PBS app and stream the film on a smart device!13 Mar 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbhkhx4tc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3ljnridd3j22nICYMI: RSVP for this Friday's free UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase, screening at 4 pm at AFS Cinema. Earlybirds get free popcorn and candy on us! https://rtf.utexas.edu/news/2025-ut-rtf-longhorn-denius-student-film-showcase05 Mar 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnridd3j22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3ljnrfszrqc2nSXSW starts on Friday! Keep up with #UTatSXSW activities: https://rtf.utexas.edu/news/ut-rtf-sxsw-2025 #SXSW @sxsw.com05 Mar 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnrfszrqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3ljnrcerod22nCan't wait! Today at 4 pm, filmmaker Channing Godfrey Peoples will show her award-winning film, "Miss Juneteenth" and discuss it with MFA students Fatima Wardy, Musila Munuve, & Benji Unanaowo as part of the Janet Staiger Lecture on Gender & Sexuality. https://events.moody.utexas.edu/events/janet-staiger-lecture-gender-and-sexuality-filmmaker-screening-and-talk-channing-godfrey05 Mar 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnrcerod22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3li3eddy4ms2wRTF Professor / UTNY Executive Director @noahisenberg.bsky.social's book review of Kenneth Turan's "Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation," is now out in The American Scholar. theamericanscholar.org/in-the-lions... https://theamericanscholar.org/in-the-lions..13 Feb 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3eddy4ms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3li337dw5c223Quoted in #NYT! When a film preservation student discovered a 16 mm print of the lost 1922 silent film, "The Heart of Lincoln" by Francis Ford, @nytimes.com consulted Francis Ford expert, #UTRTF Prof. @kathyfs.bsky.social. Check out the story! tinyurl.com/sx8rc5hz @texasmoody.bsky.social https://tinyurl.com/sx8rc5hz13 Feb 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3li337dw5c223https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lgqbue2hrk2nThis April, @scmstudies.bsky.social will be recognizing #UTRTF scholars: Prof. Emeritus Janet Staiger: Distinguished Career Achievement Award; Maggie Steinhauer (PhD student): Distinguished Service Award; & Pete Johnson (PhD student): 3rd pl, Student Writing Award! https://www.cmstudies.org/page/2025_awards27 Jan 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqbue2hrk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lgj3yxgggs26The 97th Academy Award nominations are official! We are so proud of our alumni involved in these films! MFA alum Monique Walton produced #SingSing, which has been nominated for 3 Oscars, and BS alum Drew Daniels was the cinematographer for #Anora, which racked up 6 noms, including Best Picture!24 Jan 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj3yxgggs26https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lgg5ffh4wk26Kudos to RTF alum Andrew Wang, Head of TV at JuVee Productions! Amazon Prime has greenlit their latest project, an adaptation of Julie C. Dao’s book series, "Rise of the Empress." https://deadline.com/2025/01/rise-of-the-empress-tv-series-amazon-gemma-chan-1236263148/23 Jan 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg5ffh4wk26https://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lfnutqlqb22nA new collection that Prof. Kathy Fuller Seeley helped restore of short silent films from director/actor Francis Ford—the older brother of legendary filmmaker John Ford—along with a short doc she made about Ford’s career, will screen at Museum of Modern Art on 1/14! https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1019513 Jan 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnutqlqb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lf4bjoe7gc2zCongrats to BS alum Drew Daniels on receiving a #BAFTA nom for Cinematography for #Anora. The feature received 9 nominations, including Best Film! Congrats also to MFA alum Monique Walton: #SingSing, which she produced, received 3 nominations! @texasmoody.bsky.social https://www.bafta.org/stories/longlists-2025-ee-bafta-film-awards06 Jan 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4bjoe7gc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3lf3wcskoak2x"Shogun" takes home four #goldenglobe awards, including best drama television series! We are so proud of @utaustin.bsky.social MFA alum and co-showrunner Rachel Kondo! https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/shogun-hacks-win-top-tv-honors-golden-globes-2025-01-06/ @texasmoody.bsky.social06 Jan 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3wcskoak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/utexasrtf.bsky.social/post/3ldlxjjtbn22kWe are sad to learn about the passing of actress Jill Jacobson (BS '76). We send our deepest condolences to Jill's family. https://ktla.com/entertainment/jill-jacobson-of-star-trek-the-next-generation-dies-at-70/18 Dec 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:a3fjix6oljit3ntctp6ic4vl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlxjjtbn22k