UT's Radio-TV-Film Program Hits the Half-Century Mark

Department celebrates with student showcase screening

"...Fifty years ago, the University of Texas launched a Radio-Television-Film program that has grown to be one of the..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

Filmmaker and Film-Educator Paul Stekler Says Goodbye to UT

As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan

"...stories for years. Tell me a story in the films they've wanted to make. And remember that all lives..."

May 6, 2022 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

Film Flam

Paul Stekler named Mentor of the Year, and other film news

"...• Paul Stekler, chairman of UT’s Department of Radio-Television-Film, has been named as the 2014 Mentor of the..."

May 5, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

How UT’s Tom Schatz Shaped Austin’s Film Scene

Austin’s film community looks back at the 45-year legacy of a guiding force at UT RTF

"...be missing. Tom Schatz, a fixture in the Austin film community, whose name is synonymous with the study of..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

Film Flam

Sequels, students, and summer shakeups

"...Girls gets another look, all in this edition of Film Flam...."

May 2, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Film Festival: A Conversation With Jay Duplass

On making movies and making babies

"...The Austin Film Festival set up a conversation between Duplass and the..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Film Flam

Comings, goings, skunks, and lemurs

"...An Austin film selected for Cannes, and other news about local film..."

April 17, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Festival fever relapse, plus awards and a local shoot

"...Reviews for Sundance, entries for Fantastic Fest and Austin Film Festival: It's a neverending circuit, isn't it?..."

Dec. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Flam

'Casablanca' closes out Paramount Summer Film Classic series

"...Here's looking at you, Casablanca: The Paramount Summer Classic Film series has secured a print of the series staple..."

June 26, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Rebel Radio

Four guys, six 'Star Wars' films, and endless possibilities

"...Aren't the Droids You're Looking For, is a 21-year-old Radio-Television-Film major at the University of Texas, by way of..."

April 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Film South Asia Festival Traveling Show

"...nonprofit, this traveling showcase features 15 documentaries from the Film South Asia Festival in Kathmandu. Films include "The Killing..."

April 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Student Swagger

Longhorn Showcase's show and tell

"...These are the subjects (slash heroes) of three short films, and the films couldn't be less alike. What unites..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A New Vision of Television

Critical theorist Sharon Ross talks about 'tele-participation' and the joys of tough women on TV

"...When Sharon Ross was a graduate student in the Radio-Television-Film program at the University of Texas at Austin in..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Crosstalk: Spoon Awarded by UT Comm School, DJ Shani Debuts KUTX Show, and White Denim's Radio Milk Closes

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...station KVRX 91.7FM, and graduated from the Department of Radio-Television-Film in 1993. Daniel, seemingly ever-ready to receive honors in..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...students at Richmond College in England. Huckabee was a film enthusiast, and was taking classes for high school credit...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Found Film

The rehatching of Tobe Hooper's 1969 debut, Eggshells

"...Tobe Hooper's first film, Eggshells, released a half decade before The Texas Chainsaw..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Exit Music for a Film Fest Producer

Sending off South by Southwest's Matt Dentler

"...at the time that the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival –which he had labored at all year to..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grant winners, plus The Unforeseen, Bella, and 'Chickenfüt'

"...of what's upcoming and cool in the Texas independent film scene, take a look at the filmmakers snagging grants..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

On Ondine on Film

The pope and the artist, the hotel and the factory

"...the small group that started The Austin Chronicle were film graduate students. We had become friends working for CinemaTexas,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

On Ondine on Film: Editor's Cut

This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.

"...the small group that started The Austin Chronicle were film graduate students. We had become friends working for CinemaTexas,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Film Flam

Casting news, festival coups, and more

"...• Indiewire reports that Kirsten Dunst has joined the..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Film Festival Announces Juried Competition Awards

UT alums came up big at Saturday's awards ceremony

"...thing's for sure: The University of Texas Department of Radio-Television-Film will have no shortage of alumni news with which..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Radio Snack

Food on the airwaves in Austin

"...After studying radio, television, and film at Northern Illinois University, Nasti's had an extensive career..."

July 15, 2011 Food Feature by MM Pack

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...here comes the Paramount to save all you indoor-loving film fans, with the announcement of the 2017 Summer Classic..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...re-creation of a radio broadcast of some classic seasonal film. Actors in Forties attire stand before microphones and act..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Fathom

Austin filmmakers travel to where the whales sing

"...you're a researcher into cetacean communication, or you're a filmmaker following those scientists as they attempt to unlock the..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

NEA Backs Austin Film Festival's On Story

The writer's film festival gets national support

"...On Story, the Austin Film Festival's ongoing project exploring the craft and the art..."

July 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...The Austin Fall film festival season is right around the corner, and the..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Is Live

On Story returns on PBS as fest announces live October dates

"...televised celebration of the art of the screenwriter, Austin Film Festival has announced an equally huge return. After a..."

March 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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