PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
INSTRUCTOR
This program allows both Communication and non Communication students to explore documentary filmmaking and photography with outstanding instructors in a city renowned for its historical tradition in the visual arts. Andrew Garrison is an award-winning independent filmmaker with experience in both documentary and dramatic film production. He is a current Rockefeller Fellow (National Video Resources Media Arts Fellowship), the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an AFI Independent Filmmaker Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Media Artist Award, regional NEA awards, as well as juried prizes from festivals. Dennis Darling has published two books of his own work: “Desperate Pleasures” and “Chameleon With Camera,” and is a freelance photographer whose work has been featured in a wide range of publications, including Fortune, Texas Monthly, American Photo, Popular Photography, American Way, Rolling Stone, Discovery Magazine and Modern Photography.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to undergraduate and graduate students (all majors) of The University of Texas at Austin who are in good academic standing. The film class is restricted to a smaller number of students, so it is advisable to apply for priority admission. Special note for RTF majors: course prerequisites for the Prague Stories: Intro to Digital Documentary class (RTF f366K) have been waived exclusively for the course taught in Prague, but are enforced by the Department in every other case. That is, students who enroll in RTF 366K, Prague Stories, prior to completion of the prerequisites (RTF 305, RTF 317, RTF 318 and 3 additional hours or lowerdivision coursework in RTF) MUST complete those prerequisites before enrolling in any other upper-division production class.