A lot of people are talking about President-Elect Obama’s plan to employ people to rebuild some of the U.S. infrastructure, and many have wondered whether this might include rebuilding the telecommunications infrastructure as well as roads and bridges. This raises a fundamental point about the U.S. telecommunications structure: its private ownership has sharply limited the ability of [...]
I’m excited to announce that we officially have our first Portuguese intern. Antonio Aleixo arrived in Shreveport, LA last week and has already gotten to work in the editing department of the independent feature film Skateland. Aleixo is working under Yusef Svacina, an alumnus of the University of Texas’s Department of Radio-Television-Film. We’re looking forward [...]
Hey everyone!
What a nice surprise reading so many enthusiastic posts.
It was an honour receiving the UT students in our hometown, as well as the great works they produced, which contributed for the quality of the screenings.
The success of UFRAME wouldn’t have been possible without their participation!
We close this first edition with a feeling of accomplished [...]
My experience this year as a filmmaker at UFRAME was AWESOME! For a first year film festival the staff and volunteers at UFRAME really seemed to know what they were doing, and created a great overall environment for their participants and audiences. As a student it was interesting to have both the worldly experience of [...]
I recently got back from the U.Frame Conference in Porto and one of the things I first noticed was the tilework (azulejos) that covered so many of the buildings. Here is a taste:
http://wall-eye.com/photos/porto.html
For anyone who is considering entering the UFrame festival: Do it! This opportunity to travel to another country, experience another culture, and few your film alongside those from other students around the world is incredible, and one of the few times you may have the chance to do it. Everyone involved with the festival was [...]
I think I have finally caugh back on sleep after the trip and I now have time to share a bit of my experience in Porto last week. First I want to thank UT and the Uframe organization for the opportunity. It was great for all of us to show our films to an international [...]
Hey everyone, it’s Ryan Parma here, and I just wanted to write a little something explaining the incredible trip me and ten other UT students got to experience. First off, I have to say, this was probably one of the best trips that I have ever experienced in my life. The care and hospitality offered [...]
I cannot agree more with my fellow U.Framers when they say that the first installment was divine. The programming was super, the accommodations comfy, the city fabulous, and, above all, the hosts hospitable. I too feel as if I got to know Porto and the Portuguese well in a short amount of time and want [...]
Sergio here, first student to come back to the US from the Uframe experience in Portugal.
I am using this post as a test, so i’ll be brief.
Uframe and Porto were spectacular. Very well organized, great line up of films, in overall a very strong first installment. I do have to say though that the main [...]