Education Abroad in Parma

“Sustainable Cinema in Italy” is a Maymester program directed by the Department of French and Italian of the University of Texas at Austin in cooperation with 24FPS, a community of filmmakers, artists, and educators in Parma, Italy.

The program provides students the opportunity to live and study in Italy for three weeks. Students will learn about environmental Italian cinema and sustainable practices in filmmaking and other cultural productions in Italy. Hands-on, experiential learning opportunities will be available to students as we collaborate with 24FPS in independent projects. Students earn three credit hours for one course, either ITC 339 or RTF 359 Italian Cinema. Click the following links to view a selection of students' independent video projects from 2024 and 2025. 

The program is open to all registered undergraduate and graduate students of UT and to students in good standing from other universities or colleges who register at UT for the Maymester session. Dr. Valerie McGuire will accompany the group.

 

Important Dates:

 

Info Sessions

Information sessions for the program will be held via Zoom and in person on the following dates: 

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 4:30-5:30pm in HRH 2.112

Monday, October 13th, 2025 @ 1-2pm on Zoom

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 @ 4:30-5:30pm in HRH 2.112

Please email Program Director Valerie McGuire if you have any questions. 

 

Dates

Application Deadline: November 1st, 2025

Program: May 9th, 2026 - June 1st, 2026

 

Accessing the Application

1. Begin by watching the Faculty-Led How to Apply video. Applications open in September.
2. Self-authorize access to the application. You will enter the year you will go abroad, the semester, and the application code. The application code is 355072
3. Start your application on MyAbroad.