In 2019, DOCUTAH celebrates the DOCUTAH DECADE™
Ten years of providing world class documentary films in Southern Utah.
September 2 – 7, 2019
DOCUTAH celebrates the art of documentary filmmaking, connecting Dixie State University and the community to the world. DOCUTAH offers a unique, entertaining International Documentary Film Festival and year-round programs providing creative, cultural, and educational engagement.
For ten years, DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival has provided attendees with a global experience, bringing quality films and filmmakers from all over the world. Attendees will see films which often are shown nowhere else and have the chance to mix and mingle with producers, directors and the subjects of their films. The Festival is presented by Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. The 2019 festival dates are September 2-7. Films are screened at indoor and outdoor venues among the red rocks and stunning scenery of Southern Utah and are combined with DOCTalk panels with filmmakers, special events relevant to the films and musical entertainment. Information about the Festival each year is on the Website in late June and ticket sales open in August. To learn more about DOCUTAH, visit docutah.com
Filmmakers attend the Festival to introduce their films, hold Q & A sessions after their screenings, and participate in DOCtalk™ – intimate conversations, where audience members can glean insights into topics filmmaking and the business of film. The Festival offers students at DSU an enhanced education and easy access to the Festival.
Academic Component — Dixie State University College of the Arts offers a Bachelor of Science degree in digital film. The University has acquired the 14,000-square foot former airplane hangar at the Ridge Top Complex in St. George, now named DSU Film Studios.
Raven Award — The Raven is a mystical bird, revered in many cultures and with a multitude of characteristics attributed to it. Sometimes a god, sometimes a devil, always mysterious, this remarkable bird is known for its intelligence, strength and endless curiosity. Prescient, sharing, strong – many characteristics of the raven mimic the breadth of human experience. Throughout the world and over millennia, the mythology of the raven grew in disparate cultures.
Ravens watch everything and everyone and through that observation have learned how to thrive in all manner of environments and climates. Like the documentarian that chronicles and observes then enlightens us about ourselves through stories. Ravens are found throughout the world, thus representing the international scope of DOCUTAH.
Film awards are presented in ten categories:
• Best Feature
• Best Short
• Audience Favorite – Feature
• Audience Favorite – Short
• Best Foreign Film
• Emerging Artist
• Humanitarian
• President’s
• Dean’s Award
• Mayor’s Award
