Read current news from faculty, alumni and students of the graduate Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts and Writing programs.
• Book Signing Events for Faculty Annette Insdorf
Insdorf's recent book release of Phillip Kaufman will be celebrated at two upcoming events. Insdorf and Phillip Kaufman will be introducing a screening of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" at MoMA on Wednesday, April 11, and will be signing books in the lobby at 6:30 pm. more ►
Columbia University Bookstore will be holding a reading and booksigning event by Insdorf on April 24 at 6 pm, Broadway & 115th Street. more ►
• Faculty Tom Kalin at International Film Festival
Tom Kalin's "Swoon" will screen Sunday April 15 at London's Fringe! festival. His short films, "Geoffrey Beene 30" and "Third Known Nest" will also be shown.
Kalin will also join Colleen Atwood, Andrzej Żuławski and Josh Radnor on the Main Competition Jury at the Off Plus Camera International Festival in Krakow April 16-22 . more ►
• Alumni Film at the 2012 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival
Andres Rosende (’11 SOA) screens "Mr. Bear" at the 2012 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, a four-day, non-stop celebration of comedic short films with screenings, industry panels and a red-carpet award event. From April 26 - 29.
• Alumnus' Comedy Series Wins at Hollyweb Series Festival
Matt Kenchington's comedy web series, Headshots, took home the best screenwriting award as well as the grand prize of best web series at the 2012 Hollyweb Web Series Festival on March 31 in Los Angeles. The web series was Matt Kenchington's Directing 4 project. View all 8 episodes here more ►
• Alumna Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award
Andrea Chignoli ('07 SOA) wins the Women Film Festival FEMCINE2 for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Editing. Chignoli has worked on such films as "Violetta Went to Heaven." more ►
•Alumna at International Film Festival
Lauren Wolkstein ('09 SOA) will show her film "The Strange Ones" at the Festival de Cine de Medina del Campo in Spain. more ►
•Alumna at Film Society at Lincoln Center
Isold Uggadottir's ('11 SOA) "Revolution Reykjavik" reviewed by the Film Society at Lincoln Center. more ►
• The Drama League to Honor Alumna Diane Paulus
The Drama League will hold their annual awards gala May 18, and will honor Diane Paulus ('97 SOA) with the The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. more ►
• Acting Alum Nominated for Lucille Lortel Award
David Wilson Barnes ('98 SOA) is an acting alum, nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for his work in The Big Meal. more ►
• Faculty Charles Mee in Portland, Oregon and Baltimore, Maryland
Charles Mee’s play Fire Island runs at the Defunkt Theatre in Portland, Oregon, from March 23 - April 28. more ►
His play Hotel Cassiopeia runs at the Single Carrot Theatre in Baltmore, from March 28 - April 29. more ►
• Acting Alum at the McKittrick Hotel
Erika Latta ('97 SOA) in Punch Drunk's Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel, through May. more ►
• Acting Alum at Lincoln Center
Isaac Woofter ('06 SOA) in War Horse at Lincoln Center. more ►
• Faculty Shelly Silver in the New York Times
The New York Times article "Birds Do it, Bees Do it (Fill Screens)" about animals in film includes Silver's film Small Lies, Big Truth. more ►
• Alumna in Art in America
Rona Yefman's ('09 SOA) show Tuff Enuf at Sommer Contemporary in Tel Aviv, through May 5, is reviewed in Art in America. more ►
• Alumnus on MTV Networks
Mads Lynnerup (’08 SOA) featured on MTV Network’s Art Breaks, a video series showcasing ascending visual artists, curated by MoMA PS1 and Creative Time. more ►
• Faculty Rirkrit Tiravanija at the 2012 La Trienniale in Paris
Faculty Rirkrit Tiravanija will be serving tom ka soup in his show Soup/No Soup at the 2012 La Trienniale in Paris, held at the Palais de Tokyo April 7. more ►
• Alumnus at American Contemporary
American Contemporary presents an exhibition of new work by David Brooks ('09 SOA), Notes On Structure, through April 29. more ►
• Alumna Solo Exhibition at Derek Eller Gallery
Liz Magic Laser ('08 SOA) has a solo show at Derek Eller Gallery, through April 21. more ►
• Literary Translation Director Idra Novey Publishes A New Book of Poems
LTAC Director Idra Novey publishes a new book of poems Exit, Civilian, a National Poetry Series winning collection, with a book event celebration on Saturday, April 21, 6:30-10 pm at A Public Space in Brooklyn. more ►
• First Person Plural Reading Series Announces Lineup for Second Reading
Founded by Faculty Amy Benson, the First Person Plural reading series is devoted to works written in the “we” voice, and held at the Shrine World Music Venue in Harlem. The next reading will include alumnus Ed Park, on Monday, April 23, at 7 pm. more ►
• Our Word Student Group Reading: Representing Writers of Color
Our Word will be holding its annual student reading event, with Aaron Shin, Zinzi Clemmons, Lindsay Wong, Marlon Frisby, Jay Deshpande and Kevin Tang. Friday, April 6, 7 pm in 413 Dodge Hall. more ►
• Faculty Eileen Myles Releases a New Collection of Poems
Faculty Eileen Myles releases a new collection of poems, snowflake/different streets (Wave Books). She will be reading at the Writing Program's Queer Reading Series, Sunday, April 29 at 8 pm, at The Phoenix Bar. more ►
