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The Legacy of Milos Forman

In 1978, esteemed director Milos Forman ​and his​ ​Screenwriting​ mentor​ Frank Daniel​ ​were appointed co-chairs of the Film Program. Under their leadership, the program flourished and became the world-renowned institution of film education that it is today. In many ways, Forman was the "creative founder" of Columbia Film, having shaped and refined its ​commitment to narrative​ filmmaking anchored in strong screenplays. He ​gave it​ a character as distinct as his own​—original, passionate​, ​intelligent​, and international.

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The Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its feature film lineup for 2024, including two films by Columbia alumni.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute and the Cannes Film Festival announced the 2024 fellows for the The Cannes Film Festival Producers Network, a

Anya Meksin '11 co-wrote the first episode of We Were The Lucky Ones, a new limited series which just premiered on Hulu.

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, a documentary about the gifted Singer-Songwriter that just released in theaters, was co-directed by

Film alumna Claire Fowler '11 and Adjunct Assistant Professor Diana Peralta were both selected to participate in

The 77th edition of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival is taking place this year from May 14 to 25, 2024, and several School of the

Associate Professor Bogdan Apetri '06 shares his thoughts about the intersection of life experience and filmmaking, the art of cas

Film Independent has announced fellows for the 26th edition of their Screenwriting Lab, and Film alumnus Juan Paulo Laserna '20 is

Undergraduate Film and Media Studies student Atish Saha recently worked as director of photography on the Bengali film Peyarar

Undergraduate Film and Media Studies student Tina Wang, recently worked as a co-producer on the thriller Asphalt City, st

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Film alumnus Matt Fennell '18 is a co-producer and writer on the acclaimed new Apple+ series,

Amazon Prime recently announced that Film alumnus Jonathan Van Tulleken '10 will direct and executive produce the first two episod