With the start of the new year, comes the 35th edition of the Sundance Film Festival. The first major player on the festival circuit takes place January 23 to February 2. Seven films by Columbia filmmakers including writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, etc.

Two current students, Wale Olukayode and Natalia Luque, received honors from the prestigious organization.

Recent alumna Josalynn Smith ’19 and current student Gina Hackett both received the 2019 SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship. They will each receive a $35,000 cash grant and a two-month residency at SFFILM’s FilmHouse residency space.   

Diversity in Film is a bi-weekly series covering underrepresented voices in Film. This week, we sat down with current student Charlotte Benbeniste.

Two Columbia films were announced as winners in the IFP’s inaugural Student Short Film Showcase at the Gotham Awards this week.  

On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.  

First Time, written & directed by current student Shu Gao and produced by current student Molly Jiang, won the Best Director Award at the sixth annual Portland Comedy Film Festival last week.

Mountainfilm has awarded current student Gabriele Urbonaite its 2019 Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship for her short documentary in development, Solastalgia.

On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.  

Tight Spot, written and directed by current student Kevin Haefelin and produced by current student Christina Wood, was shortlisted for the IMDb New Filmmaker Award.

Three Columbia alumni and one current student were nominated for Gotham Awards last week.  

Still from 'The Edge of Democracy'   The Edge of Democracy, co-written & associate produced by current student Moara Passoni, was nominated for two Critics' Choice Documentary Awards for Best Political Documentary and Best Narration.  

A number of films by Columbia filmmakers are screening at this year’s Austin Film Festival. The festival started last week and will run through October 31. 

In Your Area, a short film written and directed by current student Daniel Slottje and produced by alumni Elliot Zarrabi '18, Jaclyn Noel '19 and Michael Goitanich '18, had its world premiere at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in California on October 12th.   

Diversity in Film is a bi-weekly series covering underrepresented groups in Film.   This week, we sat down with current student Jon Jones.  

The future looks bright for current student King Lu. He was selected as one of three finalists for the 2019-2020 Humanitas Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship for his teleplay From June to July.

On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.

Current student Asad Farooqui and alumna Fany de la Chica '18 are featured in this year’s Nashville Film Festival.

Three films by Columbia filmmakers were selected to screen at the 46th Annual Telluride Film Festival, Mizaru, Night Swim, and Ford v Ferrari.  

Several Columbia filmmakers screened work at the prestigious 2019 Toronto International Film Festival this month.

Darling, directed and co-written by current student Saim Sadiq, co-written by current student Rodney Llaverias, co-produced by current student Jasmin Tenucci, and produced by alumna Mahak Jiwani ’18 won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 76th Annual Venice International Film Festival.

Stephanie Falkeis, a current Film student, was chosen to participate in the Telluride Student Symposium at the 46th Annual Telluride Film Festival.

The 76th Venice International Film Festival, which is the oldest film festival in the world, selected two shorts by Columbia filmmakers this year.

The Little Goddess, written and directed by current student Gauri Adelkar, and Nice Talking to You, written and directed by current student Saim Sadiq, and co-produced by alumnus Joseph Capotorto '18 and alumna Federica Belletti '18 have been shortlisted for the 20

Over twenty-three Columbia filmmakers were selected to participate in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival which ran from April 24 to May 5th, and several took home awards.

Twenty three Columbia alumni, faculty, and current students including writers, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, and post-supervisors, will showcase at this year’s Tribeca film festival which runs April 24–May 26.

Running out of Road is a narrative music short directed, shot, edited, co-written and co-produced by current student Cole Smith and co-written and co-produced by musician Lauren Jenkins.

Combat Obscura, a documentary directed by current student, Miles Lagoze, premieres on March 15th despite external efforts to suppress the film.

From March 8th to 17th, Alumni, Students, and Faculty will be among those showcasing their work at the renowned South by Southwest Film Festival 2019.  

Current student Cameron Bruce Nelson’s first feature, Some Beasts, is available for purchase on DVD.  

Alumni Ophelia Harutyunyan '15 and Bora Kim '11, current student Selman Nacar, and faculty members Bette Gordon and Sandra Schulberg are all heading to the 2019 Berlinale Film Festival.

The Last Day Of School, written and directed by current student Gabriele Urbonaite, will have its US premiere at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 31.

Film Independent’s Next Generation: Project Involve welcomes 30 new fellows for 2019, including Columbia film alumni Apoorva Charan ’18, Rammy Park ’11, current film student Johnson Cheng, and poetry alumna Stephanie Adams-Santos ’09.

Aralık (Lacuna), a feature film written by current student Selman Nacar has been awarded a grant of 100,000 TL from the Malatya Film Platform.

Current Student, Ryan Patrick Lonergan's feature film, Kill the Monsters, premiered in June at Frameline, the largest LGBTQ film festival in the world. It has since played in over a dozen festivals, domestic and international, with more to come.

Thirty-seven School of the Arts filmmakers, including writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, and post-supervisors, will showcase at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 24 to February 3. 

Film Alumni Barbara Cigarroa ‘18, Chantel Clark ‘18, Mounia Akl ‘17, Clara Roquet ‘16 and current student Nehir Tuna have been selected for the extremely competitive Screenwriters Lab at the Sundance Institute.

This year, two current Columbia Film students were recognized at the 2018 DGA Student Film Awards: Victoria Rivera and Cheih Yang.

Current Film student Donggyun Han was selected to participate in Talents Tokyo 2018 with his feature script Hana.

Film students Narcissa Sun, Xiaoyu Shen, Zijing Yu, and alumna Wentao Ma '18 organized the CineCina Film Season Screenings, a series of Chinese film screenings taking place at the Anthology Film Archives that began earlier this week, and will run through mid-December.

The Looking Ceremony, co-written & directed by Fany De La Chica, co-written by Gauri Adelkar and produced by Leticia Escárate Akel, will screen at the Seville Film Festival in November.

Film Alumni Barbara Cigarroa '18, Ellie Foumbi ‘17 and current student Johnson Cheng were selected at this year’s New York Film Festival’s Artist Academy.

The Little Goddess written and directed by current Student Gauri Adelkar will have its world premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival on October 7.

Alumni Barbara Cigarroa '18, Ellie Foumbi '17, Jordana Spiro '15, and current student Johnson Cheng were selected as participants for The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Artist Academy, an immersive four-day program that nurtures up-and-coming filmmakers by providing workshops, talks, screenin

Current students Saim Sadiq and Federico Spiazzi won the Gold and Silver Awards, respectively, at the 2018 Kodak Student Scholarship Program.

The Toronto International Film Festival is dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema and creating transformational experiences for film lovers and creators of all ages and backgrounds.

The 75th Annual Venice Film Festival runs from August 29th to September 8th, and this year it will include numerous films written, directed, and produced by Columbia filmmakers.

Among those who screened films, alumnus Ísold Uggadóttir '11 and current student Chloe Sarbib took home awards. 

An impressive number of film Students and Alumni have been screening in prestigious festivals all over the world, showing work produced at Columbia University.

Coca-Cola and Regal Cinemas partnered eighteen years ago to support films made by students. Together, they created a competition to give financial support to a Coca-Cola ad made by emerging filmmakers.

From March 9th to March 18th, 15 Columbia alumni, one Student, and one Faculty Member will be among those showcasing their cinematic work at the renowned 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival.

A group of digital storytellers from Columbia School of the Arts is bringing Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old classic, Frankenstein, to Sundance Film Festival — in the form of artificial intelligence.

The 68th Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, will be a Columbia reunion of sorts — with several current students and alumni showcasing their cinematic talent.

The 2018 Sundance Film Festival will premiere 27 films and one immersive AI project that represent the work of Columbia University filmmakers across writing, directing, and producing, and many other positions, including Editor, Script Supervisor, Co-producer, Unit Production Manager, Casting Di

Three Filmmakers from the School of the Arts Film program took home top prizes at the DGA Student Film Awards. Suzanne Andrews Correa ‘17, current student Sudarshan Suresh, and Raylene Jin ‘17 all received the top prizes in their respective categories.  

Tear of the Peony, written and directed by current student Yuxi Li, screened at the Urban Access Showcase International Film Festival in New York and the San Diego Asian Film Festival.  

Crick in the Holler, written & directed by current student Ursula Ellis and produced by Nadia Zoe '17 won best student short at the Lone Star Film Festival this past month.

Rabbits, directed by Patrick Clement '19, produced by Brúsi Ólason, associate produced by Donggyun Han ‘19 and written by David Mar Stefansson, won top prizes at two festivals over the past few weeks.  

Filmmaker Magazine published several articles recently written by Film program administrator, Soheil Rezayazdi in coverage of the New York Film Festival, including an interview with director Nancy Biurski and an overview of festival highlights.

Ten Columbia alumni and current students are represented across three films playing at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival next week.  

Six current School of the Arts Film students were represented across two films chosen to participate in the Antalya Film Forum this week. The Forum is a co-production development market that is part of the Antalya International Film Festival in Turkey.  

Once again this year, Columbia filmmakers had a strong showing at the Cannes Film Festival.  

Six films from Columbia alumni, students, and affiliates are playing at the New Orleans Film Festival. The festival, which runs from October 9th - 19th, is the longest running festival of its kind in the state of Louisiana and one of the largest film festivals in the South.

Jimmy Keyrouz, an alumnus of the Columbia Film Program, won the 2017 BAFTA Student Film award in the Live Action category for his film Nocturne in Black. The awards were presented at a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles on June 23.

Columbia University’s School of the Arts has an extraordinary presence at the Tribeca Film Festival this year with films from current students, alumni, and faculty all represented. In total, there are thirty-four School of the Arts affiliated filmmakers across 9 films.

Four Columbia Affiliates’ films will be featured at the Lincoln Center’s New Directors/ New Films Festival, which runs from March 15–29. Since 1972, the festival has been an annual rite of early spring in New York City, bringing exciting discoveries from around the world to adventurous mov

Film School Shorts has acquired current student Connor Simpson’s short film Léa for its upcoming fourth season, which will begin airing in September.