Columbia Filmmakers Connect features the new mentorship program that connects recent alumni with industry professionals.
Written by Film student Felix Van Kann.
It's exciting to see how well so many of our film alumni are doing in the film industry and even more thrilling to observe how willing they are to share their knowledge and connections with the next generation.
In this special edition of Filmmakers Connect, we speak with Ben Odell '04 and his mentee, Mitch Gomes '20.
In this series, we have featured the new Columbia mentorship program that connects recent alumni with industry professionals.
To ease the transition from film school into the industry, Columbia University School of the Arts' Dean’s Council launched an initiative that connects those striving to make a name for themselves with those who have. Veteran alumni provide recent alumni ongoing guidance, contacts, and support while also strengthening the Columbia network around the world. In this series, we feature those pairs. We spoke with alumna Alana Mayo '06 (Columbia College) and her mentee, alumnus Jungyoon Kim '20 (School of the Arts, Film).
In this series we feature the new mentorship program that connects recent alumni with industry professionals.
In this series, we feature the new mentorship program that connects recent alumni with industry professionals.
In this series, we feature the new mentorship program that connects recent alumni with industry professionals.
I was not sure what to expect. And then Alana just opened the conversation by asking: ‘Where are you? How are you doing?’ Then we just started talking and I felt this immediate connection.