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

Three works by Columbia filmmakers premiered at the 57th Annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, Fit Model and The Raven.

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

Socrates, a film produced by Professor Ramin Bahrani, won the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award in the category “Someone to Watch.” The film also earned nominations for Best Male Lead and the John Casavettes award given to the best feature made for under $500,000. 

Theatrical Outfit, a Theatre based in Atlanta, GA, has named Directing alumnus Matt Torney ’09 its new Artistic Director. 

Sudarshan Suresh '19 and Barbara Cigarroa '18 were selected for Filmmaker Magazine's '25 New Faces of Independent Film' 2019 list.

Renee Marie Petropoulos '17 won the Best Female Director Award at the Hollyshorts Film Festival last month, for her film Tangles and Knots, which she wrote and directed. 

This fall, Visual Arts Mentor, Kiki Smith is featured in four exhibitions across Europe, with content ranging from collaborative installations to career-long retrospectives. 

Adjunct Professor J. Hoberman published his new book, 'Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan', through The New Press in July. 

The work of fiction alumna Selena Anderson ’10 seamlessly melds fantasy and realism, evident in her recent collection of short stories, Tenderoni, where she explores race, identity and Black womanhood in the American South. 

Awake, directed by Mark Raso '12 and co-written with his brother Joseph Raso '04, is currently in production for Netflix. The Raso brothers also serve as executive producers of the project. 

Orchid.Summer, a new series of photographs by alumnus Matthew Morrocco ’15 is on view at the Olympia Project from August 22 to September 21. 

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. 

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.