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Film Independent has announced fellows for the 26th edition of their Screenwriting Lab, and Film alumnus Juan Paulo Laserna '20 is among the newly selected fellows.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Associate Professor of Visual Arts Naeem Mohaiemen (GSAS '19) created two works, both of which are featured in The Light at the End of the Tunnel, a solo show on view at Kenyon College’s teaching museum, The Gund.
From March 1, 2024 until April 22, 2024, the sprawling installation works of Visual Arts alumnus Barış Göktürk ’20 are on view in a solo exhibition at Subtitled NYC, a gallery in the heart of Greenpoint known for its collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to art curation.
On March 22, 2024, the Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program held an opening reception to present the 2025 First Year MFA Exhibition, a showcase for the 30 artists who will complete their first year of the Visual Arts MFA Program in May.
Writing alumna Christine Calella ’18 has recently published her new novel, The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray, with Page Street YA.
Undergraduate Film and Media Studies student Atish Saha recently worked as director of photography on the Bengali film Peyarar Subhash (The Scent of Sin), which premiered last year at the Moscow Film Festival and recently had its New York premiere.
Undergraduate Film and Media Studies student Tina Wang, recently worked as a co-producer on the thriller Asphalt City, starring Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan.
Alum Sarah Timmer Harvey ’18 has been shortlisted for the prestigious International Booker Prize for her translation of Dutch author Jente Posthuma's novel What I'd Rather Not Think About (Scribe, 2020).
In The Glittering Maw, a translation by writing alumna C. Francis Fisher ’23 of Syrian-Jewish surrealist poet Joyce Mansour, will be published by World Poetry in May 2024.
Gatsby: An American Myth, yet another production directed by Theatre alumna Rachel Chavkin ’08, begins preview performances at the American Repertory Theater’s Loeb Drama Center next month, with an official opening set for June.
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards were held on April 14 at the Hollywood Palladium, where several Columbia filmmakers were named winners for their incredible work.
Directing alumnus Shayok Misha Chowdhury ’16 has received the Whiting Award in the category of drama. He joins a select group of ten emerging writers recognized in the fields of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Pleasure Principle, a debut poetry collection by writing alumna Madeleine Cravens ’22, will be published by Scribner in June, 2024.
American Diva, a new work of literary nonfiction by Writing Chair and Associate Professor Deborah Paredez, will be published by W.W. Norton in May 2024.
The Guggenheim Fellowships for 2024 have been officially announced, and several School of the Arts alumni across various disciplines have joined the ranks of this prestigious program.