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Visual Arts alum Motohiro Takeda '23 is showing artwork as part of a group show at MAMA Projects in Midtown Manhattan. The show, Mutable Landscapes, is currently on view until October 9, 2025.
The longlist for the 2025 First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction includes This is the Only Kingdom by Assistant Professor of Writing Jaquira Díaz and Liquid, a Love Story by Mariam Rahmani '21.
Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies Wanda Strauven has published her latest book, Children Reinventing Cinema: Snapshots from the Early 21st Century, co-written by Alexandra Schneider, with Meson Press.
Film alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies Daryl Wang '25 took home the Sonje Award for Best Short Film (Asia) at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival for his film Delay.
Good Boy is set to open in theaters on Friday, October 3, 2025. The horror movie, shot from the perspective of a dog, is making its way to theaters after a massively successful festival run.
Jaquira Díaz, acclaimed writer and Assistant Professor of Writing, is set to publish her first novel, This is the Only Kingdom, on October 15, 2025 with Algonquin Books.
Sister Creatures, a debut novel by Writing alum Laura Venita Green '22, will be published October 7, 2025 from Unnamed Press.
Nonfiction alum Sasha Bonét '16 has published a debut memoir, The Waterbearers, with Alfred A. Knopf.
The Eternal Forest, a debut memoir by Writing alum Elena Sheppard '20, will be making its way to bookshelves on September 30, 2025.
Forastera won the International Federation of Film Critics' FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2025.
The 63rd New York Film Festival, taking place from September 26 to October 13, 2025, will spotlight works by Columbia alums, placing their stories at the heart of one of global cinema’s most prestigious events.
Several projects by School of the Arts alums are on the slate for this year's Gotham Week Project Market.
Adjunct Professor Moisés Kaufman and 2014 Directing alum Michel Hausman '14 will both direct shows as part of Miami New Drama’s 2025-2026 season.
The Association for Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), has awarded Film student Marta Kalnina the Jānis Grundmanis Postgraduate Fellowship for study in the US.
The Sisters Grimm, developed by Film alum and Emmy Award nominee Amy Higgins '06, will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 3, 2025.