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Marvel Comics recently published Marvel’s Voices: Legacy (2022) #1, with contributions from Associate Professor and alumnus Victor LaValle ‘98.

Second-year Playwriting student, Deandre C. Short ’23 has signed on as the assistant director for Dominique Morisseau’s new play, Confederates.

PEN America has announced the winners of the 2022 Literary Awards. Rebecca Donner ’01 and Adjunct Assistant Professor Julia Sanches were both honored at the Literary Awards Ceremony held in New York City's Town Hall on Monday night. 

Alumna Rebecca Miller Kratzer ’22 will direct Rage by Playwriting student ’22 Greg T. Nanni as a part of Emerson College’s Newfest New Plays Workshop.

Associate Professor of Writing and Director of Nonfiction Wendy S. Walters recently curated an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Professor of Professional Practice Jamal Joseph is set to produce an upcoming biopic of Afeni Shakur, a prominent member of the Black Panther party, and late mother of legendary rapper Tupac.

Alumna Yuri Yuan ‘21 was recently announced as a recipient of her second grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. 

The Bronx Museum presents Bronx Calling: The FIfth AIM Biennial, showcasing the work of 68 early career artists from the 2018 and 2019 cycles of the Bronx Museum’s AIM Fellowship program.

Alumna Chloe Sarbib ’20 has been awarded the Jury Award for her short film, Jensen, in the Women’s Category at the 2022 DGA Student Film Awards. The film was co-written by Chloe & Gina Hackett '20 and produced by Waleed Alqahtani '20.

Alumna Silka Luisa ‘11 is the showrunner for the forthcoming Apple TV+ original series, Shining Girls. In addition to helming the series as showrunner, Luisa also serves as executive producer and writer.

No Emoji for Ennui, a group show featuring the work of current student Alison Nguyen, is on view at Light Work in Syracuse, New York until March 26. 

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

The Columbia University School of the Arts graduate Film Program proudly announces the winners of the 2022 Columbia Blue List screenwriting competition, presented by MUBI.

Behind the D4 is an interview series about the D4 films made by Film MFA Program students. After completing their Directing IV coursework, each student is required to direct a short final project, called the “D4 Film.” 

Alumna Farah Mohammad ‘21 is featured in her first solo show at Nyama Fine Art Gallery in New York City. Interference will remain on view until March 15, 2022.