The Legacy of Milos Forman
In 1978, esteemed director Milos Forman and his Screenwriting mentor Frank Daniel were appointed co-chairs of the Film Program. Under their leadership, the program flourished and became the world-renowned institution of film education that it is today. In many ways, Forman was the "creative founder" of Columbia Film, having shaped and refined its commitment to narrative filmmaking anchored in strong screenplays. He gave it a character as distinct as his own—original, passionate, intelligent, and international.
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The Last Movie They Ever Made, a film featuring at least half a dozen Columbia Film alumni in major roles both behind and in front of the camera, will premiere at this month’s Big Apple Film Festival in Manhattan.
Anya Meksin '11 co-wrote the fourth episode of We Were The Lucky Ones, a new limited series which just premiered on Hulu.
The Gotham Film & Media Institute and the Cannes Film Festival announced the 2024 fellows for the The Cannes Film Festival Producers Network, and film alum Apoorva Charan '18 has been selected for the prestigious fellowship.
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, a documentary about the gifted Singer-Songwriter that just released in theaters, was co-directed by Film alumni Andy Brown '91 and Brian Lindstrom '91 and was produced by Lindstrom and fellow alumnus Peter Kenney '90.
Film alumna Claire Fowler '11 and Adjunct Assistant Professor Diana Peralta were both selected to participate in the 2024 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Labs.
Associate Professor Bogdan Apetri '06 shares his thoughts about the intersection of life experience and filmmaking, the art of casting and character development, and why you shouldn't limit your writing to what you already know.
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.
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.
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Film alumnus Matt Fennell '18 is a co-producer and writer on the acclaimed new Apple+ series, Manhunt, which premiered to critical acclaim March 15, 2024.
Film alumnus and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner '81 is receiving this year’s Walter Bernstein Award from the Writers Guild of America East.
Film alumna Sarah Nerboso '12 wrote nine episodes for the second season of the hit animated series Monster High on Nickelodeon.
