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.
News
Invasive Species, written & directed by Film student Annie Ning and produced by Film student Aisha Amin, just screened at Slamdance Film Festival last week, in the Narrative Shorts program.
Film student Emily Everhard just won the 2024 Sundance x Sloan Episodic Fellowship for her TV pilot, Tektite, and accepted the award at the Sundance festival last week.
Nimisha Misra arrived in New York from India to achieve her goal of becoming a global filmmaker. Columbia is helping her achieve that dream.
2024 Sundance Film Festival winners were announced Friday, and two Columbia filmmakers took home prestigious awards.
The 75th Emmy Awards took place last night in Los Angeles, California, and several projects with Columbia ties took home wins, with three of the projects topping the list for most awards.
Several works involving Columbia alumni took home major prizes at last night's 81st Golden Globe Awards.
Film alumni Joel Vázquez Cárdenas '18 and Camila Zavala '19 recently participated in the Taller de Revisión de Guion, a two-week residential workshop hosted by Cine Qua Non in Tzintzuntzan, Mexico.
Film alumnus Kevin Haefelin '22 has had a busy few months. His thesis short, The Fuse, premiered at several world renowned festivals and now qualifies for the Oscars.
Anita Benkov ‘22 (CC’ 16) has been awarded a 2023 SFFILM Rainin Grant Rainin grant for her feature script The Binding of Itzik.
The famous John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath is getting a television reboot, and Associate Professor Ramin Bahrani (CC ‘96) is set to write and direct the series.
Daniel Byers '22 recently won the Austin Film Festival Jury Prize for Horror, for his feature screenplay Paradise. The screenplay was selected from over 11,000 submissions this year.
Anonymous, produced by Film student Ash Matthews-Warren, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
