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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Two Columbia films have been selected to screen at the Academy Award qualifying PÖFF Shorts Film Festival.
Fin (The End), written and directed by Film student Fernando Reinaldos, won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Short at the 2023 NewFest festival.
In this special edition of Filmmakers Connect, we speak with Ben Odell '04 and his mentee, Mitch Gomes '20.
Film alumnus Ken Kristensen ’08 has written two episodes of Peacock’s The Continental: From the World of John Wick.
Adjunct Assistant Professor Michele Palermo is this week’s guest and is here to share what her favorites of the past year have been.
The Urbanworld Film Festival has released its 2023 slate of films, and three Columbia filmmakers will be screening their short films at the New York City based festival.
The 39th Warsaw International Film Festival held October 6 to 15, 2023 awarded the Grand Prix to Coral, a short film written and directed by Sonia Oleniak ’21 and produced by Eda Çarikçi ’18 and Constanza Majluf ’21. With this win, Coral now qualifies for the Academy Awards.
Adjunct Assistant Professor Michael Cacioppo has participated in the launch of the Hulu/ESPN Series Algiers, America as the online editor. Assisting him in post-production was the team at Dungeon Beach run by Film alumnus Jeff Sousa ’10.
De Lo Mio, a film written and directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor Diana Peralta, has been officially added to the Criterion Channel and is now available to stream.
Film Alumni Rob Cristiano ’13 and Valeria Contreras ’23 have been selected for the 2023 Film Independent Producers Lab. Apoorva Charan ’18 will serve as one of the program's guest speakers.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers brought home awards at the 2023 New Hampshire Film Festival, which wrapped on October 15th.
Film student Nimisha Misra recently wrote two episodes of a brand new Netflix series, Kaala Paani (Dark Waters). The show, created and co-directed by Sameer Saxena, is a thriller and survival show driven by urgent ecological concerns while focusing on small human moments.
