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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Creative Producing alumna Diana Golts '15 has produced a brand new TV documentary series titled The Ruling Class currently streaming on MGM+ and Amazon Prime.
The Telluride Film Festival featured a broad selection of films and programs for its milestone 50th edition this past weekend, including selections from School of the Arts alumni and faculty.
Three projects featuring the work of Columbia filmmakers have made the official selection for this year's Venice International Film Festival.
Our Father, the Devil, written and directed by Ellie Foumbi ’17, will hit theaters in the US on August 25, 2023 at the Quad in New York City.
Rising third-year Film student Alex Bateman is a recipient of the Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grant from Cornell University.
Film student Aisha Amin’s movie Rumi was featured on the popular online film recommendation site, Short of the Week. The film tells the story of Rumi, an aspiring actress who is discovered by a talent agent and attends an open casting call, only to confront the problematic aspects of the industry.
Film alumna Nic Yulo '18 has published a new picture book with Penguin Random House.
Film Student Helēna Šania Volbeta has been awarded the 2023-2024 Jānis Grundmanis Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship for Study in the US for the upcoming year.
The Sundance Institute has named the participants of both their Producers Lab and Producers Intensive and two Film alumni are among the 2023 cohort: Tony Yang '20 and Adjunct Assistant Professor Valerie Castillo Martinez '16.
Chris Zalla ’04 is the writer and director of Radical, which will be released theatrically in the US and Mexico on October 20, 2023. The film was produced through 3Pas Studios, co-founded by Ben Odell ’04.
Palm Sunday, a thesis film directed by Wes Andre Goodrich ’23 and produced by Patrick Nichols ’22, was recently named a student film finalist for The Wrap’s 2023 Shortlist Film Festival.
Four films by Columbia filmmakers were recently shortlisted for the 2023 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards. They are: Children of Light, The Fuse, Mr. Bold, and So They Say.
