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
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.
Creative Producing alumna Tara Roy ’17 is publishing The Magnificent Ruins, a debut novel, with Algonquin Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, in 2024.
Film alumna Victoria Rivera ’20 is among the filmmakers selected to participate in Film Independent’s second annual Episodic Directing Intensive.
David Pastor ’04 is the co-writer and co-director of Bird Box Barcelona, a new thriller that will be released by Netflix on July 14, 2023.
James Mangold ’99 is the the director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the upcoming fifth and final installment of the iconic Indiana Jones franchise. The film will open theatrically across the US on June 30, 2023.
The 29th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest will take place June 20–26, 2023. The festival is one of the most acclaimed short film showcases in the world, and Columbia filmmakers have had excellent success placing in past years.
Two films from Columbia filmmakers took home honors at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. They are: Smoking Tigers and Rule of Two Walls
