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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Several Columbia filmmakers reunited to work on The Wandering Earth II (dir. Frant Gwo, 2023), the highly anticipated prequel and follow up to the 2019 sci-fi epic, The Wandering Earth (dir. Frant Gwo, 2019), the fifth highest-grossing non-English film of all time.
Film alumna Aisha Porter-Christie '13 has signed with Creative Artist Agency (CCA) for representation.
Film alumnus Donovan Tolledo ’22 has been named one of thirty Project Involve Fellows as part of Film Independent’s Artistic programs.
Kate Saccone ’13, an alumna of the Film and Media Studies Program, was invited to curate a program of films titled New Beginnings as part of the Netherland Silent Film Festival—the biggest film festival in the Netherlands in the field of Silent Film.
Three Columbia alumni have collaborated on a highly anticipated new film from A24 and AppleTV titled Sharper, set to release in select theaters and on Apple’s streaming service on February 17, 2023.
The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival will take place February 16–26, 2023.
The 75th annual Directors Guild of America Awards has announced its nominations for outstanding achievements in Film and Television, and Columbia alums are among those recognized.
Assistant Professor of Film Anocha Suwichakornpong is this week’s guest and is here to share what has been inspiring her lately.
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) recently announced their 2022 award recipients and two Columbia filmmakers are amongst the winners.
The Sundance Institute has announced its fellows for its acclaimed Screenwriting Lab and Intensive for the upcoming year, and two Columbia alumni will be participating; Jesahel Newton-Bernal ‘22 in the Intensive and Bane Fakih ‘19 in the Lab.
Film student Anika Benkov was named a Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize Honorable Mention for their original feature screenplay, When it Thaws.
Joyland, the stunning award-winning feature from Saim Sadiq '19, has partnered with Oscilloscope for the film’s US distribution.
