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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Malpelo, a feature film by Film alumna Victoria Rivera '20, was selected to participate in the 2022 Spanish Script Revision Lab hosted by Cine Qua Non.
The Fabelmans, co-written by alumnus Tony Kushner (CC '78) and director Steven Spielberg, was one of the winners at last night’s Golden Globe Awards.
Arya, a short film by alumna Federica Belletti ’16, has been awarded the BAFTA-Yugo Short Film Commissioning Grant.
Film Student Minkyu Kang recently won a DGA Student Film Award for his short, Children of Light.
In this series, we catch up with Columbia Film Professors and ask them to dish on what they're watching right now, which movies and shows blew them away or didn't live up to expectations, and what it's like to watch through a filmmaker's eyes.
Two films from Columbia filmmakers will screen at the Metrograph as part of The Short List: NYC Film School Showcase. They are: Egúngún (Masquerade), written and directed by Olive Nwosu '21 and Tropicalía, written and directed by Rodney Llaverias '20.
The British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) recently announced the cohorts of its various 2022 programs and several Columbia filmmakers have been selected to join the academy’s prestigious ranks.
In this series, we catch up with Columbia filmmakers who have recently graduated to chat about their time in the Film Program, what they’re doing now, and their goals for the future. This week, we spoke with alumna Ida Yazdi ’22.
Two projects from Columbia filmmakers took home prizes at the 2022 Gotham Awards.
2nd Chance is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Associate Professor Ramin Bahrani (CC ’96).
Alumnus Ken Kristensen ‘08 has writing credit on Shantaram, a new series which premiered on Apple TV+ on October 28.
Three films by Columbia filmmakers screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (also known as PÖFF – Pimedate Ööde FilmiFestival), which ran from November 11-23, 2022.
